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Behind the home is shaded pergola, garden with citrus, pomegranate, loquat, and avocado trees, and a delightful bubbling fountain.

“When considering the design, look for something that inspires you to spend time outdoors on your own and with friends or family,” says Simone Vingerhoets-Ziesmann, the Executive Vice President of Ligne Roset Americas.

The backyard sports a sequence of raised flower and vegetable beds and two green roofs—one atop the workshop and other atop the back entrance.

Changing the vehicular approach provides for direct garage access and allows for the drought-tolerant landscaping to contribute to both privacy and an enhanced streetscape.

Architect: YAMAMAR Design, Location: San Francisco, California

"The homeowners hoped to transform their lot into a unified, beautiful, indoor-outdoor oasis linking their home, yard, and a new backyard shed in a designed experience where every detail would come together to compose the many smaller sub-spaces into an integrated whole," notes the design firm.

The landscaped lot offers an outdoor lounge, herb garden, lemon tree and passionfruit vines.

The lodge has a new front patio with plenty of seating.

A cement slab and wood deck offer space for meals and stargazing. Sam built the furniture himself.

The couple and their friends spent hours clearing brush and felling at-risk oak and madrone trees. “There was no view at all,” Molly says. “You had to duck and peek through thick oak brush just to see that there was anything on the horizon.”

A cedar deck, built-in bench, and Fermob Costa table and chairs under a new porch roof serve as a year-round dining area.

The outdoor living room can accommodate anything from movie night to a morning work session.

Glass walls surround a courtyard, sunken so as to provide respite from the wind. Landscape elements encourage interplay with the outdoors.

The enclosed garden features lovely landscaping and has the feeling of a serene escape.