Projects
Alameda Waterfront Retreat
Designed to embrace its exceptional waterfront setting, this Alameda backyard was transformed into a seamless outdoor living environment that balances contemporary design with everyday comfort. The project features a custom hardwood deck extending to the water's edge, frameless glass railings that preserve uninterrupted lagoon views, and thoughtfully integrated lounge spaces that create a true extension of the home.
San Rafael MidCentury Modern Oasis
This comprehensive design + build project in San Rafael, Marin County, reimagines a sloped backyard into a multi-tiered, midcentury modern outdoor living space. By balancing the natural topography with clean lines and structural elements, we created a seamless flow between the home, the pool, and an elevated hillside path.
Oakland Urban Garden
& Entertaining Retreat
This residential project in Oakland transforms a linear urban lot into a multi-functional, layered backyard paradise. By zoning the long yard into distinct "rooms"—a welcoming walkway, an intimate dining area, and a fire pit lounge—the design maximizes the square footage while creating a warm, organic modern aesthetic.
Mid-Century Eichler
Front & Backyard Renovation
This comprehensive landscape project revives the curb appeal and outdoor living spaces of an original Eichler home in Concord, California, celebrating classic mid-century modern geometry while integrating sustainable, low-maintenance landscapes. The entry sequence and rear courtyard rely on an artistic interplay of crisp concrete architectural elements, dark aggregate textures, and integrated low-voltage lighting that accentuates the home's distinctive clean lines from the street all the way to the back garden.
Leveling Up:
A Berkeley Hillside Transformation
This cozy backyard project in Berkeley, California, transforms a challenging, steep hillside into an elegant, highly functional outdoor living space. By taming the severe slope with strategic structural elements and zoning the flat areas into distinct micro-environments, the design balances contemporary hardscaping with classic garden features.
Berkeley Backyard Upgrade
This Berkeley backyard was reimagined into a functional outdoor living space that seamlessly blends modern design with productive gardening. Working within a compact urban lot, our design + build team created a cohesive landscape that maximizes every square foot while providing areas for entertaining, relaxing, and growing fresh produce.
Terraced Elegance on an Oakland Slope
This extensive residential project in the Oakland Hills tackles a severely sloped property, transforming a challenging hillside into a highly usable, multi-tiered outdoor living space. By blending careful structural layouts with organic modern materials, the design carves out distinct levels that balance active recreation, gentle transitions, and low-maintenance beauty.
Coastal Modernism: A Garrett Eckbo Restoration in Point Richmond
Tucked into the coastal hills of Point Richmond, California, this landscape renovation meticulously preserves and updates the legacy of pioneering modernist landscape architect Garrett Eckbo. The project breathes new life into the historic site's hardscape, striking a delicate balance between authentic mid-century geometric forms and contemporary functionality.
Berkeley Urban Courtyard: Edible Landscaping
& Sculpted Stone
Tucked away in a vibrant Berkeley neighborhood, this residential landscape transformation breathes new life into a compact urban front and backyard. The design frames the property's natural beauty by balancing clean-lined masonry with an abundance of productive, functional garden spaces.
Oakland TerracedGarden Retreat
This landscape transformation turns a challenging sloped backyard into a series of inviting, functional outdoor spaces. Natural stone retaining walls create a series of terraces, stabilizing the hillside while defining generous planting areas and a central decomposed granite patio.
Lafayette Outdoor Living & Entertaining
This Lafayette backyard was transformed into a warm, inviting outdoor living space designed for entertaining, dining, and enjoying the garden. A series of interconnected patios creates distinct areas for gathering while allowing the landscape to flow naturally around the home.