Landscape Management, March 2016
Big picture Born on the Bayou LOCATION Houston COMPANY McDugald Steele THE DETAILS The clients objective was to integrate a new residence and landscaping into a natural mostly undisturbed 75 acre site Construction was staged over more than five years in five distinct phases This approach allowed the project to proceed in small working envelopes that reduced the impact of construction on the property The site naturally drained toward Buffalo Bayou and preserving the bayou banks required focused efforts during and after construction Pictured is a negative edge water feature which captures a reflective perspective of the architecture and the adjacent tree covered south end peninsula Connecting it to the home is a limestone covered terrace flanked with a pair of limestone block benches and large seasonal planters These and other aspects of this project earned McDugald Steele both a 2015 Grand Award and a Judges Award from the National Association of Landscape Professionals Awards of Excellence program See more photos from this project at Landscape Management net BigPicture March 2016 LANDSCAPEMANAGEMENT NET 11 PHOTO McDugalD STeele lanDScaPe arcHiTecTS anD cOnTracTOrS rno
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