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PaMela Burton lanDscaPes
Foreword by Robert A. M. Stern
Princeton Architectural Press
New York
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7 Foreword
9 Introduction
I. Influences & strategIes
22 Bonhill Residence
36 Colton Avenue Streetscape,
University of Redlands
42 Cantitoe Farm
52 Ashley Ridge Residence
62 Calabasas Civic Center
II. Water & fIre
70 Palm Canyon Residence
78 School of the Arts Plaza,
University of California, Irvine
86 Scenario Lane Residence
94 Santa Monica Public Library
102 Red Tail Ranch
112 Sante Fe Industrial Complex
III. recent Work
124 La Mesa Residence
134 Santa Monica Business Center
142 Malibu Beach House
152 East Fork Residence
160 Happy Canyon Ranch
170 São Paulo Esplanade
183 Acknowledgments
184 Project Credits
186 Chronology
189 Selected Bibliography
190 Studio Profile
192 Staff List
192 Image Credits
Contents
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Bonhill Residence Brentwood, California
My longest ongoing project is for a client whose house is perched on a hill overlooking the Westside of Los Angeles and has a thirty-foot grade change from the house to the bott om of the property. Th e goal was to turn the hilly terrain into a four-level garden linked by a stone stairway.
At the top, there is a level area for the house. Th e next level is for an offi ce, another for the pool, while the bott om of the property is for two related gardens. Th e garden began with inspi-ration from writer Vita Sackville-West’s celebrated Sissinghurst Castle Garden. From Sackville-West’s tower, one can see two parallel hedges in the garden. Th e big idea was to link the house and the garden below by creating a stair paved with large chunks of stone. In the process, we cut the sloped hillside into two parts and created outdoor rooms that are bifurcated by two parallel hedges on either side of the path.
Th e hedges keep the view contained; one cannot see out until reaching the landings. At the third level there’s an empty room and a full room. Th e full room was designed to be a citrus grove, but the soil wasn’t suitable. It evolved into a sculpture garden with a wonderful garden folly designed by architectMichael Palladino. We planted Wisteria var. and grapes on the folly, and it has grown to become a shaded resting place.
A piece by artist Richard Long, called Hollywood Circle, fi lls a large circle with head-size boulders from the Four Corners area. Th e empty room became a badminton lawn set next to an early cor-ten steel piece by Richard Serra; it is a beautiful space that is used, not just observed. I knew that over time there would be incremental additions, so the main diagram for the garden was designed to be strong and fl exible enough to accommodate changes. We are constantly viewing and reviewing, putt ing in and taking out, while undergoing a wonderful process of discovery.
right: Hybrid Bermuda ‘tifgreen’ lawn forms the badminton court, contrasting with the surrounding Marathon sod.
opposite: The stone path leading away from the herb garden to the Richard Long piece
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top: Melaleuca amaryllis frames the front door.
bottom: From the teak deck, a view of the terraces below
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Site plan of Bonhill Residence1 Parking court2 Deck overlook3 Office garden4 Swimming pool5 Badminton court6 Axial stair and walk7 Robert Therrien sculpture8 Jenny Holzer bench9 Circumambulatory path 10 Richard Serra sculpture 11 Row of pleached sycamores 12 Urn fountain 13 Richard Long sculpture 14 Rill 15 Fruit tree and herb garden
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right: Circumambulatory walking path crossing the axial stair
opposite: At the fi rst landing, which opens to the pool house and gym, the slope is planted with paperbark and sweetgum trees (Melaleuca leucadendron and Liquidambar styracifl ua).
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Overlook from the pool terrace and view of the full room