architecture hands-on construction skills site work and landscaping
Site work and Landscaping hands-on work experience for Turnstone Cove include fences, walls, burms, fountains, rocks, outdoor lighting, and assorted plantings from grasses to trees.
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Sunhollow House, Burbank, California, 1976
Hands-on site work and landscaping experience for the Sunhollow Residence included excavating for and erecting a wooden pole retaining wall and laying sod for the Office garden.
Trimming the top of wooden pole retaining wall, Sunhollow House, Burbank, California, USA, 1976.
LINK TO FINISHED SUNHOLLOW HOUSE RESIDENCE
Turnstone Cove III Residence, Yachats, Oregon, USA - 1999-2001
Sitework and Landscaping hands-on experiences on Turnstone Cove III included driveways, patios, berms, a castle playhouse, "fence" posts, trees, and various plants.
Custom hand-made cedar lamp posts and a commercial fountain set in river rock beds along the entry, Turnstone Cove Residence, Yachats, Oregon, USA, 2000.
The front plant bed features large rocks, mugo pines, and nasturtiums.
Hand excavated river rock beds along the foundation help to absorb rain water splash, Turnstone Cove Residence, Yachats, Oregon, USA, 2010.
Creating subtle "fence posts" from 6x6 pressure treated wood to mark property lines, Turnstone Cove III Residence, Yachats, Oregon, USA, 2016.
Turnstone Cove Residence, Yachats, Oregon, USA, 2016.
LINK TO FINISHED TURNSTONE COVE III RESIDENCE
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