The Brief

This extremely large house desperately needed setting into its landscape more comfortably; the 4 stories on the rear was overwhelming. A new garage block, tennis court, lake, walled productive garden and entertainment areas were all on the wish list for this project.   

The Solution

A courtyard with a significant amount of planting will be added to the front to soften the approach and guide cars to park in front of the new garage space, while leaving enough hard standing for the client to pull up closer to the house of they wish to. Trees are included in the planting for the back courtyard to soften the back of the house and a large formal water feature creates a focal point around which the various seating areas will be arranged.

Due to the sloping nature of the site, a very large dig out is required to make a lake, giving us the opportunity to fully recess a ‘retreat’ building into the bank created so it won’t be visible from the house.

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