Best Hardscape 2018: Design Workshop's Woody Creek Garden - Gardenista
Photography by D. A. Horchner/Design Workshop.
The winner of the 2018 Gardenista Considered Design Awards Best Hardscape is Design Workshop for its Woody Creek Garden project. : This is the last of six posts spotlighting the winners of the 2018 Gardenista Considered Design Awards.
“The rectangular pool defines the promontory edge. A thin sheet of water mirrors the sky, introducing the reflected light and pattern to the courtyard.”
Design Workshop s Design Statement Within walled boundaries Woody Creek Garden embraces its high alpine environment through explorations of stone and water that serve as unifying elements...
...of form in the design of the various outdoor spaces Through distinctive stonework water is portrayed in its various states atmospheric mist single rivulets cascades and still pools
“Native plants were used in the reconstruction of the mountain landscape surrounding the residence.” Our practice is dedicated to understanding the vision and needs of our clients.
“Walls and terraces emphasize the elevated feeling of the garden, a green roof over the space below.” Access to sun led to the design of flexible terraces that allow furniture to be adjusted depending on the time of day.
“An enclosed courtyard exposes the rooms of the house to stone slabs, a misting fountain, and creates a landscape room.” GD: What solutions did you find to your design problems? Plants native to the sub-alpine life zone were utilized in the landscape design.
“From the courtyard side, a slender channel of water spills on to a single concave slab of stone.” GD: What are your favorite features of the project? Instead, as art collectors, they use it as a canvas for a work by the late Italian sculptor, Bruno Romeda.
“Each stone was individually specified with intentionally spaced core fractures, utilizing the extraction method to serve as sculpted details.”
More often than not, clients underestimate how much land the contractor will need to access certain areas and to build certain parts of the home, and thus how much will be disturbed.
“A rivulet of water at the base of a narrow window cut within the stone wall, oriented to a distant peak, creates a welcoming gesture in the garden.” GD: Where do you get your design inspiration?
DW: From the restoration of a historic homestead tucked high in the California wine country, to a 100-acre equestrian ranch set near Telluride, to a contemporary garden in Montana’s private Yellowstone Club, it is very exciting to see what we have on the boards.