When this family purchased a home in California’s Oakland Hills, there wasn’t much in the steeply sloped backyard to encourage spending time outdoors. But what the yard lacked in usable space, it more than made up for in natural beauty, with sweeping views down a hillside of native oaks and redwoods.
Seeing the site’s potential, the homeowners enlisted Barry Sacher, owner of Rock Paper Scissors Landscape, to craft an outdoor retreat that would both serve their family’s needs and work in harmony with the landscape. “Embracing the existing natural landscape drove the design,” Sacher says. “It was and still is the star of the show.”