Warm Summer Nights

A fire pit enclave on the lower-level courtyard is the perfect place for post-dinner conversation.

Step out into the yard and enjoy a large fire pit surrounded with Adirondack chairs for your entire group to gather around.

Front of the house with Fire pit, and shaded, outdoor sitting area to enjoy the sunrise.

nigh time view of fire pit and tv area

A linear fire pit at the edge of the courtyard patio

Rooftop deck with fire pit with seating for outdoor entertaining.

Back yard with fire pit facing the lake

Backyard Seating & Fire Pit at Night

Pool and Hot Tub/ Fire Pit

Customized Concrete Fire Pit

Exterior of the cabin with fire pit.

The outdoor fire pit.

A fire pit and garden complete the backyard as a place to relax when not making art.

Haugen/Zohar's salvaged-wood Fireplace for Children, in Trondheim, Norway, serves as a sheltered place for storytelling. Photo by Haugen/Zohar Arkitekter/TASCHEN.

Though the fire pit was “kind of an after-thought,” says Hannah, the family uses it year-round. “In the spring and fall, it warms you up on cool nights, and in the summer, it just adds ambience.”

Made of polished integral concrete with a Cor-Ten steel base, a fire pit “becomes very much a unique element that sets itself apart in form and color,” says landscape architect Stefan Thuilot, who designed it.

Even the camp fire pit is lined with recycled fire bricks and gives a warm twist to cool Pacific Northwest nights

After raising the rear patio to the level of the kitchen, the team reused the original redwood decking and supplemented it with recycled pieces from other projects. Recessed planters punctuate a garden wall. Scott and Regina warm themselves by a Solus fire pit on chilly evenings.

Mosaic tiled steps lead to the back yard with concrete gas fire pit and reclaimed wood stumps for seating.