Backyard Deck and Gardens in the Oakland Foothills
With several disconnected backyard spaces, the client desired a facelift, with a need to extend the flow of the kitchen to a new “outdoor room”. We designed an expansive deck at the same level as the kitchen to solve this need. An attractive room that provides space for dining and seating, and transitions to a “lower living room”, a side yard path, and easy access to the upper garden and adjacent studio. The new “outdoor room” became an extension and easy connection to the upper garden areas. The oval ornamental grass bed, decomposed granite edging, and flagstones that was implemented in phase 1, became integrated with the overall backyard design once the new deck was finished.