•      The rear yard of this luxury townhouse measures only 25'-4" x 16'-4" and needed to have both a wood deck for entertainment and a garden accessible from the walkout basement.

•      The challenge was to build the deck in such a way that natural light can still come down to the garden and the walkout basement.

•      The solution was to design a four-level deck that steps down gradually from the first floor to the ground in such a way that almost half of the rear yard is kept open for light to reach a Japanese garden and the patio door of the walkout basement below.

•      Even though the deck feels spacious, its area is only 255 sf.