Temple Road

Private Residence

This homeowner faced ragged pine trees and scrub brush covering the steep hillside behind their home. Without some sort of change, half this family’s property would remain unused. We terraced the slope to allow a mezzanine level and located the new patio, outdoor fireplace, and outdoor galley at the bottom of the slope by the house. We set the pool onto a second, broader terrace cut into the hillside. On the resulting slope we set a source for an additional water feature that flows down boulders to the pool. The family can now use their whole landscape for entertaining among gardens of native flowering shrubs and specimen trees. The pool house allows even more options for fun activities.

Collaboration

Building Architect: Chip Webster Architecture

Swimming Pool and Spa Construction: Easton Pool

Landscape Construction and Masonry: Belmont Landscaping

Total Landscape Project Cost: $538k

A Wooded Hillside is Transformed

The owners wanted better use of their land, and this setting was carved out of the hillside. Not shown are the sport courts and front gardens.

Integrating Ups and Downs

Managing terrain is a technical skill and an aesthetic opportunity. Determining the best way for various pieces of the landscape to interlock is one of our greatest and most interesting challenges.

A Place to Hangout

Our design influences come from all over – the Art Decco Delano Hotel in Miami Beach, the multicolored granite paving around the historic cemeteries in Prague, and the steps and walls along the canals in St. Petersburg (the old St. Pete across the water!). We travel extensively because everywhere there are good ideas worthy of emulation.

Al Fresco Creations

Whether it’s for a family reunion or an office retreat or a solo burger and beer in the evening, an outdoor galley will have you covered.

A Fireplace will Warm Chilly Evenings

A robust chimney over a custom fireplace calls everyone to share that unmatched feeling of warming by the fire.

Project Lead

David Bartsch

I hired David’s firm to work on three properties I developed – a small house squeezed into a tight property that now has beautiful outdoors, a spec house that turned out great, and another beautiful project on Capaum Pond Road. David was efficient, very creative, and professional all the way. Looking forward to the next one.
K. Murphy

General Contractor and Developer of custom homes

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