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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS
RESIDENTIAL PORTFOLIO
Historic Homestead in East Suffolk, United Kingdom
This estate in East Anglia is of notable historic value. While currently a private residence, its origins lie elsewhere, with the main building exemplifying the Victorian era through its prominent red brick gables, dormer windows, decorative concrete frieze panels, and Georgian-style cottage-pane windows. The property also includes a Coach House to the south, set within grounds framed on three sides by mature woodland, giving the estate a distinct rural character.
Our role was to prepare a comprehensive Landscape Masterplan to capture the client’s vision, enhance both indoor–outdoor living, and create opportunities for productive growing and small-scale agriculture. The Masterplan served as both a design framework and a communication tool, aligning aspirations with practical implementation.
The Masterplan was designed to:
Create a unified vision – harmonising outdoor rooms, views, planting, and hardscape features to support a coherent aesthetic and lifestyle.
Ensure efficient use of space – clarifying vehicular and pedestrian routes, social areas, and utility zones in a logical sequence.
Support informed decision-making – providing clarity for discussions with clients, contractors, planners, and advisers on budgets, phasing, and future development.
Enable phased implementation – identifying opportunities for staged delivery while preserving design integrity.
Minimise risk – addressing drainage, circulation, services, and tree placement to improve cost control and long-term resilience.
Provide a contractor’s blueprint – ensuring design intent is delivered accurately.
Embed sustainability – promoting resilient land use and long-term ecological balance.
The proposed concept introduced a fundamental reorganisation of the site, simplifying circulation and unlocking new opportunities:
Vehicles were relocated away from the main reception space to prioritise people and views.
Social and entertaining functions were structured into a clear hierarchy of outdoor rooms for gathering, events, and leisure.
Plant growing became the central theme, integrating ornamental and edible planting into a cohesive design, allowing for more structured and sustainable cultivation.
On historic sites such as this, research and sensitivity to heritage are essential. The proposed design respects the estate’s historic fabric while introducing sustainable and contemporary practices. The result is a reimagined landscape that balances formality and nature: formal garden elements with axial pathways, focal points, and garden rooms are complemented by naturalistic planting, water features, and permaculture principles.
Services provided: Concept design, estate planning, formal garden layout, planting strategy.
Our role was to prepare a comprehensive Landscape Masterplan to capture the client’s vision, enhance both indoor–outdoor living, and create opportunities for productive growing and small-scale agriculture. The Masterplan served as both a design framework and a communication tool, aligning aspirations with practical implementation.
The Masterplan was designed to:
Create a unified vision – harmonising outdoor rooms, views, planting, and hardscape features to support a coherent aesthetic and lifestyle.
Ensure efficient use of space – clarifying vehicular and pedestrian routes, social areas, and utility zones in a logical sequence.
Support informed decision-making – providing clarity for discussions with clients, contractors, planners, and advisers on budgets, phasing, and future development.
Enable phased implementation – identifying opportunities for staged delivery while preserving design integrity.
Minimise risk – addressing drainage, circulation, services, and tree placement to improve cost control and long-term resilience.
Provide a contractor’s blueprint – ensuring design intent is delivered accurately.
Embed sustainability – promoting resilient land use and long-term ecological balance.
The proposed concept introduced a fundamental reorganisation of the site, simplifying circulation and unlocking new opportunities:
Vehicles were relocated away from the main reception space to prioritise people and views.
Social and entertaining functions were structured into a clear hierarchy of outdoor rooms for gathering, events, and leisure.
Plant growing became the central theme, integrating ornamental and edible planting into a cohesive design, allowing for more structured and sustainable cultivation.
On historic sites such as this, research and sensitivity to heritage are essential. The proposed design respects the estate’s historic fabric while introducing sustainable and contemporary practices. The result is a reimagined landscape that balances formality and nature: formal garden elements with axial pathways, focal points, and garden rooms are complemented by naturalistic planting, water features, and permaculture principles.
Services provided: Concept design, estate planning, formal garden layout, planting strategy.
A Mountainside Family Garden
Located on a mountainside with expansive views over the coastline, this residence is home to a young family with two children who enjoy an active, outdoor lifestyle. The garden contained mature trees and existing planting, but the layout was unstructured, limiting both functional use and opportunities for play.
