Hello again.
We are considering how to design the access path to our house. I have attached the general contractor’s suggested design from the drawings. We have complete freedom in the design, as our development plan allows it.
The contractor’s proposal routes the entire access path over the carport. Personally, I would like to give more attention to our beautiful front door. I am now thinking about whether the access could be designed more like in my second picture (sorry, I’m not very good with Paint^^).
Do you have any ideas or suggestions? Visually, I would prefer a slightly curved path, which fits nicely with the Frisian country house style. I probably wouldn’t plant any, or at least no particularly tall, shrubs in front of the house (as shown in the first proposal) so that the view from the street to the house is not obstructed.
Possibly, I would plant along the edge of the walkway if we go with the second design.
Do you have any other ideas on how this could be solved differently?
Best regards
We are considering how to design the access path to our house. I have attached the general contractor’s suggested design from the drawings. We have complete freedom in the design, as our development plan allows it.
The contractor’s proposal routes the entire access path over the carport. Personally, I would like to give more attention to our beautiful front door. I am now thinking about whether the access could be designed more like in my second picture (sorry, I’m not very good with Paint^^).
Do you have any ideas or suggestions? Visually, I would prefer a slightly curved path, which fits nicely with the Frisian country house style. I probably wouldn’t plant any, or at least no particularly tall, shrubs in front of the house (as shown in the first proposal) so that the view from the street to the house is not obstructed.
Possibly, I would plant along the edge of the walkway if we go with the second design.
Do you have any other ideas on how this could be solved differently?
Best regards
Vicky Pedia11 Jun 2020 08:50Make a combination of both. I think the direct connection from the carport to the front door is nice and practical. Instead of a strict straight geometry, you could design a curved edge.
I would definitely keep direct access from the carport to the front door—once you have children who reach a certain age, the risk is that without such a direct connection, a worn path will develop. And honestly, I wouldn’t find that very appealing.
I would also move away from strict geometric shapes toward more flowing, curved forms (warning: most landscape gardeners don’t particularly like this because it’s more work than installing straight edging!). In our front yard, we didn’t use paving; instead, we covered the area with so-called gravel (small, rounded stones). That could be an option: paving the driveway, and using this gravel for the path to the house (it’s spread over a specially prepared base: first gravel, then crushed sand, compacted, with the gravel on top). The advantage is that it doesn’t require solid borders like paving does, giving you much more freedom with the edge design. Combined with perennial flower beds around it or maybe a small round bed in the middle of the area, slightly raised, with a small tree and flowering underplanting. You could also make the edges wide enough to sit on for a quick chat, for example.
But having no direct path to the house will eventually annoy you. Think about how that works when you’re carrying heavy groceries or holding a crying toddler, or whatever the situation might be.
I would also move away from strict geometric shapes toward more flowing, curved forms (warning: most landscape gardeners don’t particularly like this because it’s more work than installing straight edging!). In our front yard, we didn’t use paving; instead, we covered the area with so-called gravel (small, rounded stones). That could be an option: paving the driveway, and using this gravel for the path to the house (it’s spread over a specially prepared base: first gravel, then crushed sand, compacted, with the gravel on top). The advantage is that it doesn’t require solid borders like paving does, giving you much more freedom with the edge design. Combined with perennial flower beds around it or maybe a small round bed in the middle of the area, slightly raised, with a small tree and flowering underplanting. You could also make the edges wide enough to sit on for a quick chat, for example.
But having no direct path to the house will eventually annoy you. Think about how that works when you’re carrying heavy groceries or holding a crying toddler, or whatever the situation might be.
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