沙漠露台花园和扬和汤姆·刘易斯沙漠门户是从一个总体规划过程开发的第一个项目。当游客在露台的墙壁上走动时，他们会遇到各种独特的植物形式，纹理和颜色 – 所有这些都庆祝沙漠环境的微妙。露台墙的一体化设计将客人的视野引导到远处的两个大型小屋，并允许从这些遥远的地形到亲密的前景植物的深度经验。分层和弯曲的墙壁巧妙地融合了石头和马赛克瓷砖，向门户本身传达定向运动的感觉。

沙漠门户是一个圆形的方向广场，游客可以去探索花园的其余部分。一个戏剧性的格子廊架在这个广场中，它兼具灵活的活动空间，配有座位和支持基础设施。廊架格子反映了有机形式的灵感，随着光线和阴影穿过广场，整个一天的颜色也随之改变。

The Desert Terrace Garden and Jan and Tom Lewis Desert Portal are the first projects that developed from a master planning process. As visitors walk amid the terrace walls, they encounter a variety of unique plant forms, textures and colors – all of which celebrate the subtleties of the desert environment. The integrated design of the terrace walls directs guests’ views to two large buttes in the distance and allows a depth of experience ranging from these far-off landforms to the intimate foreground plantings. Layered and curving walls artfully blend stone and mosaic tile, conveying a sense of directional movement toward the Portal itself.

The Desert Portal is a circular orientation plaza where visitors embark to explore the rest of the garden. A dramatic trellis anchors this plaza, which doubles as a flexible event space, complete with seating and support infrastructure. The trellis reflects inspiration from organic forms and appears to change colors throughout the day as light and shadows move across the plaza.