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Belford Mews

The challenge in this Victorian mews property was to create a courtyard garden, providing tranquility and privacy within the heart of the city. The existing garden comprised 3 incoherent zones; narrow, sterile and featureless front & side access passageways, and a rear turfed yard area.

The design brief was to reconnect all areas of garden with a common theme, thus creating the illusion of greater space and sense of place, at all times being sympathetic to the age and character of the property.

Usable outdoor living space is created with much sought after privacy. The pergolla arch with planted tower screen defines the private courtyard from the communal access passageway. The illusion of width and warmth is achieved with sympathetic usage of different paved materials, and appropriate planting. Careful use of traditional natural paving materials was essential here to capture the age, heritage and distinctive character of the property.

Once completed the “outside room effect” was achieved.

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