Organic Outdoor Living

Oakland, CA

View from the living room through a large sliding door to the new terraced patio, showing Levitch outdoor living spaces on a sloping lot with natural materials and garden planting.
Lower terrace patio with a round dining table, built in planter seating, stone paving, and stairs with branch inspired handrails, creating outdoor entertaining space on a sloped yard.
Upper terrace with long built in wood benches, lush planting, and layered garden levels beside the house, showing Levitch terraced outdoor living design for a sloping Bay Area lot.
New wood fence and gate with a sculptural branch detail panel, set beside bamboo and garden planting, adding privacy and an organic entry feature to the terraced backyard.
Custom railing made from branch like natural forms along the garden steps and terrace edge, softening the stone and wood outdoor living surfaces with an organic look.
Close detail of the custom branch style handrail mounted to a dark metal bracket on the wood fence, highlighting the natural materials used throughout the project.

Organic Outdoor Living

Oakland, CA

  • Year Built: 2015

    Patio and terraced garden featuring lots of natural materials for outdoor living at a home on a sloping Bay Area lot.

    Levitch built this project designed by our client’s landscape firm. The project included:

    • A new fence and gate

    • Adding alternating planters and terraces to create outdoor living/entertaining spaces at a sloping lot

    • Plants and branches used as hand rails that soften the built-in benches and stone surfaces

    • Replacing the large sliding door that overlooks the new yard

     

    Photography by Treve Johnson

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