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96 Outdoor Walkways Small Patio, Porch, Deck Design Photos And Ideas

According to the architects, "the spatial arrangement of the ‘pocket’ courtyards is also driven by environmental concerns: the building is teased apart to maximize winter solar penetration and to capture prevailing cooling breezes."
The sand-colored fascia of the roofline allows the palapa to appear more integrated in its environment, as does the stone wall facade, which blends in with the boulders.
Though the front of this 1880s home in Adelaide, Australia, maintains a traditional facade due to strict heritage laws, the rear is modern eye candy at its best. See more of the home.
The addition is connected to the existing home by a glass "bridge" that serves as the entry and maintains visual continuity through to the backyard.
The entrance showcases the home's clean midcentury lines.
Sliding external screens provide privacy and shade from the sun.
The home is accessed from the rear via a gravel path.
The lovely central atrium.
A glimpse of the breezeway beneath the grated metal footbridge. The doors and accents were constructed from ipe wood.
The weathering steel exterior pays homage to the owner’s youth, which was spent welding oil tanks.
A grated metal footbridge with hog-wire, guard-rail panels connects the top of the mesa from the west side to the observation deck. Stairs lead to the glazed studio and hunting blind below.
The home's low-maintenance Cor-Ten steel exterior can be easily washed down when needed.
The 2,466 square foot, two-level home features three bedrooms and two-and-a-half baths.
The open plan common areas on the lower level flow out to the adjacent courtyard and BBQ area.
view to new addition from rear lawn
East Elevation
East Elevation Entry Detail
West Elevation
West Elevation @ Dusk
View from Southwest @ Dusk
A courtyard in the mid-section of the house draws plenty of light to its center.
Custom Bioretention Planter (Landscape Architecture by CampionHruby)
The home, like the surrounding clusters of oaks, simultaneously shelters and defines the clearings.
The private patio can accommodate work or play.
The light well that allows for sunlight AND an addition above
Strategically placed windows throughout highlight site-specific views and punctuate the structure with this distinctly function driven form.
The new patio connects to a fire pit lounge area via the wood walkway. Naber worked with McCullough Landscape to fashion the cement and rock patio. Decomposed granite replaced the grass, and Naber planted succulents from her wedding alongside cacti and native plants for a more drought-tolerant landscape.
The curved battened screen provides privacy for the master suite and gives the extension sculptural appeal.
Stacked sliding doors achieve an open corner in the dining room for a seamless connection with the outdoors.
Courtyard
The home is organized around a series of four outdoor courtyards.
The rear elevation of the home faces North, taking advantage of natural light via extensive doors and clerestory windows tucked under the eaves.
Mature oak trees provide welcome shade in the warmer months.
The soaking tub is consistently heated to 102 degrees.
The goal of the remodel was to preserve the home's classic look, while also updating it.
Although the home's historic front facade needed to be preserved, the back of the residence was ripe for a remodel. The architects cladded the exterior in eastern cedar. The wood is offset with large expanses of glass, as well as yellow accents to add a playful atmosphere.
Like the windows, the large pocket doors are by Jeld-Wen. Alchemia chairs by Archirivolto are arranged on a deck near the courtyard, which is planted with fragrant thyme.
The rear of the house features Victorian brick, a modern extension, and Velfac windows. Landscape designer Matthew Wright was inspired by the art of Henri Rousseau when choosing plants to set amid the garden’s Dorset pebbles.
To combat the site’s steep, uneven grade, Boeschenstein staggered a series of ipe decks around the two main volumes of the house. Atticus joins his brother, Bodhi, on the zigzag decks.
Julie and Chris Hill’s home in Austin is built around a pair of massive oak trees, one of which shoots through an ipe deck, past a pair of Loll deck chairs, and into a void in the overhanging roof. “The hole also allows light to penetrate deeper into the house,” notes designer Kevin Alter.
A poolside outdoor shower.
Julie and Chris Hill’s home in Austin is built around a pair of massive oak trees, one of which shoots through an ipe deck, past a Loll deck chair, and into a void in the overhanging roof. “The hole also allows light to penetrate deeper into the house,” notes designer Kevin Alter. A limestone brick wall mirrors the curves of the Western red cedar roof, the edges of which are coated in stucco.
Back patio
“We both really love to cook, but the kitchen was so small, only one of us could be in there at a time,” says Emma.
An open central patio.
Garden Balcony
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Whether it's a backyard patio, an infinity pool, or a rooftop terrace, these modern outdoor spaces add to the richness of daily life. Escape into nature, or get lost in city views. Wherever you are, let these outdoor photos take you somewhere new with inspirational ideas for yards, gardens, outdoor tubs and showers, patios, porches, and decks.