A recent addition to the Remodelista Architect/Designer Directory, San Francisco-based Alterra Landscape Architects is a landscape architecture firm specializing in contemporary, sustainable design. Principals Vera Gates and Katherine Stickley both are keen observers of the natural environment: “Our greatest achievement is creating a meaningful and sustainable landscape legacy,” they say. To see more of the firm’s work, go to Arterra Landscape Architects.
Above: The Sunset Idea House is a peaceful city garden with a small ecological footprint.
Above: The partners used native plants and reclaimed, recycled, and locally made materials.
Above: Features include a custom water catchment tower, floating decks and a sleek waterfall fountain spilling into a pond.
Above: The al fresco dining area features a wall paved in ceramic tiles from Sausalito-based Heath Ceramics. Photography for the Sunset Idea House by Thomas J Story/Sunset Publishing.
Above: The Emerging Garden connects to the house on multiple levels.
Above: The plant-like sculptures bring an added dimension to the lush foliage.
Above: The iridescent glass tiles of the planter contrasts with the simple planes of the steps.
Above: Integrated planters create the illusion of floating plants; photography for the Emerging Garden by Michele Lee Willson Photography.
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