The brief was to create a family-oriented landscape that brought structure, coherence, and purpose to the garden. Key objectives included providing spaces for imaginative play and sport, ensuring visual supervision from the house, and enhancing the garden as a shared setting for family life.
The design process began with a careful survey of existing elements, including rock formations, trees, and established planting. A management and maintenance framework was outlined to support integration of these features with the proposed changes. Play activities were then positioned within planting areas, enabling children to experience direct interaction with nature.
The planting strategy introduced a palette of native, water-wise, and biodiverse species selected for sensory interest, varied texture, and seasonal colour. These plantings create an engaging and inviting environment while also supporting habitat for local fauna. Together, the structured design and ecological planting palette transform the garden into a dynamic, multifunctional landscape that balances play, family connection, and ecological value.
Services provided: Family garden design, play space integration, planting design, biodiversity strategy.
The brief was to create a family-oriented landscape that brought structure, coherence, and purpose to the garden. Key objectives included providing spaces for imaginative play and sport, ensuring visual supervision from the house, and enhancing the garden as a shared setting for family life.
The design process began with a careful survey of existing elements, including rock formations, trees, and established planting. A management and maintenance framework was outlined to support integration of these features with the proposed changes. Play activities were then positioned within planting areas, enabling children to experience direct interaction with nature.
The planting strategy introduced a palette of native, water-wise, and biodiverse species selected for sensory interest, varied texture, and seasonal colour. These plantings create an engaging and inviting environment while also supporting habitat for local fauna. Together, the structured design and ecological planting palette transform the garden into a dynamic, multifunctional landscape that balances play, family connection, and ecological value.
Services provided: Family garden design, play space integration, planting design, biodiversity strategy.
A Prestigious Homestead on a Heritage Site
Set within a landscape of notable cultural and historic value, this project concerned the redevelopment of a distinguished homestead on a prestigious heritage estate dating back to 1657. Originally established as a granary, the estate evolved through centuries of private ownership, with extensive 18th-century renovations shaping both the architecture and surrounding land. Today, the estate is home to a museum and a collection of private residences, its character defined by decorative gables, colonnades, verandas, and English-inspired details such as twisted chimneys and whitewashed walls, lending the property the air of a grand country estate.
The project residence, dating from the mid-20th century, carries the warmth of a lived-in home while still evoking a bygone era. Working in collaboration with another landscape architect, my role included research, historic references, and the development of the conceptual landscape design.
The design brief was to create a garden that respected the estate’s history and sense of place while offering a contemporary response for modern living. The concept emphasised formal structuring, echoing the architectural style and heritage setting, while incorporating native flora as a unifying and contextually sensitive design element.
Distinctive garden rooms were proposed, drawing inspiration from historic precedents while reinterpreting them for today’s use. These included:
Kitchen and Potager Garden – for productive planting.
Pool and Leisure Garden – for recreation and family life.
Parterre de Gazon or Reflection Garden – for formality and contemplation.
Central Masterpiece Garden – a focal point of design and planting.
Maze Garden – for play and exploration.
Contemplative Garden – for quiet retreat.
Each garden room was framed with richly planted borders designed to soften transitions, blend seamlessly into the wider landscape, and reinforce the timeless quality of the estate’s architecture.
This project represents estate-scale formal garden planning for a high-profile private residence, balancing historical sensitivity with contemporary relevance and demonstrating expertise at the scale and quality expected of heritage and luxury estates.
The project residence, dating from the mid-20th century, carries the warmth of a lived-in home while still evoking a bygone era. Working in collaboration with another landscape architect, my role included research, historic references, and the development of the conceptual landscape design.
The design brief was to create a garden that respected the estate’s history and sense of place while offering a contemporary response for modern living. The concept emphasised formal structuring, echoing the architectural style and heritage setting, while incorporating native flora as a unifying and contextually sensitive design element.
Distinctive garden rooms were proposed, drawing inspiration from historic precedents while reinterpreting them for today’s use. These included:
Kitchen and Potager Garden – for productive planting.
Pool and Leisure Garden – for recreation and family life.
Parterre de Gazon or Reflection Garden – for formality and contemplation.
