A dream space to explore, imagine, relax and share stories
Profiled by At Home, in Form Magazine, and on Outside on HGTV, this Glendale, California garden highlights jaw dropping mountain views. Theodore Payne Foundation twice featured the space on the Native Garden Tour.
Designed to provide four children (and their parents!) with ample space to play and relax, the garden contains 10 distinctive living spaces. It also provides spectacular views from inside the home.
Form Magazine
As soon as guests walk through the front
door, their focus is pulled outside
to a sculptural copper waterfall
built into a ledger-stone retaining wall.
“The home is so open it was key to orient
a spectacular feature to serve
as an art piece and draw people into
the outdoor spaces,” says Aoyagi.
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The area adjacent to the home contains a fire pit, saltwater spool with insta-hot shower, a BBQ bar, waterfall-wrapped lounge and outdoor kitchen with a naturally cooled wine cellar. The hillside behind it can now be accessed via a system of trails through fragrant, slope retaining native foliage, and has become favored play space.
For those looking for a little solitude, there are semi-private overlooks and nooks throughout the space, including a perch at the top of the hill, petite nooks in the side and front gardens, and a custom bench with a spectacular view of the Verdugo Mountains.
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