29th Street, South Park San Diego

FRONT & BACKYARD RENOVATION (HISTORIC HOME)

Nestled in our own neighborhood of South Park, we had the privilege to upgrade a stunning historic home on 29th Street. Built in 1909, this lot did not offer a large space to work with, but we took the challenge and maximized our client’s entertaining space, creating a dreamy backyard for those perfect San Diego evenings. 

Our main goals for this outdoor redesign were to provide a lush native landscape with a variety of specimen plants in the front, and create the perfect outdoor entertaining space in the back, with room for a dog to romp. 

Once we had the client and the city on board (historic homes are a special breed of housing, and must be protected under a different set of rules), we broke ground for construction. We stripped the front yard of its grass, which provided our client with a sizable turf rebate, and incorporated dry river beds to keep water onsite.  Since the house sits a few feet above grade, we built the back deck up to allow an unbroken path from the house to the outdoor living space. 

Noteworthy design elements:

• Custom pergola to match historic architectural design 

• Lightweight full BBQ design atop decking, with sleek mangaris wood-wrapped accent

• Built one raised mangaris deck for entertaining, and another for a secluded hot tub experience 

• Built a custom mangaris bench, with storage underneath

• Incorporated edible landscaping, with cocktail citrus and stone trees and a passionfruit vine

• Included Mexican beach stone around poured concrete pavers

• Installed grass and upgraded sprinkler system