Landscape Design Gallery

Landscapes designed and built by ADLA Studio, an ecological design-build landscape architecture studio in Austin and Driftwood, Texas. The same team carries each one from the first drawings through construction and into long-term care.

Six Adirondack chairs around a steel fire pit on a limestone-edged gravel terrace ringed with big muhly, Driftwood
Hillside of native grasses and blooming pride of Barbados below a limestone home at sunset in Barton Creek, Austin
Pool glowing at dusk beside a timber deck and lawn, a lit fire pit and limestone pool studio beyond, Allandale, Austin
Purple and yellow blooms with prickly pear and a silver shrub above a stacked limestone boulder wall, Driftwood
Adirondack chairs around a limestone fire pit on a lawn beside a modern porch, the hills beyond at dusk, Rob Roy, Austin
Curved wheelchair-height concrete planters around a plaza with a painted blue path, Dell Children’s, Austin
Garden retreat in a grove of trees, with gravel, native grasses, stepping stones and timber benches, Allandale, Austin
Entry garden of Yucca rostrata and native grasses before a limestone wall and steel ranch fence, Driftwood
Pride of Barbados and native grasses around a limestone fire pit patio under a juniper at dusk, Barton Creek, Austin
Overhead of a stone courtyard, round patio and terraced steel planters beside the street, Travis Heights, Austin
Chairs around a round fire pit on a gravel courtyard under a large tree beside a wood-clad porch, East Austin
Limestone steps through grasses and weathered steel planters at sunset, oaks beyond, Rob Roy, Austin
Aerial of a round blue pool ringed in stone, set among native trees and grasses, Drift Out West, Driftwood
Large concrete pavers lead through layered planting to a modern two-story house lit at dusk, Austin
Overhead of a blue-tiled pool edge, wide concrete steps and planting beds of grasses and shrubs, Rob Roy, Austin
Overhead of metal and cedar-shake roofs around a gravel courtyard, a live oak and native planting beds, Driftwood
Gravel path winding under tall trees through layered native planting beside a modern house, Driftwood
Long pool beside a modern stone house, lounge chairs facing the water and grasses along the edge, Lake Austin
Paddleboards on a white storefront wall above a steel planter of silver groundcover and succulents, Downtown Austin
Drifts of feathery ornamental grasses in front of a modern stone and glass house, Stratford Hills, Austin
Barrel cacti and succulents in gravel in a weathered steel planter below a board-formed concrete wall, Travis Heights, Austin
Wood chairs around a round fire pit on gravel, with a block wall, slatted wood screen and shade tree, East Austin
Pool beside a white brick house, with a small lawn and patio under a large tree behind a wood fence, Austin
Aerial of a rectangular pool, lounge chairs and lawn with stepping pavers along the lakeshore, Lake Austin
A large silver succulent in low groundcover and grasses on dark gravel beside a brick wall, Bouldin Creek, Austin
Flagstone and gravel path through colorful shade plantings, Barton Hills, Austin
Steel pergola beside a white brick house, sun through its beams onto cacti and red-flowering plants, Austin
Stainless steel spa set in a wood deck edged with river rock, trees and a pool beyond, Westlake, Austin
Terraced steel planters of grasses climbing to a white breeze block wall and stairs, Travis Heights, Austin
Curved gravel beds of succulents and grasses before a dark brick and wood-clad modern house, Bouldin Creek, Austin
Gravel path through a shaded woodland garden of broad-leaf plants and white trumpet flowers, Driftwood
Benches and a fire table on a stone patio framed by grasses beside a dark brick and wood house, Bouldin Creek, Austin
Butterflies over purple and white wildflowers in a meadow garden beneath oaks, Driftwood
Concrete paver walk between raised garden beds and gravel planting, seen from above, Austin
Round limestone fire pit and Adirondack chairs on a lawn terrace, pavers leading to the pool house, Rob Roy, Austin
White mid-century house with teal trim behind a gravel garden of cacti, low walls and a concrete walk, Travis Heights, Austin
Six Adirondack chairs around a steel fire pit on a limestone-edged gravel terrace ringed with big muhly, Driftwood
Fire circle in gravel and limestone · Driftwood
Hillside of native grasses and blooming pride of Barbados below a limestone home at sunset in Barton Creek, Austin
Hillside planting at sunset · Barton Creek, Austin
Pool glowing at dusk beside a timber deck and lawn, a lit fire pit and limestone pool studio beyond, Allandale, Austin
