2012 ITALIA
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO
PAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Hardscape and Landscape Design for a house one block from the ocean, totally remodeled by Toro Arquitectos. The challenges were the limited space to create privacy from the neighbors and road, and the fact that the site is periodically flooded during storms. VA has proposed raised platforms acting as floating stepping stones to access the back garden and pool area, with native grasses and forbs that tolerate intermittent dry and flooded conditions planted two feet below the walking level. To avoid a monotonous, even treatment to screen the neighbor’s house, a series of tall pool planters anchor the pool at one end, a partial trellis is in the middle, and a cluster of palms is on the other end. Construction is expected Fall 2024.