Braidwood

A balance to their recently renovated and modernized 1950’s home, this terraced patio and garden is to be a space of gathering and wandering, with nodes of interest spread around the property. The material palate is restrained and meant to age gracefully. The walls are a mix of polished and split-face white CMU. The split-face, positioned outward towards the garden to evoke an up-thrusting stone form. Facing inward the polished stone is meant as a juxtaposition to the texture of the landscape. Like a stone cut through and polished, the habitable space is carved from this telluric expression. 

 

The Upper patio, a larger space off of the living room with a cascading stone stair and a more intimate covered dining space off of the kitchen. This cover is a suspended canopy of raw, brushed copper left to age as it wills. An elevated reflecting pool draws the eye through the landscape to align with the James River, connecting the two bodies of water and bringing the river to the patio.

 

The lower patio steps down and nestles itself into the garden. Sheltered by the landscape, this private space allows one to experience the scale of the trees and garden fully.

 

Oversized stem walls give presence to the entrance paths. and design the space as they reach out into the garden to announce the patio.

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Estimated Completion: Fall 2025