Central Masterpiece Garden – a focal point of design and planting.
Maze Garden – for play and exploration.
Contemplative Garden – for quiet retreat.
Each garden room was framed with richly planted borders designed to soften transitions, blend seamlessly into the wider landscape, and reinforce the timeless quality of the estate’s architecture.
This project represents estate-scale formal garden planning for a high-profile private residence, balancing historical sensitivity with contemporary relevance and demonstrating expertise at the scale and quality expected of heritage and luxury estates.
Children-Focused Family Garden on a Lifestyle Estate
This garden was conceived entirely around the needs, play, and education of children, creating a landscape that fosters interaction, exploration, and learning within a secure and engaging environment.
The layout incorporates a variety of play experiences, from intimate nooks for imaginative play to climbing structures and tree swings, all carefully positioned to maintain visual connection with the home. The design ensures safety, accessibility, and clear sightlines, allowing children to explore freely while remaining under supervision.
An orchard has been integrated into the garden, positioned to optimise sunlight and growing conditions while providing natural screening for an exposed corner of the site. This space encourages family engagement in edible gardening, combining practical learning with sensory and visual delight.
The overall design balances structured and playful zones, guiding children through a rich and dynamic landscape that integrates learning, recreation, and connection with nature. This garden demonstrates how a family-focused design can merge fun, education, and functionality within a cohesive and visually engaging outdoor environment.
Services provided: Concept design, family-focused garden planning, play and learning integration, edible planting strategy.
The layout incorporates a variety of play experiences, from intimate nooks for imaginative play to climbing structures and tree swings, all carefully positioned to maintain visual connection with the home. The design ensures safety, accessibility, and clear sightlines, allowing children to explore freely while remaining under supervision.
An orchard has been integrated into the garden, positioned to optimise sunlight and growing conditions while providing natural screening for an exposed corner of the site. This space encourages family engagement in edible gardening, combining practical learning with sensory and visual delight.
The overall design balances structured and playful zones, guiding children through a rich and dynamic landscape that integrates learning, recreation, and connection with nature. This garden demonstrates how a family-focused design can merge fun, education, and functionality within a cohesive and visually engaging outdoor environment.
Services provided: Concept design, family-focused garden planning, play and learning integration, edible planting strategy.
Luxury Residence on the Water's Edge
This is another property on a Golf & Country Estate.
There are few that match this estate, due to it's location in a wineland and agricultural area, steeped in a rich history of centuries of growing amidst a natural environment that is unrivalled. This is not just a Golf & Country Estate, it oozes lifestyle. It responds to the history of the place & to the local ecology. It is set within a context of high species endemism, overring unrivalled biodiversity.
The landscape design responds to this setting. It applies layer upon layer of native vegetation, which separate the home from the roadway in a very formalised and structured manner.
The main entrance is formal with a contemporary low-level water feature, over which a timber deck straddles, taking the visitor into the home.
The home is open plan and spacious. It lends itself toward elegant fine dining. The main dining and social space for this home is associated with the water. The living areas have extensive facades with unframed glazing so allow for uninterrupted views over the natural water body.
This is a home to relax and unwind, have friends and family over and soak up the goodness of life.
There are few that match this estate, due to it's location in a wineland and agricultural area, steeped in a rich history of centuries of growing amidst a natural environment that is unrivalled. This is not just a Golf & Country Estate, it oozes lifestyle. It responds to the history of the place & to the local ecology. It is set within a context of high species endemism, overring unrivalled biodiversity.
The landscape design responds to this setting. It applies layer upon layer of native vegetation, which separate the home from the roadway in a very formalised and structured manner.
The main entrance is formal with a contemporary low-level water feature, over which a timber deck straddles, taking the visitor into the home.
The home is open plan and spacious. It lends itself toward elegant fine dining. The main dining and social space for this home is associated with the water. The living areas have extensive facades with unframed glazing so allow for uninterrupted views over the natural water body.
This is a home to relax and unwind, have friends and family over and soak up the goodness of life.
Mountainside Residential Getaway
This private residence is set on the slopes of a mountain, with the property directly interfacing with a protected nature reserve. The setting provides both remarkable opportunities and unique challenges. On the one hand, the estate benefits from panoramic views, immediate access to walking trails, and abundant native vegetation, creating an enviable quality of life. On the other, the landscape presents risks such as fire, erosion, flooding, and the presence of immovable boulders and dense tree cover.
