Terracing + Play in Alexandria, VA

This experimental landscape design project focused on the family’s desire to create a backyard sanctuary that allowed their young children to play while addressing the challenges of a sloping (and eroding) natural topography. Working with that challenge, the concept of terracing was introduced to alleviate erosion, create flat areas to house small gardens, and a dedicated area for play – with a slide built into the slope and a tree house deck with climbing wall. [Schematic Design Developed 2019]