BORROWED VIEWS

WEST KILL \ NEW YORK

Evenly spaced trees with autumn foliage rise from a gently sloping lawn.

BORROWED VIEWS

WEST KILL \ NEW YORK

Located in the Catskill Mountains, this weekend retreat home provides unparalleled views and outdoor adventure opportunities. For this renovated home, the owners wanted outdoor space for entertaining as well as a garage and parking that was tucked into the landscape so that it preserved the viewsheds. The terrace space and areas around the residence were designed to embrace the views over the valley to the adjacent mountains and meadows. The plant design included a fully native pallet of meadow grasses, perennials, ferns, and trees. The garage and parking areas were designed with the intent to reflect the local vernacular and to be nestled into the landscape, hiding the utilitarian needs. The overall landscape plan reflects the natural beauty of the site and includes borrowed views from the surrounding environment.

RECOGNITION

Connecticut ASLA 'Jury's Award of Excellence' \ 2023

New York ASLA Merit Award \ 2024

COLLABORATORS

Douglas Wright Architects

Hobbs Inc.

Tree Top Builders

PHOTOGRAPHY

Neil Landino

Low dry-stone wall beneath trees separates meadow planting from a shaded path.
Mown path beside golden meadow planting overlooking mountains at sunset.
Goldenrod flowers and fine grasses beside pale stone paving.
Gravel court enclosed by timber retaining walls beside a red-roofed outbuilding.
Large stacked boulders interrupt timber retaining walls along a gravel court.
Branching sprays of goldenrod flowers against dark meadow foliage.
Green moss and lichen cling to the textured surface of a boulder.
Small purple flowers rise among slender meadow grasses.
Sunlight illuminates the fine leaflets of upright fern fronds.
Low red-roofed building beyond lawn and trees in evening light.
Irregular stepping-stone paths cross a grassy clearing surrounded by autumn trees.
Woodland treehouses connected by raised timber walkways and rope bridges.
Elevated timber playhouse with a deck and climbing net among trees.
Borrowed Views landscape plan showing irregular stone paving and adjoining paths.
Short stone wall projects into a meadow beside lawn and young evergreens.
Rough stacked-stone retaining wall bordered by meadow flowers and grasses.
Irregular stone terrace overlooks autumn woodland and a mountain ridge.
Low mist drifts over a golden meadow below wooded hills.

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