FROM JOBURG TO CALIFORNIA
OUTDOOR LIVING INSPIRED BY JOHANNESBURG AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNA
PROJECT: WESTWOOD RESIDENCE
EXTERIOR ARCHITECTURAL +
LANDSCAPE TRANSFORMATION
SCOPE: COMPREHENSIVE EXTERIOR
TRANSFORMATION INCLUDING
ARCHITECTURAL UPDATES,
TERRACED LANDSCAPE AND
CUSTOM HARDSCAPE DESIGN,
WATER FEATURE INTEGRATION,
AND A FULL OUTDOOR KITCHEN
AND ENTERTAINING TERRACES
LOCATION: WESTWOOD
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
YEAR: 2014 - 2015
A TRADITIONAL HILLSIDE BUNGALOW IN WESTWOOD WAS REIMAGINED FOR A YOUNG FAMILY NEWLY RELOCATED FROM JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA. THE PRIMARY FOCUS BECAME THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE EXTERIOR LIVING ENVIRONMENT.
THE EXISTING HILLSIDE GARDEN LACKED STRUCTURE AND USABLE OUTDOOR SPACE. THE REDESIGN INTRODUCED A SERIES OF TERRACED LIVING AREAS THAT EXTEND THE HOME OUTWARD, CREATING DISTINCT ZONES FOR GATHERING, DINING, AND RELAXATION.
THE OUTDOOR SPACES WERE DESIGNED TO REFLECT THE CLIENTS' CONNECTION TO BOTH JOHANNESBURG AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA—PLACES WHERE LIFE NATURALLY UNFOLDS OUTDOORS. A CUSTOM 8-FOOT SHEER WATERFALL ANCHORS THE GARDEN AND CREATES A DRAMATIC FOCAL POINT WITHIN THE TERRACED COMPOSITION. A FULLY INTEGRATED OUTDOOR KITCHEN, LOUNGE AREAS, AND SHADED DINING SPACES SUPPORT EVERYDAY LIVING AND ENTERTAINING.
BECAUSE THE FAMILY SPENDS EXTENDED PERIODS TRAVELING BETWEEN LOS ANGELES AND SOUTH AFRICA, THE LANDSCAPE WAS DESIGNED TO BE VISUALLY RICH WHILE REQUIRING MINIMAL MAINTENANCE. DURABLE MATERIALS, STRUCTURED PLANTING, AND DROUGHT-TOLERANT LANDSCAPING CREATE A GARDEN THAT REMAINS BEAUTIFUL EVEN DURING LONG ABSENCES.
THROUGH THE REIMAGINING OF THE LANDSCAPE AND HARDSCAPE, THE PROPERTY'S LIVING FOOTPRINT WAS SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDED—ELEVATING THE EXTERIOR INTO A DYNAMIC, IMMERSIVE LIVING ENVIRONMENT THAT EXPANDS THE WAY THE HOME IS EXPERIENCED.
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