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16 Outdoor Concrete Patio, Porch, Deck Stone Patio, Porch, Deck Design Photos And Ideas

Inspired by the precise designs of the weaver bird, these nest like lanterns can be moved around for soft (solar LED) light.

The combination of a low concrete wall and built-in bench creates an intimate seating area that acts as an extension to the kitchen and dining room. Another steel trellis above creates an armature for more plants that will fill in and provide shade. The terrace is topped with blue stone and wood screens give the plants a ladder on which to grow.

Jacobson and Lee designed the long steel-and-ipe bench, which suspends from the low concrete wall. Dukes relaxes on a Willy Guhl Loop chair with her German Shepherd, Major.

Street view, frontal, dusk

Triple-pane windows by Optiwin reduce the ambient temperature of the glass by ten degrees in winter.

Street view, dusk

The first thing landscape designer Laura Cooper asked Devis and Purdy was to recall childhood gardens and outdoor play. In that spirit, she designed their backyard, integrating the high ground with the low just outside the “kids’ wing.” The resulting series of outdoor rooms on this quarter-acre is full of memory and play.

Courtyard leading to the front door

An asymmetrical mailbox incorporates mid-century geometry and new building materials into the front approach.

Garden courtyards adjacent to guest rooms

A quiet, sheltered outdoor dining area

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