No. 82 Decks · Mid-Century Modern
Low Timber Deck with Inset Hot Tub
A low timber platform deck features an inset circular hot tub and slatted privacy screen, set against a concrete patio, palms, breeze block wall, and flat roof post-and-beam house.
Design notes
Mid-century modern design lines everything up with the house. Look for flat roofs and post-and-beam overhangs, walls of glass, breeze-block screens, terrazzo or large concrete pads with gravel joints, and a rectangular pool set square to the architecture. Planting is sculptural and sparse — agave, yucca, olive, citrus, a Mediterranean fan palm — and colour comes from a single accent: an orange door, turquoise water, a yellow umbrella.
What to look for
- Board direction and how it changes the apparent size
- Edges: built-in benches and planters instead of rail where allowed
- Stairs wide enough to double as seating




