Lilyfield

SMALL BUT MIGHTY

A unique project with the client being both builder and homeowner, this small yet complex landscape required early creative engagement to establish a strong natural balance between the home’s architectural voice and any future garden designs.

Constrained by limited space and dramatic level changes, major excavation and retaining wall construction were essential to creating usable landscape spaces. Ever-mindful of these limitations, plate steel was welded on site as a space-conscious alternative to bulky retaining walls. And in a nod to both the original building and its sprawling rustic charm, brick and timber repurposed from the site were used extensively alongside in-situ concrete and distressed limestone flooring.

Scope

Landscape Architecture

Construction

Horticulture

Builder GD Building & Carpentry

Architect Sandbox Studios

Year 2021

Location Lilyfield, NSW

Photography Natalie Hunfalvay

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A vital element of both the planning and construction stages, the necessary level changes helped create lounge and dining areas, as well as a small lawn for the family dog. Wanting to shape a secluded landscape that invites people to fully enjoy these communal spots – particularly the dining area – plants were chosen by each species' ability to achieve height and offer privacy without encroaching on the entertaining space. 

We acknowledge the Wangal and Gadigal People. The traditional custodians of the land and waters of which this landscape sits.
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