From the outset, we worked with the client over many years to develop a responsive and resilient garden that would evolve alongside the family’s needs. The site was carefully profiled into three terraces, creating a clear hierarchy of spaces:
Lower terrace – accommodating the residence and sheltered courtyard spaces.
Middle terrace – designed for informal play and recreation within easy view of the home.
Upper terrace – dedicated to structured sport and leisure, including football and formal cricket nets.
Sustainability and respect for the site’s ecology were central to the design process. A vegetation search-and-rescue programme, carried out under my direction, enabled native bulbs and shrubs to be preserved and reintegrated into the new garden. One species, found in abundance, was repurposed to form a natural hedge, creating continuity and sense of place.
The estate’s mature trees were initially retained to form the framework of a central forest garden, underplanted with ferns and shade-loving bulbs. This space was designed to be both playful and safe for children, with equipment positioned for ease of supervision, while remaining ecologically sensitive. Over time, natural succession occurred: as older trees reached senescence and were carefully removed, interplanted native specimens matured to take their place, ensuring long-term continuity of canopy and habitat.
This project demonstrates how a challenging mountainside site can be transformed into a layered and multifunctional garden, balancing ecological sensitivity with family living. It remains a dynamic landscape, continuing to adapt as the family’s requirements evolve, while retaining its relationship with the mountain and surrounding reserve.
Services provided: Concept design, site profiling and terracing strategy, planting design, ecological integration, long-term garden development planning.
From the outset, we worked with the client over many years to develop a responsive and resilient garden that would evolve alongside the family’s needs. The site was carefully profiled into three terraces, creating a clear hierarchy of spaces:
Lower terrace – accommodating the residence and sheltered courtyard spaces.
Middle terrace – designed for informal play and recreation within easy view of the home.
Upper terrace – dedicated to structured sport and leisure, including football and formal cricket nets.
Sustainability and respect for the site’s ecology were central to the design process. A vegetation search-and-rescue programme, carried out under my direction, enabled native bulbs and shrubs to be preserved and reintegrated into the new garden. One species, found in abundance, was repurposed to form a natural hedge, creating continuity and sense of place.
The estate’s mature trees were initially retained to form the framework of a central forest garden, underplanted with ferns and shade-loving bulbs. This space was designed to be both playful and safe for children, with equipment positioned for ease of supervision, while remaining ecologically sensitive. Over time, natural succession occurred: as older trees reached senescence and were carefully removed, interplanted native specimens matured to take their place, ensuring long-term continuity of canopy and habitat.
This project demonstrates how a challenging mountainside site can be transformed into a layered and multifunctional garden, balancing ecological sensitivity with family living. It remains a dynamic landscape, continuing to adapt as the family’s requirements evolve, while retaining its relationship with the mountain and surrounding reserve.
Services provided: Concept design, site profiling and terracing strategy, planting design, ecological integration, long-term garden development planning.
Golf and Country Estate Residence
Set within a prestigious golf and country lifestyle estate, this residence is surrounded by a unique landscape where ecological corridors weave between the fairways, providing habitat for diverse wildlife and native plant species. The property benefits from direct access to these remarkable surroundings while maintaining privacy and seclusion.
The home is designed in an H-shaped layout, creating private courtyard spaces and maximising opportunities for indoor–outdoor living. A dedicated entertainment wing extends into the landscape, anchored by a linear lap pool that connects visually and physically with the central courtyard. The spatial arrangement of hard and soft landscapes creates a series of garden rooms—some enclosed for private reflection, others open and expansive for social gatherings.
Planting plays a central role in shaping the character of the property. Dense vegetation screens the residence from the roadway, forming both a visual and ecological buffer. Around the house, layers of biodiverse planting establish a strong sense of immersion in the landscape, reinforcing the estate’s identity as a sanctuary for people and wildlife alike.
Arrival is carefully choreographed: a series of staggered timber decks leads to the front door, flanked by formal water features inspired by Japanese design principles. Beyond this, the landscape softens into a more natural and informal character, bringing nature close to the architecture and blurring the boundaries between cultivated garden and surrounding wilderness.
