GARDENS
ISSUE: Summer 2016
FEATURED CITY: Los Angeles
DESIGN BY Rios Clementi Hale Studios
WRITTEN BY Bek Mitchell-Kidd
PHOTOGRAPHY BY Jim Simmons
On a Mission
It’s not often you get to reimagine a project once it’s completed, but the award-
winning, multi-disciplinary design firm Rios Clementi Hale Studios recently got
the chance to renovate their original 1997 landscape design for a 1907 Mission-
style home designed by well-known Los Angeles architect John Austin.
The clients wanted to create a new model for residential landscapes that reduces
water use by limiting lawn area. They were looking to make a big change and
replace the lawn with drought-tolerant plantings that supported the polished
look of their classic Pasadena residence.
Read more in the Summer 2016 issue
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