The new ranch house compound, situated near a spectacular bald cypress-lined spring and a creek, features outdoor living spaces carefully crafted to highlight existing features and designed to accommodate the client’s desire for play lawns, volleyball areas, a meditation area, a boat launch, hiking trails, and engaging water and fire elements. Old ranch roads and footprints of former barns now give rise to native grasses and forbs that cleanse rainwater prior to entering the creek and spring. Native grass lawns provide spaces for entertaining and children’s athletic activities. A cascading storm water and creek purification feature in the courtyard activates multiple senses and pays homage to the spring, while another feature circulates a rill of spring water to help oxygenate the adjacent creek. The open-air layout of the new ranch buildings-combined with terraced gardens, water and fire features, trails, and restoration of the site-allow the residents and their guests to be fully, yet comfortably, immersed in the beauty of the Texas Hill Country. Nestled in the Medina River valley of the Central Texas Hill Country, this ranch derives its beauty from its peninsular setting at the convergence of a natural spring and hill country creek. Vanderpool, TX | Ten Eyck Landscape Architects Inc.
