So I spent all weekend ripping up the yard, again. So you guessed it more modern landscaping with some Asian flare. Brian Higley has some nice modern landscaping in his body of work. More after the jump.

My designs are contemporary in nature. I feel that a simple approach is usually best, and leads to a more pleasing and beautiful design, and also helps the project to be more functional, coherent, and cost effective.
I believe that the landscape should be strongly integrated with existing and proposed architecture. Whenever possible they must be thought out together. A whole host of landscape elements are carefully considered, and arranged in a way that ultimately shapes the overall “floor plan” of a site.

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Very Nice body of work by Wonderwall. I really like the Bape store in Harajuku, Tokyo. More after the jump.

For the Bape store, after discussions with Nigo, we decided to create a store that felt like a town within a building with an American diner flair. However, for the top floor, a sense of playfulness was added with a colonial style resort inspired space.

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Really clean and minimal designs by KOKO3. I would love to work in some of these spaces. More pics and link after the jump.

KOKO3 is a Helsinki-based design office working locally and globally since 1997.

KOKO3 has worked for various clients, especially in the creative sector. Our clients include companies such as Artek, BMG, Finnair, Hasan & Partners and Iittala.

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Great work done by JDK Design. I really like the Office space done for Burton. More pics and link after the jump.

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From the StarTribune comes a very cool home. More pics and links after the jump.

A pair of silvery cubes floating atop a base of black concrete might sound out of place in the stately, leafy enclave of Deephaven.

“Even though it’s bold, it doesn’t shout at you; it nestles in the trees,” Salmela said. “It’s not a barking dog. It’s a resting, very gentle animal.”

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