Whimsical Paradise
Eden Prairie, MN
Completed 2023
The Eden Prairie homeowners were sad to lose the privacy that the dying 30-year-old blue spruces had provided their extraordinary front yard water feature. They weren’t willing to wait years for a new tree line to mature and fill in, but the city would not allow a tall fence. The family also wanted to make the unique-shaped area more usable and cozy.
The innovative landscape design firm delivered real-time results with a series of free-standing, timber-framed art panels and a clever entry gate. It also shrank the pond to make room for a charming sitting area with a stunning fireplace and nostalgic paving. The homeowners, their neighbors and the city agree all stakeholders’ goals were beautifully achieved.
Distinctive timber-framed laser-cut, powder coated art panels create a beautiful, private space.
Creative sliding gate looks handsome open or closed.
Designed by Becca Bastyr
Behind the Design
Design Notes
Before
Dying 30-year-old blue spruces were taking the privacy of an extraordinary Eden Prairie front-yard water feature with them. A new tree line meant years of waiting; the city wouldn’t allow a tall fence.
The Idea
Privacy as art, delivered in real time: free-standing timber-framed panels of laser-cut, powder-coated steel, plus a clever sliding entry gate that looks handsome open or closed. Shrinking the pond made room for a sitting area with a fireplace and nostalgic paving.
After
The homeowners, the neighbors, and the city all agree — every stakeholder’s goals were beautifully achieved, and the unique-shaped yard finally became usable and cozy.
The Brief
- —Replace the privacy the dying spruces once gave — without waiting years
- —Work within the city’s fence rules
- —Make the unusually shaped yard usable and cozy
Materials & Craft
- Timber-framed laser-cut steel art panels
- Powder-coated metalwork
- Nostalgic paving
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Privacy as art
Free-standing, timber-framed art panels — laser-cut and powder-coated — screen the yard instantly, no tall fence required and no decade of tree growth.
02
The sliding gate
A creative entry gate slides rather than swings, and looks intentional in both positions.
03
A smaller pond, a bigger life
Shrinking the water feature made room for a charming sitting area with a fireplace and nostalgic paving.
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