Paul R. Broadhurst
Photo by: Steve Dubinsky
San Juan Island Residence: The visitor is taken down through the canopy of the woods to the house. Lush plantings are an equal match to the strongly expressed pathway.
Photo by: Steve Dubinsky
San Juan Island Residence: Up against the house drifts of detail plantings such as native mullien and exotics such as allium and libertia mingle at the edges of salal and kinnickinnick used in the wider landscape. Stairs lead down to the beach.
Photo by: Steve Dubinsky
A pathway leads one to a bench inside the Sun Garden. Outside native myrica, amelanchier and kinnickinnick give way to deer proof drifts of geranium, allium, milkweed and santolina.
By design, the lightweight canopy and carport acknowledges the trunk of the Doug Fir and with it, its grounding presence. In this shady introverted space, with intimate sightlines, lush panels of ground covers mimic the native forest floor.
Photo by: Steve Dubinsky
Mid-Century Modern Residence: Of Boulders and Bronze. Dissecting materials with surgical precision, the Oblique Path creates a visceral connection with the surface. The cut and honed granite boulders and bronze ‘razor edges’ hold back and disrupt the flow of ground covers.
Photo by: Steve Dubinsky
Mid-Century Modern Residence: In contrast to the shaded plantings at the entry, sun-loving aromatics lap up against the sitting wall at the top of the granite path. The Sun Terrace is visible beyond.
Photo by: Steve Dubinsky
Lakeside Residence: Broad steps descending to the residence entry bisects the abstract stream feature. From its origins deeper into the image, the stream drops from a ledgestone on to the black slab.
Photo by: Steve Dubinsky
Lakeside Residence: The stream evolving along its path, is shown here back in its natural state. It is used as a narrative thread to weave together relationships between built forms and nature.
Photo by: Steve Dubinsky
Lakeside Residence: A side terrace noses into the path of the stream deflecting it around a seating arrangement for two. To the left the water appears as an abstraction again, here functioning as a small dipping pool.
Photo by: Brandi L. Pierce
Lakeside Residence: On the main terrace materials and uses are juxtaposed. The stainless steel fire feature creates a focus for nearby dining, while the small dipping pool provides an opportunity for bathing on a hot day.
