Peachy the Magazine September October 2015 | Page 40

A Garden with a View

The back of the house has a view of
downtown Austin through the study
window and also overlooks Lady Bird
Lake. As the house is situated on a
cliff, there was little opportunity for
landscaping in the back. The main
outdoor space for the homeowners
is a lovely terrace off the back. The
terrace, also constructed of Jerusalem
stone, is flanked by a small lawn panel
with plantings and clipped hedges
on one side and by the study on the
other side. The outdoor living room
has a beautiful kitchen, dining area,
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multiple seating areas and an infinity
pool that literally drops over the edge
of the cliff.
Despite a difficult lot, both the architect and landscape architect used the
challenging elements of the site to
their advantage to connect the inside
of the house to the outside. By using
carefully planned sight lines, maximizing the gorgeous views and working
with the natural terrain, they achieved
a stunning result—a home that is
a carefully integrated partnership
between indoors and out. n