Landscape Design – Chirinos Single-Family Residence
The Chirinos family owns a home in Magnolia, Texas, and hired me to provide a landscape design for the home’s 1,553.99-sq-ft backyard. The design concept was inspired by traditional Japanese gardens and the shoreline of Lake Valencia near Maracay, Venezuela. The design intent organizes the backyard into three distinct outdoor areas connected by a paver path that begins at the existing covered patio attached to the house on the south side of the backyard and terminates at the exit gate along the north fence. The proposal was developed to guide the client in defining softscape and hardscape elements, including planting strategy, lighting, water features, outdoor furniture, planters, drainage, and base materials, aligned with the client’s preferences and goals.
My Role
Role / Title
Independent Architectural Consultant / Landscape Designer
Key responsibilities
- Performed site field verification and managed measurement workflows to capture existing conditions and produced as-built documentation.
- Coordinated directly with the homeowner to translate preferences and budget considerations into a buildable landscape design concept.
- Led the landscape design from concept through schematic development, organizing the backyard into defined outdoor zones and circulation paths inspired by Japanese garden principles.
- Defined softscape and hardscape strategies, lighting concepts, water features, drainage intent, and material palettes aligned with client goals.
Tools / Platforms
AutoCAD • Revit • Sketching • Enscape
Deliverables
- Conceptual landscape plan
- Hardscape and softscape layout drawings
- Planting strategy and material palette
- Lighting, drainage, base materials, and water-feature concept diagrams
- Outdoor furniture and planters definition
- Client presentation package
