Serenity and calm pervade a Japanese-inspired garden that San Francisco-based Surfacedesign, Inc. created to complement the renovation of a multi-story midcentury modern house in the city's Russian Hill neighborhood.
Photography via Surfacedesign, Inc.
Above: A multi-level garden, seen from above, has city views, indoor-outdoor living spaces, and a low-maintenance year-round garden.
Above: Family living spaces connect to the south-facing garden.
Above: The garden has just enough green to look inviting.
Above: Container plants include exuberant sprays of euphorbia, mixed with more typical succulents.
Above: Ferns and Japanese anemones grow alongside a walkway, and an open-air fire pit adds both literal and figurative warmth to a garden where the horizontal planes of the hardscape dominate the design.
Above: A roof deck has expansive views of the city, bay, and Golden Gate Bridge.
Above: A John Maniscalco Architecture renovation ofa midcentury modern home has a facade that gives up little to passersby. Other than a viewing deck, no portion of the internal courtyard gardens are visible.
For more modern landscaping in San Francisco, see:
- Pacific Heights Mystery: A Hidden City Garden.
- Landscape Architect Visit: From Small SF Backyard to Urban Oasis.
- Before you embark on a landscaping project, see Hardscaping 101: Design Guide for Patio Pavers.
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