Rear terrace and lawn at dusk

Brunswick West

A residential garden in Melbourne's inner north that softens a contemporary home with layered planting, honed bluestone and a fire-lit terrace for outdoor living.

Project info —

Location
Brunswick West, Melbourne
Services
Schematic design, construction documentation, contract administration
Type
Residential landscape
Details
Honed bluestone paving, sunken terrace beneath an ornamental grape, corten fire bowl, floating bluestone bench with log store, pleached hedge screens, festoon lighting, kitchen window garden of maples and bamboo
Completed
2023
Layered planting beside the path
Layered planting beside the path
Lawn and outdoor living area
Lawn and outdoor living area
Garden detail with bluestone edging
Garden detail with bluestone edging
Fire feature on the rear terrace
Fire feature on the rear terrace
Planting detail
Planting detail
View across the garden
View across the garden
Entry path
Entry path
Sunken bluestone terrace beneath an ornamental grape in autumn colour, festoon lights above
The sunken terrace under the ornamental grape, autumn · Instagram
Corten fire bowl burning on a bluestone pad in the lawn, firewood stored beneath a honed bluestone bench
Fire bowl and the log store beneath the bench · Instagram
Fire bowl alight beside the lawn with the autumn ornamental grape over the fence
First fires of autumn · Instagram