In San Francisco's Pacific Heights neighborhood, Lutsko Associates designed a small, lush garden to be lived in at ground level–and to be viewed from above

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“This urban garden, in the Pacific Heights district of San Francisco, was designed by Lutsko Associates. The garden was designed to convey the sense of the urban fabric of the city to the sit…

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Image 56 of 69 from gallery of Une maison pour surfer / Java Architecture. Photograph by CaroLine Dethier

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