This compact, urban backyard was in desperate need of privacy. We created a series of outdoor rooms, privacy screens, and lush plantings all with an Asian-inspired design sense. Elements include a covered outdoor lounge room, sun decks, rock gardens, shade garden, evergreen plant screens, and raised boardwalk to connect the various outdoor spaces. The finished space feels like a true backyard oasis.

CLIENT // M PROJECT TYPE // CONSTRUCTION LOCATION // HATSUDAI, SHIBUYA-KU, TOKYO, JAPAN FACILITY // RESIDENCE ​ GROSS CONSTRUCTION AREA // 71sqm ​ CONSTRUCTION AREA // 25sqm RANK // 2 STORY ​ STRUCTURE // TIMBER FRAME STRUCTURE PROJECT TEAM // TOMOKO SASAKI ​ STRUCTURAL ENGINEER // Tetsuya Tanaka Structural Engineers CONSTRUCTOR // FUJI SOLAR HOUSE YEAR // 2019 ​ PHOTOGRAPHS // akihideMISHIMA​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Build out of the Meditation Hut next to the spa deck and gravel filled steps that lead into a recessed fire pit area. Photo by Ketti Kupper.

Asian inspired garden in this Fort Lauderdale home. This is a meditative garden designed and installed by Matthew Giampietro

Turn off your phone and come sit. So simple. Yet so hard to do sometimes. Your landscape can be your sanctuary space away from the craziness of the day.

一坪の中に垣根、雑木群生、枯れ流れ、苔庭を融合した小庭の眺め

The destination is reached, but all is not yet revealed. www.hortusoasis.com

藤松建築設計室

A simple shed roof design allows for an open-feeling living area, featuring Tansu stairs that lead to the sleeping loft. This statement piece of cabinetry become stairway is adorned with Asian brass hardware and grass cloth.

Ryan Edwards

Thorsten Faust

Doig Bench, by Robert Spangler. $3,850.00. 60 × 16 × 26"h. Walnut. The Doig Bench uses intricate joinery and dark walnut to create a graceful silhouette.

Our clients on this project were inspired by their travels to Asia and wanted to mimic this aesthetic at their DC property. We designed a water feature that effectively masks adjacent traffic noise and maintains a small footprint.

This is a very small powder room. You can reach every wall from the toilet. Because it's so small we wanted to fill the space with textures, different textures and darker colors. The colors and wood also reflect the colors and texture of a set of framed Japanese silk prints in the foyer next to this powder room. The small granite boulder sink adds a sculptural focus point in this small space. Storage for powder room essentials is precious because there's little room elsewhere near this foyer adjacent powder room. Room is 4' x 5'-8" Wm Burlingham Photography

A generously sized natural wood slab table is right at home in this space. Tall timber bamboo and translucent plexi provide screening without bulk