Shades of Green Landscape Architecture
New Life to Old Farm Formerly a sheep farm with meadows, oaks and redwoods, The Farm strives to preserve and restore the small-scale agricultural landscape, quintessential to Northern California’s heritage. The owner-designers revitalized this run-down farmstead into a creative playground for design, architecture, gardening, art, entertainment and nature. Walking through the site, we start from […]
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Hamlin School The Hamlin School is a highly regarded K-8 private girl’s school located in San Francisco. Shades of Green in collaboration with MCA designed a rooftop terrace that will serve as a flexible outdoor learning environment for young students of all ages and capabilities, to engage with nature, peers, and educators in both learning
City Dream Home This stately Pacific Heights residence underwent a major remodel including a new garden to maximize outdoor living. A lap pool, outdoor shower, fireplaces, covered patio spaces, and outdoor kitchen are part of the garden. A dual-sided fireplace provides a window to the shower behind. Formal trees screen the covered patio next to
Treasure Island Shades of Green’s work includes the design of the site’s interior courtyard, roof top terrace and assitance in perimeter streetscape and shared public way design for a new Mixed-Use Multifamily Development at Treasure Island Strong emphasis on the comfort and functionality of the spaces was placed to create multiple types of use. Work
The Lark This project is to freshen up the landscape elements of an existing Apartment complex in San Mateo, to make it as a center of the thriving and sustainable community. The newly added landscape amenity includes, a pollinator program and an old bocce court turned into a thriving community garden with fruit trees and
Contemporary Living This contemporary garden for a LEED Platinum residence melds sophisticated design, luxury, and advanced technology. An upper rooftop deck with an outdoor fireplace and barbecue establishes a sophisticated outdoor room for entertaining against a backdrop of the cityscape and Golden Gate Bridge. Pavers and a no-mow lawn create a multi-use area in the
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