Form meets outdoor function
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Photos: Rashba Architectural & Interior Design Photography
This aerial view shows the layout of the outdoor living space in relation to the home.
This aerial view shows the layout of the outdoor living space in relation to the home.
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Photos: Rashba Architectural & Interior Design Photography
A sitting area on the side of the home is connected to the poolside gazeebo by a landscaped walkway.
A sitting area on the side of the home is connected to the poolside gazeebo by a landscaped walkway.
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Photos: Rashba Architectural & Interior Design Photography
The trend is toward permanent outdoor fireplaces like this one rather than firepit-style features.
The trend is toward permanent outdoor fireplaces like this one rather than firepit-style features.
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Photos: Rashba Architectural & Interior Design Photography
A covered yet open outdoor kitchen and eating space is essential to any successful outdoor living space.
A covered yet open outdoor kitchen and eating space is essential to any successful outdoor living space.
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Photos: Rashba Architectural & Interior Design Photography
A courtyard to the side of the home provides a place of tranquility.
A courtyard to the side of the home provides a place of tranquility.
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Photos: Rashba Architectural & Interior Design Photography
The pool is the centerpiece around which the rest of the outdoor living elements reside.
The pool is the centerpiece around which the rest of the outdoor living elements reside.
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Photos: Rashba Architectural & Interior Design Photography
The outdoor living space is designed to be both separate and connected to the home, for example, by the balcony seen here.
The outdoor living space is designed to be both separate and connected to the home, for example, by the balcony seen here.
Bob Hart believes in happy accidents. “One of my happy accidents was a book I picked up, which was a book about classical architecture. I was introduced to symmetry, axiality and repetition development. It was that book that enticed me to look at buildings and appreciate those elements.”
When Hart picked up that book three decades ago, he started keeping a continuously updated sketchbook of elements of his dream house that employed classical features. In 2009 he decided to stop drawing and...
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