Shades of Green Landscape Architecture
Modern Minimalism Modern minimalism defines this sleek home designed with a large family in mind. The landscape follows a refined approach, complementing the architecture while leaving generous open space for children to run and play freely. Low-growing, drought-tolerant plantings introduce a soft, organic texture to the clean lines of the design. A muted palette harmonizes […]
Art Walk As you descend into this home, you are taken on a path filled with art. Mature oaks and Japanese maple trees create a sense of protection overhead. Retaining walls and stairs helped create usable spaces throughout this steep and narrow lot. The goal was to create a more generous entrance with new stairs, lighting
Hawkins Building Treasure Island Strong emphasis on the comfort and functionality of the spaces was placed to create multiple types of use. Work was done in close collaboration with interdisciplinary design teams to identify opportunities and constraints, to problem solve and develop sustainable, creative, innovative and attractive design strategies and solutions. Shades of Green’s work
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An Artist’s Garden When the family added a guesthouse, a garage and reconfigured the driveway, it was also time to rethink the landscape. The lot is steep and studded with oak trees, and there was already a strong use of natural materials such as stone, wood and metal. We created a geometric paving pattern in
Sierra Towers The two office towers share an entrance plaza that was in need of updating. The plaza presented several challenges: it is shaded by the towers for most of the day and the two towers create a wind tunnel through the plaza. The area is on bay fill and the soil is unstable and
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
The Logan Apartments Logan Apartments is a new 204 unit, 6 story Residential/ Mixed use building with an extensive urban farm on the roof top, a dramatic green walled entry feature and redwood lined park on the North that connects adjacent Frog Park and the project’s own retail corridor. Plants were selected to thrive in
Palm Cove This mid-century modern home on Oahu enjoys a large lot to play with. We designed a landscape that celebrates the existing palms with a circular patterns that evoke a cove-like effect. The abundant palms, ferns, cycads, and vines line the perimeter and accent the open landscape. The vibrant greens with a variety of
Wine Country Getaway Surrounded by vineyards, this property features a renovated farmhouse and a thoughtfully designed landscape for a wine country getaway. A new cedar fence with galvanized posts complements the existing gate and palms, leading to a gravel courtyard framed by low concrete walls and informal plantings. The landscape combines modern design with agricultural
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Podcast Interview: From Fjords to Foundations On this episode of What It Takes: Business Owners Tell All, we the podcast features Ive Haugeland, founder and principal of Shades of Green Landscape Architecture. Her journey is a powerful story of taking risks, following a passion, and staying true to her values while building a thriving business.
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