Stoked to Soak

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Tags:: Design; Architecture; Outside; Wood

Compelling custom solutions to off-the-shelf problems are often hard to come by. But landscape architects James A. Lord and Roderick Wyllie relished the challenge of making a standard hot tub the most exciting element in the garden. The American Association of Landscape Architects gave Surfacedesign a Residential Design Honor Award for the project.

— Deborah Bishop

More than just a clever cover, the ipe wood shell of Mark Erman's spa, thanks to its 40-foot tracks, niftily navigates the rocky straights between spa shelter, dapper deck, and bespoke buffet table.

Photo by: Jeremy Harris

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