San Jose · Whole-yard design and planting
Play, soak, gather
A whole-yard design for an active family, with places to relax, entertain and play, softened by Japanese-inspired planting.
- Location
- San Jose, California
- Scope
- Whole-yard design and planting
- Designed for
- Sport, soaking, movie nights
- Design
- Gnuchev & Partners
The brief
Three activities share one yard: a covered lounge with an outdoor screen, a swim spa with bar seating, and a half basketball court with a strip of lawn.
The planting pulls them together. The owners wanted a Japanese-inspired garden with layered foliage, seasonal color and flowers rather than an all-green palette. The existing bonsai-like pine stays, joined by a coral bark maple by the sitting wall.
Three ways to spend an afternoon, in one yard.
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