The winner of this year’s Gardenista Considered Design Awards Best Professionally Designed Landscape is Outer Space Landscape Architecture of San Francisco.
The firm’s project was chosen as a finalist by guest judge Carolyn Mullet, who said, “Modern in form, materials, and plantings. A garden that makes one think of easy entertaining and family fun.”
: This is the last of seven posts spotlighting the winners of the 2015 Gardenista Considered Design Awards.
Outer Space Landscape Architecture s Design Statement This modern design incorporates clean lines and mass plantings and maximizes space by utilizing all reaches of the property The rear includes...
...a bocce court trampoline zip line and sports court dining areas a kitchen with counter seating and a fire pit extensive area for edibles and bird bee and butterfly habitat
Q: What does your firm specialize in? While we prefer working on modern projects, all of our designs tend to have clean lines that are softened or accented by textural plantings.
The garden was implemented by AT Landscaping, and photographs were taken by Michele Lee Willson Photography, as well as our clients’ teenage son, who took the stunning photo of the front fountain (below.)
Q: Who worked on the winning project? A: This project was a close collaboration with our clients and the architects, Russ Dotter and Wencke Solfjeld of Dotter & Solfjeld Design and Architecture.
Q: What were your practical goals for the project? A: We created the garden for an active family of five.
Q: What solutions did you find to your design problems? A gabion wall and small olive orchard provide a buffer from the street, and a frosted glass screen provides the needed privacy while being a design feature for both the entry and courtyard.
Q: What are your favorite features of the project? A: While we love the gabion wall and the glass privacy wall, I think our favorite feature is the planting.
Q: Where do you get your design inspiration? Also, every client and project is unique; we listen closely to their needs and desires, then use that as inspiration to tackle the design.
Q: What is your favorite local shop or garden nursery? They always have the best plants in ever-changing inspiring displays, a Ritual Coffee cafe, and if you’re lucky, you can catch a glimpse of their resident snowshoe kitty, Cammy, soaking up some rays of sunshine.
Q: Which garden designers, gardeners, or landscape architects do you admire? Her designs are innovative, yet always timeless, and always blend seamlessly with the surrounding landscape.