Modern Maze


Garden Sitting Area


View From Living Room

Slat Fence

Concrete Bands

Steps to Residence
Pacific Heights Residence

San Francisco,  US West

Andrea Cochran Landscape Architecture

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Black concrete walls, strips of stainless steel and bands of planting material slide past one another in this San Francisco garden to create a maze-like space and give the illusion of expansiveness when viewed from above. The polished tops of the walls and stainless steel capture reflections of the sky by day and of the house by night, when blue led lights add to the mystery.






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