Irvine Residential Landscape
SFR Residential Landscape Design in Irvine, CA designed by licensed architect Mustafa Bdaiwi of MBARCHAA. An innovative residential landscape design transforming raw surrounding yards of a new home into livable outdoor spaces. The project pioneered a revolutionary approach of designing outdoor areas as equivalents to indoor living spaces, creating outdoor foyers, living rooms, kitchens, family rooms, and recreation areas that achieved great success with the client, neighbors, management company, and HOA.
- Project type
- SFR Residential Landscape Design
- City
- Irvine, CA
- Category
- Landscape
- Year
- 2024
- Role
- Principal Architect (landscape design)
- Size
- Single-family residential landscape design for new home development
- Living space
- Outdoor living spaces designed as equivalents to indoor rooms - outdoor foyer, living room, kitchen, family room, and recreation areas
Design approach
Revolutionary approach treating outdoor spaces with the same programmatic consideration as indoor living spaces, creating a seamless indoor-outdoor living experience through landscape architecture innovation
Program
Transform undeveloped yards surrounding a new home into fully realized outdoor living environments. The design recognizes the importance of landscape design in creating outdoor spaces that mirror the functionality and comfort of indoor living areas. This innovative approach creates outdoor equivalents of traditional indoor spaces: foyer for entry experience, outdoor living room for relaxation, outdoor kitchen for dining and entertainment, family room areas for casual gathering, and recreation spaces for active use.
Design features
Outdoor foyer entry sequence, outdoor living room areas with comfortable seating and gathering spaces, outdoor kitchen and dining areas for entertainment, family room zones for casual activities, recreation areas for active pursuits, seamless transitions between different outdoor 'rooms', integration with existing home architecture, HOA-compliant design solutions.
Public spaces
Front entry landscape creating welcoming approach sequence, outdoor entertainment areas designed for neighborhood interaction, recreational spaces supporting community activities, pathways and circulation connecting all outdoor rooms.
Private spaces
Private outdoor living room areas for family relaxation, intimate dining spaces within outdoor kitchen areas, secluded recreation zones for family activities, private garden areas providing tranquil retreat spaces.
Support spaces
Storage areas integrated into landscape design, utility areas discretely incorporated, maintenance access for all planted areas, irrigation systems supporting all landscape elements.
Outdoor spaces
Comprehensive outdoor living environment including entry foyer landscape, outdoor living room with comfortable furnishing areas, outdoor kitchen with dining facilities, family room zones for casual gathering, recreation areas for active family use, connecting pathways creating circulation between outdoor rooms.
Structure
Landscape construction supporting various outdoor living functions
Systems
Irrigation systems for all planted areas, outdoor lighting for evening use of all outdoor rooms, drainage systems integrated throughout design, utility connections for outdoor kitchen and entertainment areas
Sustainability
Native and adapted plant selection appropriate for Irvine climate, water-efficient irrigation design, sustainable material selection for hardscape elements, design supporting local ecosystem
Design challenges
Transforming raw development yards into cohesive outdoor living environment, creating outdoor rooms with same functionality as indoor spaces, meeting HOA requirements while achieving design innovation, integrating various outdoor functions into unified design, establishing new precedent for residential landscape design approach
Services provided
- Landscape Design
- Planning
- Construction Document Phase
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