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Residential Courtyard, Armadale

2024 - 2025

Armadale

Concept Plans, Planting Plans and Specifications, Irrigation Plans, Lighting Plans, Visualisations/3D model, Materials Schedule, Construction Support

2026

The clients wanted an outdoor space that could do many things at once: provide a calm and welcoming arrival, offer a sanctuary for adults, and give children real room to play. Strong indoor-outdoor connection was a priority, with the garden designed to be enjoyed as much from inside the home as from within it. Arrival sets the tone for everything that follows, and here it was designed to be an experience.

A gently ramped path of crazy paving takes you towards the front door and invites you to slow down and take it in. Overhead, a leafy canopy filters the light and creates an immediate sense of shelter and enclosure.

A tranquil water feature introduces the sound of moving water from the moment you approach the gate, quietly signalling that what lies beyond is a place of calm.
Step through to the rear and the garden opens up into something altogether more generous.

A large lawn provides the kind of open space that families rarely find in built-up areas, room to kick a ball, set up the trampoline, shoot a few hoops, and simply be outside without feeling hemmed in.
For the adults, the covered alfresco and BBQ area extends the living space well beyond the back wall, a proper outdoor room designed for year-round use, whether that means a quiet morning coffee or a long evening with friends and family gathered around the table.

The planting is a mix of exotics and natives including herbaceous perennials and bulbs.  Every element was positioned to ensure that the view from inside the home is as resolved as the experience of being in the garden itself.