16/08/2026
Design focus:
When we're designing a backyard for children, there's extra details we put special care into for safety and practicality.
At this home in Dapto, access to the pool was via stairs with terraced gardens, creating potential for lots of sharp edges that could become dangerous with falls, so we added a radius to curve the edge off sharp corners.
We also anticipated that pool gate being flung around enthusiastically, so we added a little bump stop to the garden bed to catch it and soften the impact of any knocks.
It's one thing to make a garden beautiful, but it's another skill entirely, to anticipate how it will be used by kids and cater for those risk spots or cringe moments that get in the way of every day enjoyment of your yard.
