Blazes of Glory: Soul-Warming Fire Features

Outdoor fire features have been a saving grace during COVID and continue to be. 在这个呆在家里的季节, fire pits and fireplaces have served as destinations on our own properties and as a breath of fresh air from the confines of home. These soul-warming fireside designs are among our favorites….

神圣的抽烟!

砖石的 砖石设计+建造; 吉冈庆太郎摄

这燃烧木材的美景 砖石设计+建造 骨干是什么, 在本质上, a second living room situated on a brick patio with a bluestone border. The artfully rendered fireplace was custom built for the client and sculpted in New England fieldstone with a bluestone mantel to match the banding of the patio and the caps of the stone walls, 哪个是额外座位的两倍. 

现代的奇迹

景观建筑 Matthew Cunningham景观设计; architecture by Mathison 365体育官网客户端; construction by George Lagonia Construction; landscape construction by Creative Country 景观; photo by Jason Keen + Co.

This incredible family retreat in the Catskills, with a landscape conceived by Matthew Cunningham景观设计, boasts majestic mountain views and a terrace and hearth of poured and polished concrete. The wood-burning fireplace warms the inhabitants as they sit protected within the cantilevered, contemporary space and take in the ever-changing vistas from the Ipe wood bench or chaise lounges.

加倍的快乐

景观设计与安装由 一片草; carpentry by Kris Osgood 

When it comes to fanning the flames, this landscape design in Westwood by 一片草 兼收并蓄. While a wood-burning fireplace warms the open-air structure, 火圈, built out of mosaic New England fieldone capped in thermal bluestone, 是开放的吗, inviting conversation on a raised natural cleft bluestone patio space.

的别称

景观设计 Pellettieri Associates, Inc.; fireplace mason: Mark James Stone Masonry, LLC; photo by Jeff Sinon

Though part of a larger landscape program in Newbury, 新汉普郡, 幸运的是有游泳池和泳池甲板, this commanding fireplace gets a terrace and grade of its own. 在这里, Pellettieri Associates, Inc. positions the multi-tiered fireplace, 以其艺术的石头混合, 以树木为背景, allowing residents to feast on the flames as well as autumn’s glory. 

飞机燃料 

景观建筑 Gregory Lombardi设计公司; landscape construction by 景观设计

This impressive rectangular fire feature was key within an urban landscape designed by landscape architect Gregory Lombardi设计公司 由 景观设计 “that was carefully crafted to maximize space for an active family,” offers Principal Troy Sober of Gregory Lombardi设计公司. Crafted in Jet Mist granite with a thermal top and split faces, the fire feature was a high priority for the residents, 解释了清醒的, “as it allows them to enjoy the shoulder seasons and is visible from many of the interior rooms.”

曲线的前

景观设计 丹·戈登景观设计事务所; landscape construction by The Picot Company; photo by Neil Landino

A clean-lined landscape design in Dover by 丹·戈登景观设计事务所 caters to “an active outdoor lifestyle,该公司表示, and is characterized by its graceful curves and sense of movement. While part of a larger outdoor program, the fieldstone gas fire pit provides a central nexus for congregating and is fashioned in the character of the surrounding masonry and bluestone steppers.

有风景的房间

景观建设 蓝爪Associates

This “split face” New England fieldstone fireplace with bluestone caps is the anchor of this ruggedly handsome terrace crafted by 蓝爪公司. 伊恩·麦卡锡总统解释道, while “fire pits are great and have more of a ‘camping feel,’ outdoor fireplaces make a space feel like a real outdoor room.” They also tend to make those on the terrace a little bit toastier; “heat from a fireplace emanates outwardly,麦卡锡说。, “while fire pit heat goes straight up.” 

家庭事务

景观 design and construction by 土地设计联合公司; photo by John Egan

多亏了 土地设计联合公司., this custom, Techo-Bloc patio with its central gas fire pit has become the new heart of this home. The landscape design and build firm transformed a blank backyard into a series of outdoor spaces (think lush lawn, kitchen grill island and fire pit circle) that bring family and friends together. “The family now has a special place to gather around the fire after a day of school or work,” says Land Design Associates’ John Egan, “where they can connect over some gooey S’mores.”

顶部图片:景观建筑由 萨德伯里设计集团; photo by Richard Mandelkorn