This project exemplifies the integration of refined residential living with ecological sensitivity, balancing formal design gestures with the relaxed character of the wider estate.
Services provided: Concept design, estate landscape planning, planting design, integration with ecological corridors.
The home is designed in an H-shaped layout, creating private courtyard spaces and maximising opportunities for indoor–outdoor living. A dedicated entertainment wing extends into the landscape, anchored by a linear lap pool that connects visually and physically with the central courtyard. The spatial arrangement of hard and soft landscapes creates a series of garden rooms—some enclosed for private reflection, others open and expansive for social gatherings.
Planting plays a central role in shaping the character of the property. Dense vegetation screens the residence from the roadway, forming both a visual and ecological buffer. Around the house, layers of biodiverse planting establish a strong sense of immersion in the landscape, reinforcing the estate’s identity as a sanctuary for people and wildlife alike.
Arrival is carefully choreographed: a series of staggered timber decks leads to the front door, flanked by formal water features inspired by Japanese design principles. Beyond this, the landscape softens into a more natural and informal character, bringing nature close to the architecture and blurring the boundaries between cultivated garden and surrounding wilderness.
This project exemplifies the integration of refined residential living with ecological sensitivity, balancing formal design gestures with the relaxed character of the wider estate.
Services provided: Concept design, estate landscape planning, planting design, integration with ecological corridors.
Coastal Seaside Cottage Retreat
This distinguished residence is positioned on the Atlantic Seaboard, along of the most prestigious coastal settings in the region. The property sits dramatically against a backdrop of boulders, offering unrivalled seafront views and a relaxed yet sophisticated sense of place.
The coastal location provides remarkable opportunities: expansive views, resilient native flora, and an immersive connection to the shoreline. At the same time, it presents constraints such as exposure to harsh weather, limited garden and courtyard space, and the need to establish a clear and welcoming entrance sequence.
The landscape design was conceived to complement the architecture, which integrates fine-grained metal roofing, hardwood shutters, and expansive frameless glazing to capture views. The garden uses organic, curved retaining walls that soften the rectilinear geometry of the buildings and create a natural transition between house and landscape. Tiered and layered planting flows upward from the lower garden levels to the residence, enhancing visual depth while blending the property into its rugged setting.
The planting strategy draws on native and coastal-adapted species, chosen for resilience and seasonal interest. Boundaries are screened with hedging for privacy, while looser planting clusters create a sense of natural wildness. Breaks in the planting reveal framed views of the ocean, balancing openness with seclusion.
The result is a relaxed yet refined outdoor environment – an elegant entertainer’s garden that feels simultaneously anchored in its dramatic setting and effortlessly at ease within the coastal landscape.
Services provided: Concept design, planting design, entrance sequence refinement, coastal landscape integration.
The coastal location provides remarkable opportunities: expansive views, resilient native flora, and an immersive connection to the shoreline. At the same time, it presents constraints such as exposure to harsh weather, limited garden and courtyard space, and the need to establish a clear and welcoming entrance sequence.
The landscape design was conceived to complement the architecture, which integrates fine-grained metal roofing, hardwood shutters, and expansive frameless glazing to capture views. The garden uses organic, curved retaining walls that soften the rectilinear geometry of the buildings and create a natural transition between house and landscape. Tiered and layered planting flows upward from the lower garden levels to the residence, enhancing visual depth while blending the property into its rugged setting.
The planting strategy draws on native and coastal-adapted species, chosen for resilience and seasonal interest. Boundaries are screened with hedging for privacy, while looser planting clusters create a sense of natural wildness. Breaks in the planting reveal framed views of the ocean, balancing openness with seclusion.
The result is a relaxed yet refined outdoor environment – an elegant entertainer’s garden that feels simultaneously anchored in its dramatic setting and effortlessly at ease within the coastal landscape.
Services provided: Concept design, planting design, entrance sequence refinement, coastal landscape integration.
Lakeside Family Garden on a Premier Biodiversity Estate
This private eco-estate offers premier lakeside living within a unique natural environment, where biodiversity, recreation, and residential life coexist. Residents enjoy direct access to the lake via private moorings, along with a wealth of opportunities for outdoor activity, wildlife observation, and community connection.