Pool and limestone studio at dusk · Allandale, Austin
Purple and yellow blooms with prickly pear and a silver shrub above a stacked limestone boulder wall, Driftwood
Stacked limestone and flowering bed · Driftwood
Adirondack chairs around a limestone fire pit on a lawn beside a modern porch, the hills beyond at dusk, Rob Roy, Austin
Fire pit above the Hill Country · Rob Roy, Austin
Curved wheelchair-height concrete planters around a plaza with a painted blue path, Dell Children’s, Austin
ADA-accessible concrete garden planters · Dell Children’s, Austin
Garden retreat in a grove of trees, with gravel, native grasses, stepping stones and timber benches, Allandale, Austin
Grove with timber benches · Allandale, Austin
Entry garden of Yucca rostrata and native grasses before a limestone wall and steel ranch fence, Driftwood
Entry garden of native grasses · Driftwood
Pride of Barbados and native grasses around a limestone fire pit patio under a juniper at dusk, Barton Creek, Austin
Fire patio in native grasses at dusk · Barton Creek, Austin
Overhead of a stone courtyard, round patio and terraced steel planters beside the street, Travis Heights, Austin
Courtyard and steel terraces, from above · Travis Heights, Austin
Chairs around a round fire pit on a gravel courtyard under a large tree beside a wood-clad porch, East Austin
Fire pit under a shade tree · East Austin
Limestone steps through grasses and weathered steel planters at sunset, oaks beyond, Rob Roy, Austin
Limestone steps and steel planters at sunset · Rob Roy, Austin
Aerial of a round blue pool ringed in stone, set among native trees and grasses, Drift Out West, Driftwood
Round stone pool, from above · Drift Out West, Driftwood
Large concrete pavers lead through layered planting to a modern two-story house lit at dusk, Austin
Concrete pavers to the front door at dusk · Austin
Overhead of a blue-tiled pool edge, wide concrete steps and planting beds of grasses and shrubs, Rob Roy, Austin
Pool edge and concrete steps, from above · Rob Roy, Austin
Overhead of metal and cedar-shake roofs around a gravel courtyard, a live oak and native planting beds, Driftwood
The whole property, from above · Driftwood
Gravel path winding under tall trees through layered native planting beside a modern house, Driftwood
Gravel path through native planting · Driftwood
Long pool beside a modern stone house, lounge chairs facing the water and grasses along the edge, Lake Austin
Lakeside pool · Lake Austin
Paddleboards on a white storefront wall above a steel planter of silver groundcover and succulents, Downtown Austin
Steel planter at a storefront · Downtown Austin
Drifts of feathery ornamental grasses in front of a modern stone and glass house, Stratford Hills, Austin
Ornamental grasses and a modern house · Stratford Hills, Austin
Barrel cacti and succulents in gravel in a weathered steel planter below a board-formed concrete wall, Travis Heights, Austin
Board-formed concrete and barrel cacti · Travis Heights, Austin
Wood chairs around a round fire pit on gravel, with a block wall, slatted wood screen and shade tree, East Austin
Fire pit, block wall and wood screen · East Austin
Pool beside a white brick house, with a small lawn and patio under a large tree behind a wood fence, Austin
Pool and lawn under a shade tree · Austin
Aerial of a rectangular pool, lounge chairs and lawn with stepping pavers along the lakeshore, Lake Austin
Waterfront pool and lawn · Lake Austin
A large silver succulent in low groundcover and grasses on dark gravel beside a brick wall, Bouldin Creek, Austin
Silver succulent in groundcover · Bouldin Creek, Austin
Flagstone and gravel path through colorful shade plantings, Barton Hills, Austin
Stone path through shade plantings · Barton Hills, Austin
Steel pergola beside a white brick house, sun through its beams onto cacti and red-flowering plants, Austin
Steel pergola and desert planting · Austin
Stainless steel spa set in a wood deck edged with river rock, trees and a pool beyond, Westlake, Austin
Stainless spa in a wood deck · Westlake, Austin
Terraced steel planters of grasses climbing to a white breeze block wall and stairs, Travis Heights, Austin
Steel terraces and breeze block · Travis Heights, Austin
Curved gravel beds of succulents and grasses before a dark brick and wood-clad modern house, Bouldin Creek, Austin
Entry garden of gravel and succulents · Bouldin Creek, Austin
Gravel path through a shaded woodland garden of broad-leaf plants and white trumpet flowers, Driftwood
Woodland path in shade · Driftwood
Benches and a fire table on a stone patio framed by grasses beside a dark brick and wood house, Bouldin Creek, Austin
