Terraces

Alder House

A contemporary terrace and lawn that reads as one long room with the new kitchen extension.

Location

Surrey

Year

2024

Scope

Garden design, hard landscaping, lighting, planting

Materials

Porcelain paving, cedar cladding, steel edging, ornamental grasses

01 · The brief

Continue the clean lines of the new extension out into the garden.

02 · Design challenge

A sloping site and a client who wanted no visible steps from the kitchen doors.

03 · Concept

Level-threshold porcelain flows from the kitchen, then steps down in wide, shallow landings softened by grasses.

04 · The completed space

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