Marriage of Architecture through Landscaping

In today’s marketplace new home owners are routinely faced with the multiple challenges of uniting past owners design choices with their own.  Whether the home is the result of  multiple remodels – tastefully done or not, a shortage of parking space or mixed architectural styles buyers will need to aesthtically assess what works best for them practically and visually. “Eclecticism in design is trickier than it seems. Combine several styles or elements together, and the risk of nothing standing out is great — as is the risk for, well, a cacophonous mess.” June Scott, Landscape Designer. She feels that uniting contrasting architectural styles and landscaping can be done through the basic principals of design; graphic mix, texture, mass planting, proportion and historical relevance.
Creative and balanced the design of the front yard pictured above offers a modern perspective to the property while providing additional parking space. The lawn and raised wooden deck compliment the traditional architecture. Symmetry defined through the collaboration of modern and traditional. Austin Outdoor.
Two styles of architecture in a small space can be united through complimentary landscaping creating a unique design. Yellow Kangaroo Paws and Coleonema “Sunset Gold” frame this outdoor dining area and highlight the sand textured deep green flat stucco exterior of this modern as well as traditional home. Bilden Architects.
Landscape designer June Scott emphasizes, “simple planes or masses of plants can help bring balance and unity to homes with more than one architectural style.” The simplicity of the planting in this front yard minimizes the multiple styles of the home’s facade. Shades of Green Landscape Architecture.
The proportions of this homes exterior were used to design the complimentary landscaping. The tall linear lines of the windows and doorway create a visual that is carried through the walkway into the backyard of this San Francisco Victorian.  Feldman Architecture.