Patio among grasses · Bouldin Creek, Austin
Butterflies over purple and white wildflowers in a meadow garden beneath oaks, Driftwood
Butterfly garden in bloom · Driftwood
Concrete paver walk between raised garden beds and gravel planting, seen from above, Austin
Paver walk between raised beds · Austin
Round limestone fire pit and Adirondack chairs on a lawn terrace, pavers leading to the pool house, Rob Roy, Austin
Fire pit terrace by the pool house · Rob Roy, Austin
White mid-century house with teal trim behind a gravel garden of cacti, low walls and a concrete walk, Travis Heights, Austin
Mid-century house and gravel garden · Travis Heights, Austin
Six Adirondack chairs around a steel fire pit on a limestone-edged gravel terrace ringed with big muhly, Driftwood
Hillside of native grasses and blooming pride of Barbados below a limestone home at sunset in Barton Creek, Austin
Pool glowing at dusk beside a timber deck and lawn, a lit fire pit and limestone pool studio beyond, Allandale, Austin
Purple and yellow blooms with prickly pear and a silver shrub above a stacked limestone boulder wall, Driftwood
Adirondack chairs around a limestone fire pit on a lawn beside a modern porch, the hills beyond at dusk, Rob Roy, Austin
Curved wheelchair-height concrete planters around a plaza with a painted blue path, Dell Children’s, Austin
Garden retreat in a grove of trees, with gravel, native grasses, stepping stones and timber benches, Allandale, Austin
Entry garden of Yucca rostrata and native grasses before a limestone wall and steel ranch fence, Driftwood
Pride of Barbados and native grasses around a limestone fire pit patio under a juniper at dusk, Barton Creek, Austin
Overhead of a stone courtyard, round patio and terraced steel planters beside the street, Travis Heights, Austin
Chairs around a round fire pit on a gravel courtyard under a large tree beside a wood-clad porch, East Austin
Limestone steps through grasses and weathered steel planters at sunset, oaks beyond, Rob Roy, Austin
Aerial of a round blue pool ringed in stone, set among native trees and grasses, Drift Out West, Driftwood
Large concrete pavers lead through layered planting to a modern two-story house lit at dusk, Austin
Overhead of a blue-tiled pool edge, wide concrete steps and planting beds of grasses and shrubs, Rob Roy, Austin
Overhead of metal and cedar-shake roofs around a gravel courtyard, a live oak and native planting beds, Driftwood
Gravel path winding under tall trees through layered native planting beside a modern house, Driftwood
Long pool beside a modern stone house, lounge chairs facing the water and grasses along the edge, Lake Austin
Paddleboards on a white storefront wall above a steel planter of silver groundcover and succulents, Downtown Austin
Drifts of feathery ornamental grasses in front of a modern stone and glass house, Stratford Hills, Austin
Barrel cacti and succulents in gravel in a weathered steel planter below a board-formed concrete wall, Travis Heights, Austin
Wood chairs around a round fire pit on gravel, with a block wall, slatted wood screen and shade tree, East Austin
Pool beside a white brick house, with a small lawn and patio under a large tree behind a wood fence, Austin
Aerial of a rectangular pool, lounge chairs and lawn with stepping pavers along the lakeshore, Lake Austin
A large silver succulent in low groundcover and grasses on dark gravel beside a brick wall, Bouldin Creek, Austin
Flagstone and gravel path through colorful shade plantings, Barton Hills, Austin
Steel pergola beside a white brick house, sun through its beams onto cacti and red-flowering plants, Austin
Stainless steel spa set in a wood deck edged with river rock, trees and a pool beyond, Westlake, Austin
Terraced steel planters of grasses climbing to a white breeze block wall and stairs, Travis Heights, Austin
Curved gravel beds of succulents and grasses before a dark brick and wood-clad modern house, Bouldin Creek, Austin
Gravel path through a shaded woodland garden of broad-leaf plants and white trumpet flowers, Driftwood
Benches and a fire table on a stone patio framed by grasses beside a dark brick and wood house, Bouldin Creek, Austin
Butterflies over purple and white wildflowers in a meadow garden beneath oaks, Driftwood
Concrete paver walk between raised garden beds and gravel planting, seen from above, Austin
Round limestone fire pit and Adirondack chairs on a lawn terrace, pavers leading to the pool house, Rob Roy, Austin
White mid-century house with teal trim behind a gravel garden of cacti, low walls and a concrete walk, Travis Heights, Austin
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