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Noble Architecture Gives New Life to an Edgecliff Courtyard

A shaded residential courtyard with pale stone paving, mature trees, lush planting beds, a built-in striped bench, café table and chairs, and a decorative wall fountain set against an aged brick wall.

A compact Sydney courtyard is reimagined through reclaimed materials, layered planting, and thoughtful spatial moves that make the garden feel larger, greener, and deeply connected to its history.

Waechter Architecture Designs a Coastal Retreat Within the Oregon Dunes

Cedar-clad coastal retreat by Waechter Architecture nestled within native grasses and dunes along the Oregon coast.

Set within a rugged coastal landscape, Dune House uses weathered cedar, framed views, and a restrained footprint to let the Oregon dunes remain the defining feature.

Burgers Architecture organizes West Vancouver home around five distinct gardens

Swimming pool and planted courtyard beside a stone-clad gabled pavilion with a standing-seam metal roof at a West Vancouver residence by Burgers Architecture.

A series of five distinct gardens shapes daily life at this West Vancouver home, weaving spaces for gathering, recreation and retreat between its gabled pavilions.

LaGuardia Design Group restores a coastal bluff overlooking Sag Harbor Bay

Aerial view of a contemporary waterfront residence in Sag Harbor, New York, surrounded by mature woodland overlooking Sag Harbor Bay. Designed by LaGuardia Design Group, the landscape follows the site's natural topography with terraced gardens, a pool, native planting, and restored coastal shoreline integrated into the existing forest.

LaGuardia Design Group transforms a steep Sag Harbor waterfront by preserving its natural topography, integrating native planting, locally quarried granite, and ecological shoreline restoration into a landscape that feels inseparable from its surroundings.

12 Inspiring Pool Landscape Designs from Around the World

Rectangular swimming pool surrounded by gravel terraces, sculpted shrubs, mature shade trees, and natural stone in a California garden.

From intimate garden pools to infinity edges overlooking distant horizons, these 12 landscapes reveal how water, planting, architecture, and place can come together to shape an unforgettable outdoor experience.

Reagan & André Architecture Studio Designs Contemporary Texas Farmstead

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 reinterprets the traditional Texas farmstead through stone architecture, white-clad volumes, expansive lawns, and carefully composed outdoor living spaces.

Field Office Architecture Completes Timber Clad Coastal House In Point Lonsdale

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.

Organized around a north facing garden, Point Lonsdale House demonstrates how architecture and landscape can work together to create a calm, climate responsive coastal home.

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.

Set within Vancouver’s historic Shaughnessy neighborhood, Paul Sangha Creative transforms a century-old estate through woodland gardens, layered planting, and a sequence of outdoor rooms shaped by a mature tree canopy.

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.

Positioned between the Atlantic Forest and the shoreline of Mangaratiba, Patios House uses layered tropical planting, sloping terrain, and coastal views to connect architecture with the surrounding landscape.

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.

Set beside a wetland in Snohomish, the residence channels rainwater, reflecting pools, and sheltered courtyards into a quiet sequence of living and working spaces immersed within the surrounding landscape.

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