Lifestyle Design: The Architecture of Outdoor Living
An excellent yet simple example of how one project's elements are all perfectly in aligned with the space they’re enhancing—all are parts of a greater compositional whole.
In recent years, the word luxury has lost its sharpness. Everything online seems to wear the label—from candles to cars. But for my clients who seek elevated, custom spaces, the word rarely captures what they truly want in their homes.
What they’re looking for isn’t luxury—and in fact, the word has taken on a negative connotation, as if synonymous with aristocratic waste, lackadaisical spending, and true excess. What they desire is something more grounded, more intentional. It’s lifestyle design—outdoor environments crafted with precision, shaped around the way they live, and refined into spaces that feel both timeless and personal. At OHPLC, that’s our promise: Home Reimagined.
WHAT OUR CLIENTS TRULY WANT
Of my clients who seek elevated, custom spaces, the priorities extend far beyond finishes and features. They want:
A sense of place. Outdoor environments that resonate with the architecture of the home and the desert landscape surrounding it.
Customization. Not a catalog pool or off-the-shelf kitchen, but a space that reflects the rhythms of their daily lives—morning swims, twilight entertaining, weekend gatherings with family.
Timelessness. Materials and layouts that feel as relevant in ten years as they do today, resisting trends in favor of lasting elegance.
Effortless living. Shade where it’s needed, seating that encourages gathering, circulation that makes moving between indoors and out intuitive.
THE ARCHITECTURE OF LIFESTYLE DESIGN
At OHPLC, we approach each project not as a collection of parts—pool, spa, kitchen, casita—but as a single architectural composition. Every line drawn, every material chosen, every element positioned is done in relation to the whole.
That’s why we call it lifestyle design. Because true outdoor living is not about adding more, it’s about aligning every decision with the life the space is meant to serve. This is how a backyard ceases to be an afterthought and becomes instead a seamless extension of the home itself—a home reimagined.
BEYOND AMENITIES, TOWARD EXPERIENCE
A vanishing edge isn’t just an engineering marvel—it’s a way of dissolving the boundary between water, sky, and desert. A pergola isn’t just a shade structure—it’s a lens for light, shadow, and gathering. Even plantings, carefully composed, serve as walls, veils, or frames for views.
Clients who value lifestyle design aren’t looking for excess. They’re looking for refinement—spaces that function as their own private resort while also remaining deeply personal, livable, and enduring.
WHY IT MATTERS
The word luxury may sell furniture, but it doesn’t tell the story of a life. Lifestyle design does. It acknowledges that the true value in a pool, a patio, or a landscape isn’t in how many features it has, but in how those features are orchestrated—designed with intention, and lived with ease.
That’s what we do at OHPLC. Not just “luxury.” Not trend-chasing. But crafting lifestyle design that feels as timeless as the desert itself. That is Home Reimagined.
