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No. 6 Backyards · Modern

Timber Studio Overlooking a Shaded Hammock

A wood-clad studio with black-framed doors opens onto a low timber deck, facing a central lawn where a fabric hammock hangs between two mature shade trees bordered by gravel and succulents in late afternoon light.

Design notes

Modern backyards are zoned with straight lines: a poured or large-format terrace, a rectangle of lawn, planting beds edged in steel or concrete and a fire feature set exactly on axis. Materials are limited to two or three, and lighting is low, warm and hidden in the hardscape.

What to look for

  • How the space is zoned — dining, lounging, lawn, planting
  • Sightlines from the back door to the furthest feature
  • Layers of privacy: canopy, screening, structure
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