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This terrace house courtyard now boasts a zone for dining

and another for relaxationI n the zone

The lighting scheme, which includes up-down wall lights, makes evening entertaining a joy.

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Words: Karen Booth PhoTos: Jamie Hardingham

ydney’s Paddington teems with terrace houses. Although prized for their period charm, most have been renovated to capture more natural light and better meet the lifestyle needs of the modern family. Typically, top of the list is creating a better indoor-outdoor flow and making the most of the

inevitably small rear garden.In this instance, the light-filled back of the renovated

house opens up to a new courtyard-style garden, which has been divided into two outdoor living zones: one for dining, the other for relaxation. Described by its designer, Alex Haskey of Valley Garden Landscapes, as “simple and stylish with cutting-edge elements”, the revamped rear garden presents a pleasing outlook from

the home and meets the family’s entertaining needs.“The custom-made planter boxes have been laid

out to create two distinct areas within the garden,” explains Alex. “The area nearest to the house has been given over to dining and the zone is accentuated by the hardwood horizontal slat screen, which act as a backdrop for the dining table. At the far end of the garden is a space designated for conversation and relaxation. This zone has a built-in fireplace and modern wicker furniture.

“The sleek, contemporary-looking fireplace is clearly the main feature of the garden, but it is not just the focal point of the design. It is, of course, a practical inclusion, providing heat to warm the guests on those colder evenings,” he adds.

In the lounge area, the walls are rendered, creating a clean, modern feel. “This is softened by the Australian sandstone flooring and retaining wall. As sandstone is a traditional building material in Sydney, it also references the age of the property,” says Alex.

The planting scheme is minimalist. The feature plant

is a beautiful Japanese maple in a square planter while bamboo, also growing in planters, has been used to soften the boundaries and to marry with the existing stands of mature bamboo behind the fireplace.

“Various forms of lighting have been employed with the fireplace itself an integral part of the night-time scheme,” says Alex. “Up-down lights provide dramatic interest on the boundaries and up-lighting has been used in the planter boxes and set in the paving in the dining area to highlight the hardwood screen. The lighting is a very important element of the garden design,” he adds, “as the family likes to eat and entertain outdoors at night.”

“The custom-made planter boxes have been laid out to create two distinct areas within the garden”

above the back of the terrace house opens on to the courtyard, creating an indoor-outdoor flow.

rigHT this Japanese maple feature plant grows in a custom-

made planter and is lit up at night.boTToM the fireplace, with its

stainless steel surround, is the focal point of the courtyard design.

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