Luxury outdoor living design for residences in Beverly Hills and Los Angeles. Outdoor kitchens, bioclimatic pergolas, pool surrounds, and covered lounges designed as rooms without ceilings.
Outdoor living projects in Beverly Hills, Bel Air, and Malibu typically range from $300,000 to $1.5M+ depending on scope. A pool and spa with surrounding hardscape and landscape may range from $250,000 to $600,000+. A full outdoor environment including pool, outdoor kitchen, covered dining, fire features, and landscape integration can exceed $1M. Design fees are structured separately as a flat project fee.
Joelle's practice treats outdoor spaces as extensions of the interior. Material palettes, furniture specifications, lighting, and spatial flow are resolved with the same precision used inside the home. The practice coordinates with landscape architects, pool contractors, and hardscape specialists to deliver a complete outdoor environment under one creative direction.
Indoor-outdoor integration is the design strategy of dissolving the boundary between interior and exterior spaces. This is achieved through disappearing glass walls, consistent flooring materials across the threshold, aligned ceiling planes, and coordinated material palettes. In Los Angeles and Malibu, indoor-outdoor architecture defines how luxury homes are lived in.
Yes. Pool design is part of the outdoor living practice. Joelle specifies pool geometry, tile, coping, decking, water features, and the pool's relationship to the home's architecture. The practice coordinates with licensed pool contractors and structural engineers for construction. Pool design is resolved alongside the home's interior to ensure material and design continuity.
The practice coordinates with landscape architects on planting design, mature tree placement, and garden architecture. Joelle specifies the hardscape (stone, pavers, decking), outdoor furnishings, lighting, and the overall design direction that the landscape architect works within.
Scope determines timeline. A focused outdoor kitchen and lounge refresh can complete in 3–4 months from design to install. A full outdoor transformation — new pool, covered pavilion, landscape architecture, and outdoor kitchen — typically runs 9–14 months depending on permitting in your municipality. LA hillside properties and Malibu coastal zones often have longer permit timelines; I factor this into the project schedule from day one so there are no surprises mid-project.
An outdoor living designer plans the entire exterior as a series of rooms — dining terrace, lounge area, outdoor kitchen, pool surround, and landscape edges. Material selection, furniture specification, lighting design, and hardscape layout are all part of the engagement.
A landscape architect focuses on grading, drainage, plant material, and hardscape. An outdoor living designer focuses on the interior of the outdoor space — how it functions, how it furnishes, and how it connects to the indoor rooms. The practice works alongside landscape architects on whole-property projects.