Visionscapes & Kayu Canada

This dynamic duo offers material quality together with design and construction excellence all rolled into one, affording comprehensive outdoor beauty. Providing premium residential design/ builds for outdoor living environments, Visionscapes president Jeff Campbell knows exactly how form meets function, recreating your backyard in a manner that both extends living spaces and captures the eye.

“This home backs onto Fish Creek Park in Shawnessy and with no fence separating it from the park, we wanted to develop a seamless flow of features and elements that would sustain this setting,” shares Campbell. Together with Jim Labelle of Kayu Canada, they utilized Red Balau Batu throughout the home’s exterior and yard to capture a setting of warmth, beauty, and durability.

“We were brought in to do the landscaping and created all of the exterior decks, pool, fireplace, and the retaining walls,” shares Jeff of the large family that wanted recreational areas for the kids and additional outdoor areas to entertain.

At walkout, a large covered deck features a wood-burning fireplace clad in chiseled limestone with ceiling-mounted, infrared heaters and Charcoal tinted, sand blasted finished concrete floors. “There is over 2,500 square feet of concrete in the backyard alone,” admits Jeff. Tongue-and-groove Red Balau Batu clads ceilings surfaces with rich character. The lap pool is 35 feet long and hosts a stamped concrete deck. “Because we didn’t have a fence separating the rear of the home from Fish Creek Park, the plantings are all deer resistant,” states Jeff. At the front of the home a Red Balau ceiling and deck is accented by an aluminum and glass railing. The main floor rear deck features more batu decking and outdoor kitchen amenities. The built-in island hosts a limestone countertop with consistent chiseled limestone and glass railings for unobstructed views of the pool and park below.

A leader in tropical hardwoods in Canada, Jim Labelle concludes, “Red Balau is an extremely durable and long-lasting wood that is ideal for outdoor builds. The use of it in the home’s exterior and decking provides a rich warmth and seamless aesthetic that will look as good twenty years from now.”