selected works

A collection of works exploring the tension between structure and softness, where landscape and architecture settle into something calm, grounded, and beautiful.

Glass sliding door leading to a patio with outdoor furniture, potted plants, and greenery reflected in the glass.

Set along the river in one of the city’s historic neighborhoods, this project involved two neighboring shotgun-style homes—both purchased by the same clients. One became their residence, the other their design studio. My role was to dissolve the boundary between the two and create a single, cohesive outdoor environment that felt intentional, organic, and quietly transportive.

The challenge was flow. Rather than treating the backyards as separate zones, I approached the space as a continuous landscape—soft, meandering, and grounded in movement. Inspired by a West Coast sensibility, the garden leans heavily into layers of grasses and perennials, creating a sense of rhythm and ease that shifts with the seasons and the light.

A custom walkway of locally sourced limestone anchors the space, its irregular cuts lending a natural, time-worn quality that respects the historic context while feeling fresh and modern. Nestled within the plantings is an intimate sitting area—meant for pauses, conversations, and quiet moments—surrounded by soft textures and movement.

For the studio, we introduced a small dipping tub tucked discreetly into the landscape, offering employees a place to cool off and reset during the workday. It’s a subtle but intentional detail—one that reflects the clients’ values around creativity, rest, and connection to place.

The result is a backyard that feels less designed and more discovered. A shared outdoor room that blurs the line between home and studio, work and rest—rooted in nature, history, and flow.

butchertown zen

A cozy outdoor patio area with two cushioned lounge chairs and a small green side table, surrounded by plants and shaded by a tree, with string lights hanging above and a black wooden fence in the background.
Exterior view of a modern house with large glass sliding doors, a wall-mounted light fixture, and a large rust-colored planter with green plants and white flowers near a wooden deck and steps.
Clothesline with colorful laundry hanging against gray sky
Outdoor lounge chair with pillow on a set of steps surrounded by greenery and plants.
Outdoor patio with a black door, a white cushioned chair with a striped pillow, a small wooden table with a green sculpture, and desert plants.
Outdoor patio with black wooden fence, a white inflatable swan pool float, a large potted green plant, a black patio chair with beige cushions, and a wooden bench with pillows.
Outdoor patio with a wooden fence, large white decorative spheres, and lush green plants, adjacent to a house with black exterior walls and glass windows, under a leafy tree.
Outdoor patio with black wire chairs, beige striped cushion, potted plants, and large glass sliding doors of a house with dark gray siding.

Quarryscape 

Overlooking a water-filled quarry in Prospect, Kentucky, this multi-million-dollar landscape was an exercise in restraint, reverence, and scale. The site itself was already dramatic—raw rock, expansive water, and a sense of quiet permanence—so the design approach was never about competing with the view, but rather extending it.

The backyard unfolds in a series of intentional zones, each grounded in natural materials and shaped by the land. A large water feature flows over natural stone, its sound softening the edges of the architecture and echoing the presence of water beyond. The infinity-edge pool is positioned to dissolve into the quarry below, finished with shell limestone pavers that reflect light subtly and stay cool underfoot.

Throughout the landscape, natural stone boulders were carefully placed to feel as though they had always belonged there. Hand-carved stone steps guide movement through the property, slowing the pace and encouraging awareness of the terrain. Custom-designed wrought iron gates add moments of structure and contrast—delicate yet strong, refined yet rooted.

The lower portion of the yard was excavated to reveal existing rock formations, transforming them into intimate seating areas gathered around a fire pit. These spaces feel sheltered and elemental—stone, fire, water, and sky converging in a way that feels both ancient and deeply calming.

Layers of perennials and grasses weave throughout the site, softening the hardscape and reinforcing a natural, almost untouched aesthetic. The result is a landscape that feels carved rather than constructed—an outdoor environment that honors the land, embraces its imperfections, and invites people to exist within it slowly.

A stone pillar with a black metal outdoor lantern on top, next to a decorative wrought iron gate and lush green bushes, under a partly cloudy sky.
A pool surrounded by a concrete deck with trees and houses in the background on a cloudy night.
Close-up of stacked flat stones forming a curved stone wall, with some greenery and plants in the background.
Lavender plants growing beside a large, flat, beige stone in a garden with a brick wall and trees in the background.
A landscaped area beside a water body with stone steps and rocks, two black outdoor lamps, and various plants and grasses.
A bowl of dark-colored berries or fruit placed on the edge of a poolside table overlooking a lake with houses and trees.
A landscaped backyard with a stone wall, yard lights, large rocks, plants, and tall trees under a cloudy sky.
A woman with long blonde hair, wearing a light-colored sleeveless top and matching loose pants, stands on stone steps outdoors, looking to her left. The background features a cloudy sky, green trees, and a stone wall with a railing.
A landscaped garden with various plants, rocks, and a small tree, surrounded by lush greenery and trees in the background under clear weather.
A woman sitting by the edge of an infinity pool overlooking a lake with houses and trees in the background.