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783 Outdoor Small Patio, Porch, Deck Design Photos And Ideas

Much of the new buildings were made using natural materials such as cedar wallsand ceiling linings, solid American oak joinery and floorboards, off-form concrete benchtops and splashbacks, limestone and bluestone paving, and charred (Yakigugi) silvertop ash cladding.
“This house considers also real and imagined aspects: It is now projected as a diffuse space, free of partitions, where the boundaries between rooms are blurred so that any unexpected events can happen,” says Pardo.
In the summer, Pardo can throw small parties on the terrace.
The penthouse has two adjoining, south-facing terraces.
"By using a shou sugi ban facade. we softened the materiality somewhat but pushed the intent further by creating a highly-faceted detail (almost like a latticework) that contrasts with the multi-colored and varied landscape and lakeside setting," Buhler explains.
The angular Beach Hut is the perfect place to enjoy views of the lake.
The view from the kitchen to the newly opened terrace is one of Serboli's favorite parts of the home. “I love being in the kitchen, looking at the living room with the big window totally open. I think it's a privileged position because you can cook or eat (I love both) looking towards a space with unclear and undefined limits.”
Each apartment has a small outdoor living space, so as to take advantage of the California sunshine.
La Vinya, PGA Golf Resort | Studio RHE
A stone staircase leads to the lower level.
Off the master bedroom, a private deck looks out to the forest.
The burnt ash exterior timber cladding by Woodform Architectural features alternating thicknesses.
The family prioritized outdoor space, as their home serves as a central gathering place for the neighborhood.
A Zen rock garden on one of the balconies with a Vitra Tip Ton chair.
One of the home's seven bedrooms is just off the courtyard.
A central courtyard features a lily pond.
An outdoor barbecue and sink near the garden makes for easy entertaining.
L'Horizon is a desert-chic, luxury, no-kids-allowed getaway that feels like a private club. The top-notch design helped earn the property it's a spot as a recent member of Leading Hotels of the World.
David Latimer, CEO and founder of New Frontier Tiny Homes
The studio's program is divided between a pergola, an outdoor refuge, and an entirely self-contained separate granny flat.
Cedar platforms close to the ground extend beneath the cabin’s broad eaves to create spaces that frame outdoor space.
The repurposed main cabin contains an open-plan kitchen, dining, and living area with a Murphy bed to make room for guests. A mudroom and outdoor kitchen help facilitate an indoor/outdoor lifestyle, while a wraparound deck and clerestory windows emphasize the connection.
Archier maintained the old brick from the existing part of the house to clearly illustrate the relationship of old with new.
A young Finnish designer bypasses building permits by creating an affordable tiny home under 100 square feet.
The family often spends evenings in front of the fire pit on the outdoor patio on the second floor.
An opening in a Cor-Ten steel—clad wall on the terrace frames the Paola Lenti chaise longue.
“I believe that whenever you’re hiring an artist, and Funn is an artist, he’s going to do his best work if he’s trusted,” says Kartheiser.
The south-facing extension, which contains a new kitchen, dining area, and laundry, captures the northern light through the introduction of a central courtyard and strategically positioned windows.
Walden 7 is a vertical labyrinth of connected courtyards, terraces, and apartments.
Matt also designed and built the backyard furniture.
A swing chair on the deck.
The open floor plan wraps around the central atrium.
Light is particularly important during the dark Pacific Northwest winter.
The double-gable atrium floods the home with natural light.
The couple reintroduced Victorian architectural details such as a bullnose veranda roof, lacework, and window moldings.
The orientation of the home captures the sunrise and moonrise over the water.
The prefab's external cladding is corrugated Colorbond in woodland gray; the pergola features natural timber hardwood battens.
A single private deck to the south features an outdoor bath with a full, panoramic view.
La Binocle is perched high atop a hill, maximizing views of the valley below.
The facade of the cottage beautifully blends both past and present.
The raised bed platform create an interesting stepped topography in the bedroom.
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.
A Michigan couple find out they own the last of a little-known, thought-to-be-extinct breed—a midcentury modern house by Alexander Girard.
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.
The bright and airy atrium contributes to the breezy flow and gives the home amazing potential for indoor-outdoor living.
The spacious open-air atrium has a bit of a jungle-like feel, and it brings a strong sense of the outdoors into the home.
Adjacent to the living area is a flexible study/guest bedroom. This space was fitted with a floor-to-ceiling, surface-mounted sliding door that can be closed for more privacy.
From the garden, the new extension was designed as a pair of interlocking volumes—a pitched, timber-clad wing that overlaps a smaller mass of salvaged brick.
The design team used FSC-certified lumber and cedar siding throughout the home. They created an ideal family home that’s perfect for indoor/outdoor living, thanks to broad eaves for shade, natural cross-ventilation, and plenty of windows to let in natural light.
The 440-square-foot terrace is perfect for entertaining.
“The project is on top of a mountain; execution and logistics were difficult, so to compensate we pre-fabbed as much of the structure as possible,” says Nick Cioffi, GreenSpur’s Director of Construction.
The team installed an off-the-grid hot tub—known as a Dutch tub—that's heated by a wood fire. “Essentially a couple of copper coils get wrapped around a fire pit with a hi and low input/output connected to the tub. Once the fire heats up, the hot tub really gets cookin’. At its hottest we have measured it at 104 degrees,” says Jimmy Mathew’s, GreenSpur’s Director of Development.
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