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The Block ‘The Street’ – Regent St, Elsternwick

admin — Thu, 12 Oct 2017 04:42:34 +0000

This compact backyard was designed to be an oasis offering all the best of outdoor living. One of the key elements of the design was the pool. Affectionally nicknamed ‘The Elsternwick’ (after the suburb), the pool is surrounded by a concrete ‘deck’ which forms a cantilevered platform that appears to ‘float’ off both the adjacent deck and lower lawn. The pool is the main feature of this outdoor space, especially at night when the garden and pool lighting gives it extra wow factor, and is beautifully framed with planting cascading from above, and ferns below the cantilevered pool deck. To tie in with the heritage exterior of the house, we used ‘old red’ bricks for the feature wall behind the pool, then contrasted it with polished concrete around the pool to compliment the modern style of the home’s interior. Custom made outdoor cushions give it a resort-at-home vibe, enhanced by the serene sounds of the water feature pouring water gently into the pool.

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Orrong Rd, Elsternwick

admin — Fri, 28 Apr 2017 05:32:43 +0000

The owners of this home in Elsternwick wanted to transform and refresh their backyard to maximise its potential as a beautiful and multi-dimensional outdoor living and entertaining space. In particular, they wanted a lawn area where the children could play and a swimming pool the entire family could enjoy.

The swimming pool features an infinity edge, so the water appears to seamlessly flow into the garden below. Natural stone cladding was used on the spillover wall, its warm tones and rough texture contrasted by the crisp whiteness and smooth surface of the polished concrete steps that lead from the deck and past the pool to the lawn.

Lighting was another important design element and included pool lighting and uplighting of the infinity edge, plus a selection of garden and hedge lighting… And fairy lights in the silver birches add a charming ambience after the sun sets!

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Palmetto Crt, Gold Coast

Manny N — Wed, 11 Jan 2017 06:43:28 +0000

This Broadbeach Waters project on the Gold Coast is primely located on a picturesque corner block with water frontage.

Dave had completed a project for the family in the past, so they were keen to get him on board again; they knew that having a corner site with an off-centred court entry needed some clever design solutions! The owners wanted to maximise the space by creating several distinct zones, and the result is a dynamic landscape incorporating an alfresco entertaining area, a sunken sitting area, a lawn area with an inground trampoline and a large L-shaped pool which wraps around the corner, turning a site constraint into a design feature. Cantilevered concrete steps are also cleverly used to delineated design zones, and also complement the height and stacked form seen in the structure of the modern double-story house.

The client also wanted an entry with wow-factor – so the Franklin team delivered, with a big pond leading to the front door, bridged by a concrete platform reached by ascending cantilevered concrete steps and softened by a lush surrounding of tropical plants. The space is accented at night with up-lighting, creating an impressive front entry.

An overall sense of balance was achieved throughout the landscape, with a consistency in the material and plant palettes integrating the front and back spaces. The unique corner site presented a challenge for our design team – but it came up trumps with a design that fulfilled the owner’s hopes to create their “own little oasis”.

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