Description:
A contemporary courtyard garden provides the owners of the Butterfly House a serene respite from the city, extending domestic life beyond the walls of the home and into the landscape. Architectural planes are softened by planting, accented by installations of light, water and fire that weave through the house revealing glimpses of the city and the San Francisco Bay beyond. Mitigating the existing slope between the garage and the living room, the landscape architect created a series of horizontal planes that delineate space and guide you through the landscape. A floating cantilevered walkway hovers above the stone patio interspersed with flowering thyme plantings. Ferns and Japanese anemones punctuate the sharp horizon of the cantilever as they emerge from the sunken planter and move with the wind.
Location:
San Francisco, CA
Date Completed:
2013
Project Team:
Architect- John Maniscalco
Landscape Contractor - Siteworks Landscape
Crane Water Feature Design- Surfacedesign & Blue Barn Arts
Recognition/Awards:
Cultural Landscape Foundation Garden Dialogues, 2014
Photography Credit:
Marion Brenner
