Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Tree Delivery

Tree Delivery today! Very exciting to see plans come to life.

Satsuma Mandarin and Pink Lemonade

Chinese Elm (on side because box broke)




Alexander Magnolia




Monday, October 11, 2010

Affordable Housing Project in Northern California


KMB Design recently completed construction drawings for an Affordable housing project in Northern California. The site is located in Pittsburg, California which is in the East Bay portion of the San Francisco Bay. We worked with Meridian Modular Homes of San Diego to create an affordable housing site within the City. The project is already under construction.



This was a great opportunity to design within the Northern California plant palette which will provide much more intense fall color than Southern California. The site included large Camphor Trees on the corner anchoring the site and also within the site for shade at the BBQ and Play Areas. The rest of the palette included Rotundiloba Sweetgum providing some bright red fall color, Maytens Tree and Natchez Crape Myrtle which will be a prolific white blooming tree with some amazing fall color as well.

Friday, October 8, 2010

Orange Residence

KMB Design recently completed a concept design for a residence in Orange. This was a renovation project for a home built in the 1950's that included a large tension-style Shade Structure with lounge seating area and bamboo backdrop, BBQ and dining area, fire pit with built in seating and a raised garden area with viewing patio and space for the Client's dogs to enjoy the yard. The design includes sand-set concrete pavers and tumbled concrete retaining walls. The use of this paving method will help with run-off and drainage issues in the yard, recharge the groundcover and the pavers also includes recycled materials. Sketchup was used to provide the Client with 3-D views of the soon to be completed yard.
Plan View

Perspective 1

Perspective 2



Perspective 3


Perspective 4