Outdoor Living

Stone & Shade

A timber pergola, outdoor kitchen and stone walk that shade a south-facing garden.

Timber pergola casting striped shadows across a gravel walk

Location

Devon

Year

2024

Scope

Outdoor living design, joinery detailing, lighting, build

Materials

Oak pergola, local stone, concrete worktops, ferns

01 · The brief

01 · The brief

Make a sun-baked garden comfortable through the long summer afternoons.

Make a sun-baked garden comfortable through the long summer afternoons.

02 · Design challenge

02 · Design challenge

Strong southern light and an exposed coastal position.

Strong southern light and an exposed coastal position.

03 · Concept

03 · Concept

Layered oak beams filter the sun into moving stripes of shade over a stone walk and kitchen.

Layered oak beams filter the sun into moving stripes of shade over a stone walk and kitchen.

04 · The completed space

Start a project

A great space
begins with a
conversation.

Pool terrace at twilight with a linear fire feature, loungers and desert planting

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