Coatesville Garden and Pool

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This windswept lifestyle block was a very steep paddock when we started out. Our clients had the goal of entering the Master Builders House of the Year 2018 competition from which they came away with a number of awards including one for Outdoor Living. We worked closely with the architects to create outdoor spaces that would be sheltered without feeling too urban or enclosed. The swimming pool area has a very special feel to it with its expansive wall behind a modernist pergola. The stepping stones create a strong link between house and pool, guiding the eye and forming a focus. The fencing is unobtrusive enough for the area to read as one space. Tropical planting was designed for the sheltered areas and in the more exposed areas, the house sits in beds of grasses and NZ natives.

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Shafer Design Studio is a landscape architecture design studio with a team of passionate and collaborative designers producing high-quality landscapes. At Shafer Design Studio, we strive for innovation and imagination in all projects undertaken.

Simplicity, clarity and structure along with timeless design are features of Shafer Design Studio projects.

The team involve clients in the design process from the very beginning, being sensitive to their needs and the characteristics of the existing landscape and architecture. Rather than imposing our own style on a client’s garden, we prefer to act as tools, by which the clients can bring their own ideas to life. 

Past clients have appreciated our open communication and willingness to create a design which is unique to their tastes and lifestyles. We prefer to keep away from fads and flashy design which can quickly date- instead we work towards simple, timeless gardens which will maintain their integrity for years to come.  

“People who are involved in the process feel as if their gardens belong to them, and tend to enjoy them better.”