THE LANDSCAPE HUGS THIS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED HISTORIC HOME IN PALO ALTO’S PROFESSORVILLE NEIGHBORHOOD.  THE VIBRANT HOMEOWNERS WANTED TO CREATE A LANDSCAPE THAT OPENED UP TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND RESPECTED THE OLD WORLD GARDENS OF THE HOME’S 1906 PERIOD.  THE LANDSCAPE IS NOW DEFINED BY A SERIES OF OUTDOOR “ROOMS”, OPTIMAL FOR THE FAMILY’S DAILY USE, WHILS SEAMLESSLY TRANSFORMING TO ACCOMMODATE VERY LARGE GATHERINGS.  HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE CUSTOM WATER FEATURES, HAND-MADE CLINKER BRICK WALLS, A CHARMING VEGETABLE GARDEN WITH CUSTOM CHICKEN COOP AND MATURE PERIMETER PLANTINGS.     

ARCHITECT: AINO VIEIRA DE ROSA  I  INTERIOR: KEN FULK  I  CONTRACTOR: NORTHWALL BUILDERS  I  LANDSCAPE CONTRACTOR: SITEWORKS LANDSCAPING  I  LIGHTING DESIGNER: ERIC JOHNSON ASSOC.