Gardens shaped by water, weather, architecture, and the people who will know them for years.
Make rain the reason, not the problem.
A six-metre courtyard had to hold circulation, drainage, privacy, and a view from every room. We gave water a visible path—from roof chain to stone basin to planted infiltration bed.
Turn a difficult grade into a sequence of rooms.
The original slope was inaccessible and shedding water toward the house. Five low terraces now hold an orchard, kitchen garden, play lawn, and native meadow while slowing every storm.
Gather outdoors without leaving the garden.
A cedar armature extends the house into a sheltered court. The hearth anchors winter evenings; deep planting keeps the room connected to the coastal forest on every side.
Residential landscapes designed, built, and tended from our studio in Vancouver, British Columbia.