A view of Church and Jett's lush yard.

The rear of the house looks onto a lush backyard. The rough, industrial prefabricated concrete panels by the German manufacturer Syspro are the building blocks of the home.

The Meadowbrook house is an anomaly in downtown Phoenix, nestled in a downtrodden neighborhood amid lush oleander bushes.

A wooden boardwalk twists through the verdant site.

The addition includes a large timber deck at the front, where the family can lounge and enjoy the lush scenery.

Day takes a swim in a new lap pool framed by a lush Southern California garden. The lower wall next to the pool is made from stacked Pennsylvania bluestone, which was used for all exterior stone as well.

The timber-clad home is nestled into the lush foliage of the existing landscape.

An artist and an architect built their home, studios, and an exhibition space inside a lushly landscaped Antwerp warehouse.

Lush landscaping softens the steep driveway that leads to the garage at the base of the house.

The green roof, wood cladding, and low profile help to integrate the home with its lush, natural surroundings.

The 1962 midcentury is entered through a large private gate with lush greenery along one side.

Designed by ZJJZ Atelier, the shingle-clad pods—known as The Seeds—provide an off-grid retreat in a lush area in Jiangxi, China.

Olson Kundig's natural and warm architectural palette combines metal, wood, and concrete, set against the blues and greens of the lush surroundings and bay.

Surrounded by oak trees and lush grasslands, Field Cabin features a steeply pitched roof and an expansive glass door and decking on the front facade.

The interior design is characterized by restraint. Wood complements leather and concrete for a modern, natural-looking building that blend together with its lush surroundings.

Rather than a lush garden, the architect opted for a singular green expression. This was done by planting a sole Caesalpinia ferra tree at the atrium - a natural sculptural at the heart of the home.

The eastern side offers an equally mesmerizing view of Mount Tamalpais, which is lush with foliage throughout the year.

The centrally placed pool also serves as a focal point for many spaces within the L-shaped home. The patio is also surrounded by a lush lawn and plantings.

Located among lush, rolling hills in Valles Pasiegos, Spain, Villa Slow is a minimalist holiday home designed by Laura Álvarez Architecture. The property was once a stone ruin, and now it generates more energy than it uses.

The ever-changing, lush wooded surroundings of Minnesota, such as those experienced at this 8,000-square-foot Type Variant House outside of Minneapolis designed by Coen and Partners, are right near the small town of New Richland.

CollectiveProject designed a three-story home in Bangalore, India that is fashioned from blocks handcrafted out of debris from the previous structure on site. Lush vegetation including mango, avocado, and citrus trees helps the home recede into the background.

The home's lush surroundings.

Casa Volta, located in Puerto Escondido, Mexico, sits among a lush landscape mere steps away from the Pacific Ocean. The almost 1,300-square-foot plan is made of six rectangular areas—alternating between open terraces and the three covered structures.

Named Los Terrenos, meaning The Terrains, this retreat in Monterrey, Mexico, was designed by Mexico City–based architect Tatiana Bilbao to reflect the lush woodland hillside it sits on. The dwelling consists of two volumes made of rammed earth, terracotta clay bricks, and a facade clad in mirrored glass.

A healthy budget for landscaping allowed Leah to achieve a natural, wild look with plants. “I wanted to look out and see just lush plants growing wild,” she says. The collage of native vegetation was also used to soften the transitions between surface materials and backyard zones.

The exterior is surrounded by lush greenery.

Paved stairs lead down to a lush lawn and the home’s main entrance: a pivoting front door that opens to a two-story atrium. Greenery dangles from planters integrated into the second floor, while additional pavers connect two sliding glass doors in the living room.

Lush landscaping softens the concrete stair.

In 1962, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill architect Arthur Witthoefft won the AIA's highest honor for a home he built in the lush woods of Westchester County. Having fended off a developer's wrecking ball, Todd Goddard and Andrew Mandolene went above and beyond to make this manse mint again.

The infinity pool seems to stretch into lush views.

A peek at the surrounding lush landscape.

Steps lead from the deck to a lush garden.

The cemetery is set within a lush meadow and groves of indigenous birch and pine, oak and cherry. The wood sculpture is the site's centerpiece.

Just across Melrose from the Marc by Marc Jacobs store sits Marc Jacobs with its unmistakably lush facade.