Project Description:
Tightly pinned between the house and the public sidewalk, this under-utilized 300 square foot front yard space on a small Seattle urban lot was transformed with a modern take on a traditional Japanese rock garden.  The homeowners gained much-needed privacy by installing a border of Corten steel planter boxes filled with perennial grass plantings that acts as an interactive buffer from the street.  To ensure easy upkeep, drought-tolerant plants were used to complete the minimal landscaping.

Recognition:
Urban Sandbox was published in the May 2009 edition of Seattle Monthly + Northwest Home Magazine.  Please visit our publication page to read more.

Project Credits:
Architect: Imprint Architecture and Design, LLC
Contractor: Imprint Architecture and Design, LLC
Corten Steel Planters: Wesweld Corporation
Photographer: Aaron Leitz Photography