Positioning the pool house at the rear of the site creates a beautiful and functional screen, while evergreen plantings screen the side road. Privacy was of utmost importance when planning the pool for this corner lot. Residential Swimming Pool/Spa Martini Samartino Design Group, with Marino’s Landscape – Photograph by Adrian Kizy 1st Place – Martini Samartino Design Group, with Marino’s Landscape DesRosiers Architects – Photograph by Wayup Media 3rd Place – DesRosiers Architects A procession of elongated stone steps and terraces, ascending to the front doors, orchestrates a gracious welcome, while a charming garden path meanders through a romantic landscaped garden.

Extensive, outstretching courtyard walls manipulate the grade, establishing the siting of the home by creating terraced hardscape and landscape plateaus, while extending the footprint and energy of the architecture into the site. Inspired by traditional country estates, this Shingle-style home integrates Connecticut fieldstone with clapboard and cedar shake for an enduring, solid style. – Photograph by Beth Singer 1st Place – VanBrouck & Associates, with Oliver Max Inc. Photograph by George DzahristosĮxterior Use of Stone/Tile/Concrete VanBrouck & Associates, with Oliver Max Inc. Playing off strong architecture and traditional materials, this home’s beautiful landscaping won first place in the Residential Landscape (less than one acre) category.

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