Peter Owen

Detailed Landscape Plan

I’ve prepared many, many landscape plans for clients over the years, but (oddly enough) – not with detailed plantings. For me, of all the various components of a design: conceptual; grading; lighting; materials – planting design is the most time consuming – and the most rewarding. If you have ever flipped through a nursery catalogue

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A Design For An Outdoor Living Space With Limited Room To Work With Owen Landscape Architect has just completed a design for an outdoor living space in the golf course community of Lora Bay, located outside of the town of Thornbury – a few hours north of Toronto.  Although the site presented some challenges due

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Outdoor Living Courtyard in Doulton Estates, Mississauga

CONVEYING DESIGN INTENT Through 3D Rendering ______________________________________ The concept refined and labelled. View from dining area looking towards the living room pavilion. Note the water feature set on top of the plinth. A close-up view of the outdoor living room pavilion. The view from the lawn area showing the private lounging area in the foreground.

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THORNBURY  WATERFRONT A Detailed Concept Plan Bypassing the usual procedure, which is the more schematic initial conceptual design; in this example I refined the concept. Spending this amount of time can be risky as the client may shoot it down, but I felt that this design direction was a good one and am therefore willing to

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Rosedale Outdoor Living Space The Complete Transformation of a Small City Back Yard The outdoor living room is encapsulated by wrap-around raised planters and an overhead pergola The pergola beam spans the full width of the yard. The 4X4 rafters matching the scale of the beam.

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