Modern Reincarnation
San Francisco–based landscape architect James A. Lord, principal of Surfacedesign won the 2012 CH+D Award for Landscape Design for the extreme makeover of his family’s home in Palos Verdes Estates.
“Skinned knees, basketball games and lots of concrete—those are my childhood memories of this space,” says Lord. “My parents have always been modernists… I enjoyed the challenge of marrying their aesthetic with their environment.”
Drought-tolerant barrel cactus, dudleya and euphorbia succulents bear sculptural geometric shapes—hearty rosettes, spikes and stars provide a visual and textural counterpoint to the rusticated sandstone floor.
As seen in California Home Design, Feb/Mar 2012 issue.
