“We conceived the freeform concrete wall of a vinyl-lined pool positioned into the hillside,” says Dave Stockwell, owner of Deck and Patio. However, for this award-winning outdoor retreat, that’s just what we did. This involved restructuring the property’s unattractive retaining wall systems - often required on Long Island’s rocky sloping properties - but which are not normally hidden by a body of water such a pool. This Deck and Patio project required that we preserve the natural environment. In addition, we upgraded their pool and spa and added colorful plants and flowers to enhance these vistas. In addition, an equally confining lower patio was enlarged for sunning an outdoor kitchen (at the side of the house) was added for easy entertaining. The extended upper patio - where the clients liked to sit in the shade and enjoy the view - now allows room for lots of comfortable outdoor furniture. The lower area was expanded for sunning an outdoor kitchen was added for entertaining. We showed how we would turn what the client described as a problem area into a feature, by enlarging the upper area, where the client liked to sit in the shade and enjoy the view. We used 3-D animation to show how this multi-level pool area would change. This also helped open up the space to allow unobstructed views of Long Island Sound available on their property. ![]() One part of the design expanded the original confining upper and lower patios. The key was to decide what to keep and what to remove. This Deck and Patio project had existing patios and a pool.
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