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WOOLLAHRA
ENTERTAINER’S TERRACE
Residential Landscape Garden DESIGN PROJECT
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We had the pleasure of working in collaboration with Alexandra Kidd Interior Design to convert this cold, uninviting, dark and dated three bedroom Victorian terrace in Woollahra, into a warm and friendly, contemporary home, full of natural light and renovated to last the test of time.
This is a wonderful example of the warm face of minimalism – here’s a modern Mediterranean courtyard, embracing a pared-back design aesthetic with a rustic, earthy colour palette.
A generous distressed, polished concrete bench seat spans the width of the ample courtyard to cater for entertaining large groups of friends and family with plenty of extra seating evokes a breezy charm and enhances a sense of space and serenity.
The raised planter cladded in varied coloured terracotta baton tiles disguise the air conditioning units and creates a lush, modern, green vista as you gaze out the kitchen/dining windows to the courtyard beyond.
The BBQ sits on a polished concrete benchtop with earthy terracotta tile cladded cabinets below.
The plant palette offers depth and texture and is layered with soft feminine planting with seasonal flowering that pays homage to the classic Victorian terrace. Plants included are Plectranthus 'Mona Lavender' (Lavender Spur Flower), Hydrangea quercifolia (Oak Leaf Hydrangea), Anemone x hybrida (Japanese Windflower), Buxus microphylla (Japanese Box), Euphorbia 'Diamond Frost' (graceful Spurge), Elaeagnus macrophylla (Oleaster).
Paving is a soft warm grey laid in random length for a more classic approach. The stone wall was existing, given a thorough clean and repointed. The existing ladder was discovered on site, cleaned up and painted to fit the new surrounds. It is a functional element and is used for access to the higher garden for maintenance. Outdoor entertaining in this space feels unrestricted, with plenty of comfortable seating, an outdoor kitchen and dining area that is a perfect example of the integration between indoors and outdoors that result in a close connection of home and its physical environment.
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