INDIVIDUAL IMPACT 1 : CASE STUDY
AFTER: Backyard transformation expands living space by 30%.
The Norfolk Project
REIMAGINING OUTDOOR SPACE FOR A YOUNG FAMILY
Client Wishlist: Design, Landscaping, Productive Garden, Outdoor Living, Resale Value
Project Timeline: 6 months (with ongoing management services at client’s request)
What Circlefoot Created:
When a young family approached Circlefoot to turn their outdoor space into an oasis, Circlefoot took up the challenge. We designed a multi-use outdoor space with both living and non-living systems.
BEFORE: Backyard pre-Circlefoot
These include a drought-resistant garden, an edible landscape space with an annual produce garden, and a flexible outdoor-indoor kitchen and entertainment area.
Circlefoot thought through biophilic elements. The green living wall transitions to a shade sail which in turn transitions into a kitchen that opens into the garden harmoniously.
AFTER: Annual bounty of fruit, vegetables & flowers shared with neighbors.
A Wellness Outcome:
Our clients could not have been more than pleased with Circlefoot’s outdoor-indoor design and construction. The Circlefoot team enjoyed seeing our youngest client (3 years old) try out her tricycle on the newly paved pathways that replaced an unstable and unsafe surface.
The family now has an increased living space of about 30%, which also adds to the resale value of their property—something they’re considering as their family expands.
AFTER: Backyard transformation expands living space by 30%.
BEFORE: Backyard pre-Circlefoot
AFTER: Annual bounty of fruit, vegetables & flowers shared with neighbors.
Circlefoot transformed our outdoor space into a true oasis for our family!
“Circlefoot transformed our outdoor space into a true oasis for our family! When we moved into our home, all the hardscapes needed major repair and the yard was wild and overgrown. Even thinking about how to start the project was overwhelming – until we met Diego.”
“Circlefoot transformed our outdoor space into a true oasis for our family! When we moved into our home, all the hardscapes needed major repair and the yard was wild and overgrown. Even thinking about how to start the project was overwhelming – until we met Diego.”
“He and his team shepherded us through every aspect of the massive project, from design through construction, and pivoted cheerfully when we changed our minds or needed to cut costs here and there. We asked for things that included an outdoor living room,” “a playspace for our daughter,” and “a garden of native plants. We couldn’t be happier with the result.”
– Tim & Tenley M. San Mateo
“He and his team shepherded us through every aspect of the massive project, from design through construction, and pivoted cheerfully when we changed our minds or needed to cut costs here and there. we asked for things that included an outdoor living room,” “a playspace for our daughter,” and “a garden of native plants. We couldn’t be happier with the result.”
– Tim & Tenley M. San Mateo
COLLECTIVE IMPACT 2:
TAKING IT FURTHER
Thinking Study
WELLNESS COMMUNITIES
”Home is a place for one to be restored.“
– Diego Torrelio, Circlefoot Founder & CEO
Theme: Wellness Communities who build regenerative spaces together.
Theme: Wellness Communities who build regenerative spaces together.
Circlefoot Bucket List: Circlefoot imagines a street, or better, a neighborhood where fences are knocked down and where all properties are connected in a cohesive, thriving ecology. Some ways to achieve this include:
- Connectors (gates, bridges, pathways)
- Common areas (community gardens, ovens, benches)
- Shared safety elements (vertical garden privacy screens, fire abatement, trails, etc.)
- Ecologically regenerative systems (water collection, soil management, air quality, etc.)
Circlefoot Bucket List: Circlefoot imagines a street, or better, a neighborhood where fences are knocked down and where all properties are connected in a cohesive, thriving ecology. Some ways to achieve this include:
- Connectors (gates, bridges, pathways)
- Common areas (community gardens, ovens, benches)
- Shared safety elements (vertical garden privacy screens, fire abatement, trails, etc.)
- Ecologically regenerative systems (water collection, soil management, air quality, etc.)
“Our land, our spaces, and our homes are places that are much more than just dirt under our feet or a roof over our heads. They are the backdrop to our lives where we raise our families, rejuvenate our bodies, minds, and souls.
This is where we work, play, and love.
Our spaces are sacred, and they should resonate and encourage health and well-being. This looks like spaces that have incorporated biophilic design and non-toxic materials. The space should help to ground us, and root us in place by celebrating life and encouraging wildness and beauty.”
– Latitude Regenerative Real Estate
