Thursday 18 August 2016

Outdoor Living Courtyard in Doulton Estates, Mississauga

CONVEYING DESIGN INTENT

Through

3D Rendering

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The concept refined and labelled.


View from dining area looking towards the living room pavilion.
Note the water feature set on top of the plinth.


A close-up view of the outdoor living room pavilion.


The view from the lawn area showing the private lounging area in the foreground.


The focal point: a linear gas fireplace set into the backdrop/privacy wall.





Wednesday 4 May 2016

THORNBURY  WATERFRONT

A Detailed Concept Plan

Bypassing the usual procedure, which is the more schematic initial conceptual design; in this example I refined the concept. Spending this amount of time can be risky as the client may shoot it down, but I felt that this design direction was a good one and am therefore willing to take the chance!

Tuesday 29 March 2016

Rosedale Outdoor Living Space

The Complete Transformation of a Small City Back Yard

alt=raised planters wrap around a ground level deck that has an arrangement of outdoor furniture centred on a fire table | a pergola overtop spans the full width of the backyard with outdoor heaters suspended above the deck and a roof over an outdoor kitchen
The outdoor living room is encapsulated by wrap-around raised planters and an overhead pergola

alt=deck podium clad in tropical hardwood | outdoor furniture arranged around a fire table | suspended has heaters | ornamental grass in foreground planter
The pergola beam spans the full width of the yard. The 4X4 rafters matching the scale of the beam.