When the owner of this historic property decided to undertake a significant architectural and landscape renovation, he returned to Collin Jones Studio to envision a garden respectful of the original 1925 Birge Clark residence. The outcome honored the historic property while responding creatively to a different owner in a different time.  Working collaboratively with Fergus Garber Architects, the site was clearly organized with simple, classic, rectilinear geometries punctuated with subtle shifts in scale and proportion. An iconic, generously overscaled planter marks the entry gate while a simple square fountain basin establishes the organizing nexus of the rear yard.

The residence’s Spanish Colonial Revival style inspired a Mediterranean plant palette that celebrated sculptural Olive trees, hedges of Bay Laurel, carpets of creeping Thyme and boldly geometric Agaves and Fan Palms. Site features were designed with a nod to the home’s period, while maintaining relevancy to today’s time and place.

Team:

Architect: Fergus Garber Architects

Interior Design: Rowell + Peters Studio

Construction: Pete Moffat Construction

Landscape Construction: Ragno|Ross Associates

Photography: Paul Dyer

Press - Luxe Magazine March-April 2024