#paving pattern

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Traditional Landscape New York

Photo of a large traditional full sun backyard stone formal garden in summer.

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Philadelphia Outdoor Kitchen

Ideas for a medium-sized, timeless backyard renovation that includes a kitchen patio without a cover.

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Project: Songdo Canal Walk

Designer: KPF

Location: Songdo IBD, Incheon, Korea

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Paving Detail of COR-TEN ramp - LED lighting glows from below

Photo: Andrea Cochran Landscape Architecture.

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Project: Teikyo Heisei University Nakano Campus

Designer: Studio on Site (Hiroki Hasegawa), 

Location: Tokyo, Japan. 

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Project: Funenpark 

Designer: LANDLAB.

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Sarah Hutchinson, contributing writer for Landscaping Network

Eco-Friendly Drainage

For some this style of patio is selected for other reasons than just how cool it looks. Micah Helkenberg, owner of DC West Construction in Carlsbad, CA, explains that on his projects they provide necessary permeability. “Being so near the ocean, there’s a drainage code that we have to comply with. This type of patio helps to limit pollution caused by run-off,” he says. Beneath the concrete pads and gravel is a seepage pit that collects excess water and allows it to reenter the ground supply.

This type of concrete paving requires extensive formwork. Forms are what create the shape of the concrete. Typically, with a monolithic concrete patio, only the outside edges would require forming. However, when pouring many smaller sections of concrete each area must be formed separately. This process requires more forming materials and a lot more labor. Helkenberg charges between ten and fifteen dollars a square foot for poured-in-place pavers depending on the complexity of the formwork.

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Landscaping Network

Concrete Grid

Brooke Hansen of Ag-Trac Enterprises in Logan, UT uses this approach to break up large areas in the landscape. “It’s a nice way to introduce pattern to an otherwise uninteresting space,” she explains. The straight lines and rigid arrangement of these poured pavers harmonize well with modern architecture. Here, Scotch moss has begun to spread in the spaces between the concrete pads, it will fill in entirely in a few seasons. Scotch moss has a vibrant, nearly chartreuse color that is perfect for modern landscapes.