layers of landscape

project that offers a layered sense of modern space that’s warm + alive

PROJECT DETAILS

completed: 2021

budget range: $10,000 – $25,000

design scope: medium

FABRICATION

components: outdoor cooking arrangement, steel edge, irrigation

living systems: comal fire bowl, constellation lighting, hibachito (12″ prodigito), pecos lounge graveltop, pedernales seats, vert screen panels and/or trellis, void planters

pedernales

picnic seats

llano

lounger

pecos

graveltop

vert

screens

CONCEPT DESIGN

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VEGETATION

canopy: Anacacho bauhinia (BALU)

understory: Mexican redbud (CECAM), Fragrant sumac (RHAR4)

cactus: Red yucca (HEPA8)

sunny perennials + shrubs: Yarrow (ACMI2), Silver ponyfoot (DIAR2), Purple coneflower (ECPU), Texas star hibiscus (HICO2), Mealy blue sage (SAFA2)

shady perennials + creek: American beautyberry (CAAM2), Blue boneset/mistflower (COCO13), Texas lantana (LAUR2), Rock rose (PALA13), Scarlet sage (SACO5), Lyreleaf sage (SALY2), Dwarf palmetto (SAMI8), River fern (THKU)

bunch grasses: Texas sedge (CATE7), Inland sea oats (CHLA5), Gulf muhly (MUCA2), Big muhly (MULI)

SURFACE

vegetated surface(s): hardwood mulch, zoysia

functional surface(s): basalt, garapa or ipe hardwood, finely crushed limestone, metal or steel