Terran Landscapes http://www.terranlandscapes.com Project Entry: Fishers Woodland Garden 2014 PLNA Awards for Landscape Excellence Winner Category: Theme Garden $15,000-$30,000 Award Level: Bronze Photo Description: We were contracted by the client to design a calming space for their staff to relax, take a walk, and enjoy a leisurely lunch as well as to provide their grandchildren a place to run and pick flowers. The space was originally dominated by large trees and had been overgrown with ivy, sumac and aggressive vines, providing an unwelcome, dark space with little color or visual appeal. The client requested a colorful blend of shrubs and perennials that would provide interest throughout the seasons, as well as provide privacy by screening the street traffic along Carisbrooke Road. Our goal was to create the privacy screen along the road by layering plants from the ground to the tree canopy. The theme was to let nature inspire the landscape, allowing a space that was originally woodland to become an enhanced version of itself, creating a beautiful habitat for birds and butterflies to excite the senses and satisfy all who enjoy the beauty of nature. We began by clearing the brush and removing all aggressive vines and ivy that jeopardized the health of the trees. We kept and transplanted all non- invasive or native plant material in the area to various locations throughout the property. Several yards of compost were then tilled into the soil and the existing trees fertilized to provide a rich growing environment. A few challenges occurred during the design process. It was decided that a new generator was to be installed in the woodland and due to a future addition to the house, we were forced to eliminate planned additional impervious pathway surfaces. We provided screening to hide the generator and buffer the noise, and created a meandering path and sitting area out of natural woodchips instead of the proposed bluestone to solve the impervious space issue. The woodchips add a sense of informality and invite the viewer to walk slowly through the space. The reduced noise from the additional screening of the generator allows for quiet reflection as chipmunks scurry and hummingbirds dart about between the flowers. Our plant palette consists of shady understory plants that thrive and flower vigorously from spring through fall. A tall, lush, evergreen backdrop of Ilex opaca and Prunus laurocerasus ‘Schipkaensis’ provides the screening and blends into a middle layer of ‘Ivory Halo’ dogwood, hydrangeas and winterberry hollies. Beautiful perennials and groundcovers bloom along the woodland path, providing a low visual layer of color and texture. Movement throughout the garden is provided by the graceful Calamagrostis brachytricha and Hakenchloa that soften the nearby hardscaping. The woodland floor is full of shade-loving Solomon’s seal, hosta, astilbe, ferns, bleeding heart, Tiarella and Aconitum. The street side of this woodland required plants with a preference for a little more sun and drought tolerance. A palette of oakleaf hydrangea, Agastache, Liatris and Rudbeckia softens the fence line and provides the desired color. As designed and installed, the woodland garden successfully provides the client’s family and office staff a quiet space where they can take a peaceful moment and enjoy nature. Photo Credit: Lisa C. Falls

We opened up this pace and reconfigured the kitchen in this wonderful new open concept space. The glass front cabinets and floating wall shelves give wonder spaces for display and reduce the heavy look that would have come from all wood fronts. We integrated a custom kitchen seating nook to maximize the space in this small kitchen. Visually the space is opened up and modernized with up-to-date finishes.

A mixture of dual gray board and baton and lap siding, vertical cedar siding and soffits along with black windows and dark brown metal roof gives the exterior of the house texture and character will reducing maintenance needs.

Adding a penthouse perch to this 1899 row house with a harbor view demanded unusual tactics. To circumvent municipal limitations on floor area, a section of floor was removed from one level and “transferred” to the roof as a new studio space. To comply with local height limitations, an innovative structure of solid wood studs was deployed to reduce floor and ceiling thicknesses to the bare minimum. Aside from creating the desired rooftop refuge, these gymnastics also created a dynamic cascade of interior living spaces for an urban designer and his family. Photos by Bruce Buck.

Photos by Gwendolyn Lanstrum
Inspiration for a large timeless galley dark wood floor eat-in kitchen remodel in Cleveland with a single-bowl sink, raised-panel cabinets, white cabinets, granite countertops, white backsplash, glass tile backsplash, stainless steel appliances and an island

Photo by Bret Gum Chinoiserie wallpaper from Schumacher Paint color "Blazer" Farrow & Ball Lights by Rejuvenation Wainscoting
Inspiration for a cottage 3/4 white tile and subway tile mosaic tile floor, white floor, single-sink and wallpaper corner shower remodel in Los Angeles with shaker cabinets, red cabinets, a two-piece toilet, red walls, a hinged shower door, an undermount sink, marble countertops, white countertops and a built-in vanity

We opened up this pace and reconfigured the kitchen in this wonderful new open concept space. The glass front cabinets and floating wall shelves give wonder spaces for display and reduce the heavy look that would have come from all wood fronts. We integrated a custom kitchen seating nook to maximize the space in this small kitchen. Visually the space is opened up and modernized with up-to-date finishes.

