THE ARCHITECT’S OASIS

Bronze Award—Residential; Association of Professional Landscape Designers (APLD) 2025 International Landscape Design Awards

Honor Award—Residential; American Society of Landscape Architects (PA/DE) 2025 Professional Design Awards

This entire suburban block in Greater Philadelphia is backed by a regional rail line that necessitated steep grading for the homes below. While neighbors had unsuccessfully used bamboo to screen the boundary; this architect and his family craved a climate resilient alternative that would also manage excessive stormwater runoff. Design-built in Fall 2022, our team capitalized on the grading to reimagine a loosely tiered outdoor living space integrating a dining area, hot tub, firepit and raised beds while successfully channeling stormwater to an immersive all season rain garden in the front.