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Outdoor Small Patio, Porch, Deck Shrubs Grass Concrete Patio, Porch, Deck Wood Fences, Walls Design Photos and Ideas

The outdoors are part of the cohesive design, embracing the vegetation, sites, and sunlight.
"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.
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."
An outdoor bathroom for lazy summer soaks.
This private outdoor space would be otherwise unavailable within a hillside home.
An asymmetrical mailbox incorporates mid-century geometry and new building materials into the front approach.