Designed by Luke Robertson, Epic Landscape Design
From the landscape designer:
The brief
After downsizing from a large property, the owners purchased a new townhouse which had some landscaping completed by the builder – however this landscaping didn’t set their world on fire.
We were asked to undertake a design for the complete property which would create a space that would mimic the interior and create useable outdoor spaces for most of the year.
The design was to include decking, built-in seating, and utilise the existing paving; a gas fireplace and infrared heaters, louver roof, and outdoor kitchen; a spa pool and multi-zone entertaining – while also improving visibility and pedestrian foot traffic flow to the front door and man cave.
While this list of wants was extensive, the size of the property created a fantastic design challenge to fit it all in and create a space that was inviting.
We also needed to try and soften the architecture of the property as it was a two-storey townhouse on a small site.
The outcome
The front entrance and driveway were opened up to create better flows to the front door.
We had to work with the existing driveway which we had a decorative cut and grout pattern put into, that mimicked large timber fins on the exterior of the house.
Portions of the existing driveway were removed so a feature garden could be created opposite the front door and lounge windows.
This feature garden was planted with a large bamboo which provides fantastic vertical form softening the height of the house and providing sound and movement to the entrance area. This bamboo was also mirrored through to the main outdoor entertaining space.