The brief called for turning a steep, under-used hillside into a walkable garden that feels both intimate and adventurous—somewhere to entertain friends by a glowing fire, linger over dinner, and meander through layered plantings without ever sensing the engineered complexity beneath. We carved a series of curving terraces into the slope, using modular block and boulder walls capped in steel to stabilize grades while doubling as planting pockets and subtle seating edges. A cedar-framed pergola and built-in benches anchor the upper lounge, linked to a lower fire-pit court and alfresco dining pad by gravel ribbons, stone slab steps, and a sinuous pebble swale that quietly manages runoff. Evergreen hedging and flowering shrubs tuck each level into the larger woodland backdrop, low-voltage path lights trace the nighttime journey, and warm wood accents repeat across pergola ties, railings, and furniture to knit the composition together from top to bottom.
