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Rear elevation of a contemporary Texas farmhouse featuring a central stone-clad residence flanked by white gabled wings, broad limestone terraces, expansive lawn, and a symmetrical swimming pool with chaise lounges.

Reagan & André Architecture Studio Designs Contemporary Texas Farmstead

Reagan & André Architecture Studio reinterprets the traditional Texas farmstead through stone architecture, white-clad volumes...

Latest Projects

Timber-clad contemporary coastal house by Field Office Architecture set within native Australian vegetation in Point Lonsdale, Victoria, featuring a blockwork lower level, screened upper terrace, and surrounding coastal landscape.

Field Office Architecture Completes Timber Clad Coastal House In Point Lonsdale

Organized around a north facing garden, Point Lonsdale House demonstrates how architecture and landscape can...

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Paul Sangha Creative Weaves Woodland Gardens Around Historic Shaughnessy Estate

Rear view of a renovated historic residence in Vancouver's Shaughnessy neighborhood, framed by dense woodland planting and mature trees. A narrow lawn corridor leads toward floor-to-ceiling black-framed glazing, where the architecture is partially concealed within a layered garden canopy of shrubs, perennials, and flowering plants.

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Rodrigo Oliveira Shapes a Landscape Between Mountain and Ocean in Rio de Janeiro

Tropical coastal landscape by Rodrigo Oliveira Paisagismo featuring an infinity pool, lush palms, layered planting, and ocean views at Patios House in Mangaratiba, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Wittman Estes Designs Courtyard Residence Around Rainwater and Reflection

Low, linear cedar-clad volumes step across a meadow landscape in Snohomish, Washington, where sheltered roof overhangs and expansive glazing frame the surrounding wetland and forest edge.

Hospitality,Project Feature

MFLA Shapes Biodiverse Landscape for Auteur Russian River Winery in Healdsburg

Featured Gardens

Modern waterfront residence with cantilevered terrace overlooking a linear pool, framed by coastal grasses and Charleston Harbor beyond.

Rees Roberts + Partners Designs a Harbor Facing Residence on Sullivans Island

Framed view from a timber-lined interior opening onto a lush garden, with layered planting, stone path, and mature trees beyond filtering soft daylight

Edition Office Designs A Forest-Embedded House Immersed In Foliage

Timber-clad Ewingsdale home at sunset with native planting, glass pool fence, and lawn garden framing the courtyard entrance

Cooke Landscape Architecture Embeds Pool and Garden in Gently Sloping Site

Modern residence with open pavilion and pool, framed by bougainvillea and tropical planting, blending architecture and landscape seamlessly.

Kunal Maniar & Associates Designs a Bougainvillea-Led Landscape Experience

A residence shaped through planting rather than imposed upon it, where bougainvillea, terrain, and water...

Hospitality Landscapes

MFLA Shapes Biodiverse Landscape for Auteur Russian River Winery in Healdsburg

Block722 Embeds Gundari Resort Within the Cliffside Terrain of Folegandros

Shaded terrace at Gundari Resort by Block722 with built-in seating, dining area, and stepped stone platforms overlooking an infinity pool and the Aegean Sea.

Chengdu MaiWei Landscape Architecture Studio (MWLA) Carves Floating Islands in Urban Living

Lush courtyard landscape with mature trees, layered groundcover, and curved stone planting islands set within shallow reflective water, creating a calm, immersive garden space integrated with surrounding residential architecture.

Arcanum Architecture Connects History and Innovation Through Design

arcanum architecture uses stone and 3 contemporary buildings to create a courtyard for a winery

Outdoor Living

Modern patio seating area with outdoor lounge chairs, coffee table, umbrella, and pool creating a layered outdoor living space.

23 Patio Accessories Ideas Designers Use to Elevate Outdoor Living

Wicker outdoor sofa and armchair arranged around a square coffee table on a wood deck patio, styled with cushions, lantern string lights, and garden plantings near a modern home.

How to Arrange Outdoor Furniture

Modern outdoor living space with wooden Adirondack chairs around a fire pit, a picnic table, and white French doors opening to a minimalist home.

How to Design Outdoor Living Spaces

Books We Recommend

The Graphic Garden: Keith Williams

Wood deck with lounge seating beneath a dark timber pergola, set among mature California oak trees beside a Montecito residence

Evens Architects Ground a Montecito Home Within a Preserved Oak Landscape

A Montecito residence shaped by preserved oak trees, where Evens Architects and KAA Design Group...

Plant Library

Dwarf Fountain Grass: How to Grow, Care, and Design With Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Hameln’

Autumn Joy Sedum: How to Grow, Care, and Design With This Late-Season Perennial

Podocarpus: How to Grow, Care, and Design With Yew Plum Pine

Blue Point Juniper: How to Grow, Care, and Design With Juniperus chinensis ‘Blue Point’

Pink Muhly Grass: How to Grow, Care, and Design With Muhlenbergia capillaris

Ground Cover Plants: 18 Low-Growing Species for Modern Landscapes