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Inspiration for a contemporary white tile mosaic tile floor, gray floor and single-sink alcove bathtub remodel in Seattle with a wall-mount toilet, a wall-mount sink and a niche

We opened up this pace and reconfigured the kitchen in this wonderful new open concept space. The glass front cabinets and floating wall shelves give wonder spaces for display and reduce the heavy look that would have come from all wood fronts. We integrated a custom kitchen seating nook to maximize the space in this small kitchen. Visually the space is opened up and modernized with up-to-date finishes.

Large country u-shaped dark wood floor and brown floor open concept kitchen photo in Houston with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, granite countertops, beige backsplash, ceramic backsplash, black appliances and two islands

Photography by Joyelle West
Inspiration for a small contemporary l-shaped light wood floor eat-in kitchen remodel in Boston with a farmhouse sink, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, wood countertops, white backsplash, stone tile backsplash, stainless steel appliances and an island

We opened up this pace and reconfigured the kitchen in this wonderful new open concept space. The glass front cabinets and floating wall shelves give wonder spaces for display and reduce the heavy look that would have come from all wood fronts. We integrated a custom kitchen seating nook to maximize the space in this small kitchen. Visually the space is opened up and modernized with up-to-date finishes.

A rustic bath retreat was created in this Orland Park home by Adam Hartig AKBD to replace a poorly organized / dark room with cold finishes and low quality materials. By organizing the room properly, the client was able to double the vanity size and increase the shower / tub areas by 30%. Photos by Adam Hartig.

Photos by Jeff Herr Photography
Kitchen - transitional medium tone wood floor kitchen idea in Atlanta with wood countertops and an island

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David Woo The main fridge is counter depth with French doors so it doesn't interfere with traffic. To make up for a smaller fridge volume, a two drawer under counter fridge was installed in the peninsula. We put drinks in the under counter fridge and food in the main fridge which has the added benefit of distributing the traffic to either side of the kitchen. This works amazingly well. The space above the fridge we turned into a display area which acknowledges that this is a hard to reach area and best used for non-daily activity. LED strip lighting lights the space and reduces a potential dark spot in the kitchen.

We gave this newly-built weekend home in New London, New Hampshire a colorful and contemporary interior style. The successful result of a partnership with Smart Architecture, Grace Hill Construction and Terri Wilcox Gardens, we translated the contemporary-style architecture into modern, yet comfortable interiors for a Massachusetts family. Creating a lake home designed for gatherings of extended family and friends that will produce wonderful memories for many years to come.

The Mazama house is located in the Methow Valley of Washington State, a secluded mountain valley on the eastern edge of the North Cascades, about 200 miles northeast of Seattle. The house has been carefully placed in a copse of trees at the easterly end of a large meadow. Two major building volumes indicate the house organization. A grounded 2-story bedroom wing anchors a raised living pavilion that is lifted off the ground by a series of exposed steel columns. Seen from the access road, the large meadow in front of the house continues right under the main living space, making the living pavilion into a kind of bridge structure spanning over the meadow grass, with the house touching the ground lightly on six steel columns. The raised floor level provides enhanced views as well as keeping the main living level well above the 3-4 feet of winter snow accumulation that is typical for the upper Methow Valley. To further emphasize the idea of lightness, the exposed wood structure of the living pavilion roof changes pitch along its length, so the roof warps upward at each end. The interior exposed wood beams appear like an unfolding fan as the roof pitch changes. The main interior bearing columns are steel with a tapered “V”-shape, recalling the lightness of a dancer. The house reflects the continuing FINNE investigation into the idea of crafted modernism, with cast bronze inserts at the front door, variegated laser-cut steel railing panels, a curvilinear cast-glass kitchen counter, waterjet-cut aluminum light fixtures, and many custom furniture pieces. The house interior has been designed to be completely integral with the exterior. The living pavilion contains more than twelve pieces of custom furniture and lighting, creating a totality of the designed environment that recalls the idea of Gesamtkunstverk, as seen in the work of Josef Hoffman and the Viennese Secessionist movement in the early 20th century. The house has been designed from the start as a sustainable structure, with 40% higher insulation values than required by code, radiant concrete slab heating, efficient natural ventilation, large amounts of natural lighting, water-conserving plumbing fixtures, and locally sourced materials. Windows have high-performance LowE insulated glazing and are equipped with concealed shades. A radiant hydronic heat system with exposed concrete floors allows lower operating temperatures and higher occupant comfort levels. The concrete slabs conserve heat and provide great warmth and comfort for the feet. Deep roof overhangs, built-in shades and high operating clerestory windows are used to reduce heat gain in summer months. During the winter, the lower sun angle is able to penetrate into living spaces and passively warm the exposed concrete floor. Low VOC paints and stains have been used throughout the house. The high level of craft evident in the house reflects another key principle of sustainable design: build it well and make it last for many years! Photo by Benjamin Benschneider