rolling hills LANDSCAPE

Wittman Estes | New Landscape | Completed | 2022 - 2023

Project Manager: Faith Swickard. Principal: Jody Estes

Contractor: Millennium Landscapes

A place to gather

This backyard is located in a historic lot in Seward Park. The lot is large and required a design that would shape spaces and experiences for the clients and their two children.

existing conditions …

The existing house is a traditional Tudor-style building that required a design balancing formality with play. Existing drainage needed to be updated and new irrigation for the new plantings.

The clients enter into the backyard onto a crushed stone path that takes them by two small hills that were mounded from existing soil. These hills will allow the children to run up and roll down. Next, the clients can sit and enjoy the outdoors no matter the weather on a ipe deck, protected by a canopy. As the clients venture farther into the backyard, a large concrete stadium-style seats allow for gathering of more than just the family.