Located in a private enclave of executive homes between Governors Road and the Brick Works. Note: the lots are not deep so the homes opposite are quite close. “Before” – a blank slate to work with! The homeowners had given a lot of thought to their backyard space and provided Owen Landscape Architects with a …
“Low maintenance” and “extending the seasons” are the main themes for this outdoor living space in a small yard in the area tucked between Rosedale and Yorkville in the City of Toronto. The roughly 25 X 25-foot backyard, bounded by the side fences and the back side of the laneway garage is not a large …
I’ve prepared many, many landscape plans for clients over the years, but (oddly enough) – not with detailed plantings. For me, of all the various components of a design: conceptual; grading; lighting; materials – planting design is the most time consuming – and the most rewarding. If you have ever flipped through a nursery catalogue …
A garden cannot exist on plants alone; even in nature there are anchoring elements: rock outcroppings…..a creek bed. Having a “framework” is essential – the backbone of the garden, these being elements such as: borders, walls; screens; fountains; pergolas at so on. This is SPACE. The TIME aspect is multidimensional: the 4 seasons, and, the …
LORA BAY THE ART OF OUTDOOR LIVING SPACE DESIGN Owen Landscape Architect took an existing generic backyard landscape and utterly transformed it into an amazing outdoor living space using an architectural approach. Although a relatively small space, Peter Owen had a strong vision to fit within the space all of the client’s wish list: an …
A Design For An Outdoor Living Space With Limited Room To Work With Owen Landscape Architect has just completed a design for an outdoor living space in the golf course community of Lora Bay, located outside of the town of Thornbury – a few hours north of Toronto. Although the site presented some challenges due …
CONVEYING DESIGN INTENT Through 3D Rendering ______________________________________ The concept refined and labelled. View from dining area looking towards the living room pavilion. Note the water feature set on top of the plinth. A close-up view of the outdoor living room pavilion. The view from the lawn area showing the private lounging area in the foreground. …
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THORNBURY WATERFRONT A Detailed Concept Plan Bypassing the usual procedure, which is the more schematic initial conceptual design; in this example I refined the concept. Spending this amount of time can be risky as the client may shoot it down, but I felt that this design direction was a good one and am therefore willing to …
Fundraiser Poster Tracy and I designed this poster for the Community of Hearts Valentines Day Fundraiser at the Cutten Fields.
Nottawa Pool Cabana Located on an estate property in Nottawa, a hamlet just outside of Collingwood. The owner’s where initially looking to create a pergola structure at the one end of the pool to afford them some some sun protection and a place to create an outdoor living area. Given the restrictions, I came up …
355623 The Blue Mountains
Euphrasia Town Line, Clarksburg
Ontario N0H 1J0
812-1135 Royal York Road
Toronto, Ontario, M9A 0C3