This garden was designed for a family of four, whose lifestyle centres on active play, entertaining, relaxation, and growing edibles. While the property already contained a mature shade tree, a young row of olive trees, and a partially constructed boardwalk leading to the lakeside mooring, the layout lacked cohesion and biodiversity.
The design brief sought to create a unified scheme that:
Strengthened the visual connection between house and lake.
Enhanced biodiversity with colour and height variation.
Integrated edible planting into the garden.
Created opportunities for wildlife observation and family interaction.
Provided a clear planting specification for phased, owner-led installation.
The final concept centred on a rectilinear lawn space, providing contrast to the organic planting of surrounding beds and forming a strong visual axis to the lake. A reinstated boardwalk became the spine of the design, extending from the house through the garden to the mooring. Native and aquatic-adapted species were introduced along the boundaries to enrich biodiversity, attract birdlife, and create a seamless transition into the natural vegetation beyond. Raised planters were incorporated between the olive trees for edible planting, offering children the opportunity to grow and harvest their own produce. Seating areas were carefully placed to maximise view lines and encourage moments of reflection and observation of wildlife. Stepping-stone pathways provided discreet access for both enjoyment and maintenance.
This scheme demonstrates how considered design can bring together existing elements, ecological planting, and functional family needs into a balanced and unified landscape, rooted in its lakeside context.
Services provided: Concept design, family garden planning, edible and biodiverse planting design, self-installation specification.
This garden was designed for a family of four, whose lifestyle centres on active play, entertaining, relaxation, and growing edibles. While the property already contained a mature shade tree, a young row of olive trees, and a partially constructed boardwalk leading to the lakeside mooring, the layout lacked cohesion and biodiversity.
The design brief sought to create a unified scheme that:
Strengthened the visual connection between house and lake.
Enhanced biodiversity with colour and height variation.
Integrated edible planting into the garden.
Created opportunities for wildlife observation and family interaction.
Provided a clear planting specification for phased, owner-led installation.
The final concept centred on a rectilinear lawn space, providing contrast to the organic planting of surrounding beds and forming a strong visual axis to the lake. A reinstated boardwalk became the spine of the design, extending from the house through the garden to the mooring. Native and aquatic-adapted species were introduced along the boundaries to enrich biodiversity, attract birdlife, and create a seamless transition into the natural vegetation beyond. Raised planters were incorporated between the olive trees for edible planting, offering children the opportunity to grow and harvest their own produce. Seating areas were carefully placed to maximise view lines and encourage moments of reflection and observation of wildlife. Stepping-stone pathways provided discreet access for both enjoyment and maintenance.
This scheme demonstrates how considered design can bring together existing elements, ecological planting, and functional family needs into a balanced and unified landscape, rooted in its lakeside context.
Services provided: Concept design, family garden planning, edible and biodiverse planting design, self-installation specification.
Luxury Eco-Estate Family Residence
This residence is located within a prestigious eco-estate, one of several projects undertaken in this exclusive setting. Designed for a family with an active outdoor lifestyle, the home is arranged as two wings centred around a private courtyard, creating a balance between openness to the wider landscape and a strong sense of privacy.
The architectural design establishes a seamless indoor–outdoor flow. Floor-to-ceiling glazing frames views across both the central courtyard and the panoramic landscape beyond. A formal entrance sequence, complete with a water feature, sets the tone of arrival and enhances privacy by distancing the residence from the roadway. A gallery passage connects the building wings, bringing natural light into the interior while enclosing and protecting the courtyard from prevailing summer winds. The courtyard itself is defined by a lap pool and framed by lawn, flagstone paving, and a sculptural specimen tree as a focal point.
The garden design works with the site’s natural slope, minimising cut and fill while creating a landscape that feels grounded in its setting. The planting palette celebrates the region’s biodiversity, with native, water-wise, and low-maintenance species chosen for seasonal interest and ecological value. Trees, succulents, and indigenous shrubs reinforce the interface with the neighbouring nature reserve, supporting habitat connectivity and wildlife movement. Planting has also been tailored to the family’s lifestyle, incorporating bulbs for seasonal display, edible species to support culinary interests, and sensory plantings adjacent to the feature shower that extends into the garden.
