Doyle Herman Design Associates Brings Contemporary Structure to a Traditional Estate

A find by the homeowner, this old wooden sphere is close to four feet wide. Although very heavy, with a little help, it makes its way around the garden.

A tall hornbeam hedge lines the entrance drive, while older trees were carefully preserved and incorporated into the plan.

For the seating area across from the front door, landscape designer Matthew Willinger selected Mamagreen benches without backs to allow the clipped box shapes to remain clean.

Two London Plane trees soften the back of the house, where formerly there had been a large stone terrace.

A new axis leads from the front entry area, along the side the house, across the pool through two black gates and out to a new barn by Daniel Conlon Architects. A three-tree-deep honey locust allée softens the drop in level between the pool and the barn. Behind the barn is a wilderness area.

Domani zinc finials and pedestals, all through Sutherland, add interest at the gates to the pool.

The area surrounding the existing pool was expanded and refinished with a bluestone terrace and planted with globe-shaped boxwood. The entire space is enclosed with an ilex crenata hedge.

Orange-tree tubs planted with holly flank a barn entrance alongside grazing sculptural sheep.