#paving pattern

Photo of a large traditional full sun backyard stone formal garden in summer.

Ideas for a medium-sized, timeless backyard renovation that includes a kitchen patio without a cover.

Location: Songdo IBD, Incheon, Korea

Photo: Andrea Cochran Landscape Architecture.

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Designer: LANDLAB.

This type of concrete paving requires extensive formwork. Forms are what create the shape of the concrete. Typically, with a monolithic concrete patio, only the outside edges would require forming. However, when pouring many smaller sections of concrete each area must be formed separately. This process requires more forming materials and a lot more labor. Helkenberg charges between ten and fifteen dollars a square foot for poured-in-place pavers depending on the complexity of the formwork.

Brooke Hansen of Ag-Trac Enterprises in Logan, UT uses this approach to break up large areas in the landscape. “It’s a nice way to introduce pattern to an otherwise uninteresting space,” she explains. The straight lines and rigid arrangement of these poured pavers harmonize well with modern architecture. Here, Scotch moss has begun to spread in the spaces between the concrete pads, it will fill in entirely in a few seasons. Scotch moss has a vibrant, nearly chartreuse color that is perfect for modern landscapes.