This project demonstrates the integration of luxury living with ecological sensitivity, where architectural form, landscape planning, and planting design work together to create a contemporary yet sustainable family estate.
Services provided: Concept design, estate landscape planning, planting design, biodiversity strategy.
The architectural design establishes a seamless indoor–outdoor flow. Floor-to-ceiling glazing frames views across both the central courtyard and the panoramic landscape beyond. A formal entrance sequence, complete with a water feature, sets the tone of arrival and enhances privacy by distancing the residence from the roadway. A gallery passage connects the building wings, bringing natural light into the interior while enclosing and protecting the courtyard from prevailing summer winds. The courtyard itself is defined by a lap pool and framed by lawn, flagstone paving, and a sculptural specimen tree as a focal point.
The garden design works with the site’s natural slope, minimising cut and fill while creating a landscape that feels grounded in its setting. The planting palette celebrates the region’s biodiversity, with native, water-wise, and low-maintenance species chosen for seasonal interest and ecological value. Trees, succulents, and indigenous shrubs reinforce the interface with the neighbouring nature reserve, supporting habitat connectivity and wildlife movement. Planting has also been tailored to the family’s lifestyle, incorporating bulbs for seasonal display, edible species to support culinary interests, and sensory plantings adjacent to the feature shower that extends into the garden.
This project demonstrates the integration of luxury living with ecological sensitivity, where architectural form, landscape planning, and planting design work together to create a contemporary yet sustainable family estate.
Services provided: Concept design, estate landscape planning, planting design, biodiversity strategy.
Garden Design for an Outdoor Lifestyle on an Eco-Estate
This project is located on an exclusive residential estate.
The setting is home to a wide variety of native flora & fauna, offering discerning homeowners the opportunity of being close to nature in a contemporary, family-friendly, secure environment.
Striking a seamless balance between ecological sensitivity and meeting the modern-day lifestyle needs of residents, the estate is interspersed with footpaths, parks, streams, lakes and riverine areas, with a Lifestyle Centre that provides residents with contemporary facilities.
With a fervent passion for safeguarding the natural environment, this estate appeals to nature lovers as well as those who enjoy living near to a major urban centre.
The house was designed for indoor-outdoor living with an emphasis on outdoor entertaining. The property is 644m2 in size, with a requirement for vehicular access from the north and south boundaries.
The property narrows in the western corner, with the levels naturally sloping up toward this corner. Steps have been kept to a minimum and the final scheme reflected a more favoured natural gradient wrapping around the west garden.
The Landscape Plan focuses on introducing a level of formality to compliment the architecture and reflect the lifestyle of the owners while still allowing for biodiversity. Colour has been introduced in key areas to add interest and an element of natural screening has been provided to the service courtyard.
The outdoor living area is the focus of the design. The backdrop of the pool was considered to be important as this is where the owners and their guests will focus their attention when entertaining.
The setting is home to a wide variety of native flora & fauna, offering discerning homeowners the opportunity of being close to nature in a contemporary, family-friendly, secure environment.
Striking a seamless balance between ecological sensitivity and meeting the modern-day lifestyle needs of residents, the estate is interspersed with footpaths, parks, streams, lakes and riverine areas, with a Lifestyle Centre that provides residents with contemporary facilities.
With a fervent passion for safeguarding the natural environment, this estate appeals to nature lovers as well as those who enjoy living near to a major urban centre.
The house was designed for indoor-outdoor living with an emphasis on outdoor entertaining. The property is 644m2 in size, with a requirement for vehicular access from the north and south boundaries.
The property narrows in the western corner, with the levels naturally sloping up toward this corner. Steps have been kept to a minimum and the final scheme reflected a more favoured natural gradient wrapping around the west garden.
The Landscape Plan focuses on introducing a level of formality to compliment the architecture and reflect the lifestyle of the owners while still allowing for biodiversity. Colour has been introduced in key areas to add interest and an element of natural screening has been provided to the service courtyard.
The outdoor living area is the focus of the design. The backdrop of the pool was considered to be important as this is where the owners and their guests will focus their attention when entertaining.
Estate Planning, Luxury Residential Landscapes & Garden Design
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