The floor of your outdoor home.
Patios, terraces, and outdoor rooms built from premium stone and porcelain, designed with the same care an architect gives the rooms inside your home.
A patio is not a slab. It is the room everything else lives on.
When people imagine their dream backyard, they picture the pool, the kitchen, the fire. But it is the hardscape, the patios, terraces, walls, and steps, that quietly decides whether the whole space feels composed or chaotic. Get the floor plan right and everything else falls into place.
We design patios the way architects design interiors, as a sequence of rooms. A dining room near the kitchen. A sunken lounge around the fire. A quiet morning terrace that catches the early light. Each space scaled to the furniture it will hold and the people who will gather there.
Materials are chosen for beauty and for decades of service. Large-format porcelain that stays cool and clean. Natural stone with depth and character. Crisp poured-in-place concrete for modern homes. Every joint, edge, and transition is detailed before we build, so the finished work feels inevitable.
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Hardscape with architectural intent.
Every surface, wall, and step designed as part of one composition.
Patios & Terraces
Large-format porcelain, natural stone, and architectural concrete laid with precise, even joints and clean borders.
Outdoor Rooms
Defined dining, lounge, and conversation areas with the proportions of true rooms, not leftover space.
Seat & Retaining Walls
Walls that hold grades, frame spaces, and double as seating for effortless entertaining.
Steps & Transitions
Generous, well-lit steps and graceful level changes that make a sloped property feel intentional.
Built-In Elements
Planters, benches, and counters integrated into the hardscape so nothing feels placed or temporary.
Drainage & Base Work
The invisible craft. Proper base preparation and drainage so surfaces stay flat and beautiful for decades.
The details that make stonework timeless.
Scale and proportion
A dining terrace needs room for chairs to slide and people to pass. We design from the furniture outward, so every space functions the day it is finished.
Flow between rooms
The path from kitchen to table to fire should feel effortless. We choreograph movement before we choose a single paver.
Material temperature
Light stone underfoot near the pool, warmth near the fire. Materials are selected for how they feel, not just how they look.
Edges and borders
Clean borders, mitered corners, and disciplined joint lines are the difference between installed and crafted.
See it in real homes.
What to expect.
Patio and hardscape environments with our firm typically begin around $20,000, and most complete outdoor living projects that include hardscape, planting, and lighting begin around $100,000.
Premium materials and proper base work cost more on day one and far less over a lifetime. We will walk you through the options and trade-offs transparently.
- Total square footage and site grading
- Natural stone versus porcelain versus concrete
- Walls, steps, and built-in elements
- Demolition and access conditions
- Integrated lighting and drainage
Every project begins with a complete design. Design engagements begin at $7,500, and as part of a complete outdoor environment our construction budgets typically start around $150,000.
Start Your Design →Frequently asked questions.
Honest answers, before we ever get on a call.
Which patio material is best, porcelain, natural stone, or concrete?
Will my patio crack or settle over time?
Can you work with a sloped property?
What is the typical investment?
Do you design the planting and lighting too?
Often designed together.
Let's design yours.
Tell us about the property and the life you want to live on it. Design engagements begin at $7,500, and every application is read personally.
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Design engagements begin at $7,500. The application takes two minutes. Craig reads every one personally, and the projects we can serve well are invited to a Discovery Call.