Epic Outdoor Hangouts

As we ease into the holiday weekend, we hope the following backyard retreats, fire pits, and conversation areas inspire you to up the design ante of your chill zone.

In the outdoor living area, orange Primary Pouf stools by Quinze & Milan and an ipe bench surround the central fire pit.

Sliding doors on either side of the living room and along the kitchen open all the way, allowing the breeze from the...

Jacobson and Lee designed the long steel-and-ipe bench, which suspends from the low concrete wall.

The living area opens beautifully into the outdoor area, which is a key design element of Eichler homes.

With ingenuity and plenty of elbow grease, architect John Tong turned an old Toronto dairy into the ultimate family...

Life at the Plane House is all about relaxing and hanging out with friends for co-owner and Athenian Achilleas...

Zelen (left) and Lloyd-Butler take advantage of their shady outdoor space.

The Sonoma County home of Lars Richardson and Laila Carlsen is the result of a long-running collaboration with...

“We didn’t want the pit to be an obtrusive contraption sitting in the center of a zen-like courtyard,” says architect...