Outdoor Living & Design

Shaping a new language of luxury through alfresco innovation, design culture, sustainability scale, and creative direction.

 This is the Terrace Life


your space

Expanding imagination & outdoor lifestyle with comprehensive style guides, DIY & AI workflows, green space glamour, & a rich alfresco experience.

developers & strata

Ready-to-deploy Designer Collections. High-value, aesthetic frameworks, AI playbooks, & turnkey rollout guides.

the workplace

Enabling teams to co-create micro-sustainability +AI resources that spark creativity & give life to your sustainability story.

designers hub

A high-impact hub built for specialists with tools, resources, inspiration, & a community of like-minded design professionals.

Window Shopping on the Terrace
DIY Style Guides, Outdoor Design Tools, & AI Planning

From vision to AI victory dance on the terrace

While it’s not required to use AI in our design program, if you do, we can help … with everything! How to get started, move through the design process, and create renders (AI images) that reflect your vision. Whether you have a petite balcony or expansive rooftop, we’ve got your back! 

The Design [AU] Journey Arc TM

Most outdoor spaces fail not from lack of budget, but lack of direction. The Design [AU]Journey gives you a clear path from concept to a ‘custom fit’ design.

A BEAUTIFULLY STRUCTURED METHODOLOGY

Six stages. One amazing outcome.

The Design [AU] Journey Arc takes you from blank canvas to your own perfect, personal paradise. With or without AI. At whatever pace suits you.

The DesignAU outdoor living methodology

It’s a little rose-tinted in it’s ethos

We believe in greening small spaces and creating your own happy place

The Terrace!

Where you blend retreat moments and groups lingering and laughing. If there’s one thing we know how to do well, it’s outdoor living.

With our inherent optimism, pragmatism, modern design styles, and desire to connect to nature, it’s a culture that finds happiness in the small things.

Great coffee, good mates, and a small oasis. 

Why Green Space Matters to Us

Science confirms what we’ve always known intuitively. Access to green space, even a small balcony garden, improves focus + cognitive abilities,  reduces cortisol, lowers anxiety, & increases wellbeing.   Children learn better near nature. Adults perform better. Pets thrive. And communities with abundant green space report higher levels of happiness. Regardless of income.

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Want To Know More

About the designer?

If you love an image in one of the signature style guides, the designer can be found at the top right-hand side of every photo plus the country they operate in. Many have extensive online portfolios that you can explore in depth. Or check back to see the gallery (coming soon.) 

To AI or not to AI?

Our extensive AI Prompt Library will help you travel through the design process, exploring options, creating renders, and understanding what your contractors will need from you.

Or love to sketch ideas, create collections, and move layouts around on a graph? We’re here to help you whatever you choose. Your Journey. Your Way!