Photo 276-16
Brickpaving design - 16" wide step treads follow a curved path down this brickpaver staircase while hugging a retaining wall on the left and tying in with terraced brick paver landscape beds on the right. (Independence Township, Michigan)
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Photo 276-17
Brick paver design - This corner of the house had to be built up to create a level condition across the front of the house. With an entrance to the lower level on the adjacent side to the front, Retaining walls had to be constructed to allow access to the side from the front. (Independence Township, Mi)
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Photo 276-18
Brick paving design - Side patio on the lower level has ample room for patio furniture. Shape of the patio is non-typical and attractive. Charcoal borders add definition to the design. A sidewalk leads back to the back where the project is to continue. (Independence Twp, Michigan)
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Photo 276-19
Patio and landscape design - A view from the back of the house of the side paver patio. Garden enclosures were left on each side of the sidewalk to allow for future landscaping. (Independence Twp, Mi)
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Photo 276-20
Brick paving design - A set of steps are inset to the lowest retaining wall to give access from the paver patio to the yard. (Clarkston, Michigan)
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Photo 276-15
Land development - Lower retaining wall on the hillside allows a level patio to be constructed. (Clarkston, Mi)
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Photo 276-14
Landscaping - These series of retaining walls are designed flow independently from each other which will lead to a far more unique finished product once the landscaping material is brought in. (Oakland County, Clarkston, Michigan)
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Photo 276-13
Land development - The electric meter at the corner of the house had to be raised about 8 ft to enable leveling of the upper area and the construction of the raised planter just below. (Oakland County, Clarkston, Mi)
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Photo 276-23
Brickpaving and land development - Distant view of the front and side brickpaving. A 'U' drive visible to the right has already been prepped with base rock and is ready for asphalt. (Oakland County, Michigan)
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Photo 276-24
Land development - pea-gravel drains were installed behind each wall and tied together to run the water down to the city drain. These walls were necessary to control the land from erosion. (Oakland County, Mi)
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Photo 276-25
Land development - This view shows the termination point of the lower retaining wall in the back yard and shows how steep the grade was to contend with. (Oakland County, Independence Township, Michigan)
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Photo 276-22
Brick paving design - A skewed distant view from the left of the brick paving. (Oakland County, Independence Township, Mi)
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Photo 276-21
Landscape architecture - The view from the street shows the levelness that was achieved at the front of the house. As you walk up the main Brick paver approach to the house, you have elements on either side of the design that are balanced with regards to size, elevation, and content. (Oakland County, Independence Twp, Mi)
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Photo 276-1
Brick paver design - A skewed distant view from the right of the brick paving. (Independence Township, Michigan)
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Photo 276-3
Architectural design - A raised center feature exhibits an eye catching shape. An architectural appearing area in the forefront cries out for a seating bench. (Independence Township, Mi)
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Photo 276-4
Brick paving product - Symmetry in the Brickpaving is apparent in this view from the porch. A charcoal colored band encloses a random pattern of brick set at a 45 degree angle to the house each which are tumbled Old Mill Cobble by Hansons. (Independence Twp, Mi)
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Photo 276-5
Brick paving product and construction - Tumbled Antique RB wallstone by hansons was chosen for all retaining walls. This center feature possesses 8 separate miters, one for each corner. The reverse curves also required cuts to eliminate gaps. (Clarkston, Michigan)
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Photo 276-6
Landscape architecture - Raised planters of equal height lie on opposite sides of the front steps to the porch. To the left and far right of these lie planters that are stepped up one more level (far right corner of the house - see photo 276-12). This creates funneling where the eye is drawn to the center of the design. (Clarkston, Mi)
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Photo 276-7
Brickpaver design - The side walk on the right not only curves in to be tangent with the main approach to the front door, but in this view you can see how it also continues through to the sidewalk on the opposite side by means of an 'S' turn. (Oakland County, Clarkston, Michigan)
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Photo 276-8
Driveway design - The base prepped for the 'U' drive is ready for asphalt. Once in, the triple soldier course shown above will continue along side the asphalt as a driveway ribbon. (Oakland County, Clarkston, Mi)
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Photo 276-9
Driveway construction - The triple soldier course on the right side will be flush to the driveway once the final coat of asphalt is applied. (Oakland County, Michigan)
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Photo 276-10
Landscape design - View of the right brickpaver sidewalk from the main driveway as it steps down 2 levels to meet the final front elevations. (Oakland County, Mi)
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Photo 276-11
Driveway construction - View from house of 'U' drive layout still to be paved in asphalt. (Oakland County, Independence Township, Michigan)
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Photo 276-12
Landscape architecture - The right side of the front landscaping has 5 different levels. 3 are for the walk way and neighboring planters, and 2 are defined by a 2 tier raised planter out of brickpaving wallstone. (Oakland County, Independence Twp, Michigan)
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