Contemporary Pitfire Pizza Restaurant
Nick Tan joined a team of architects to transform a dark and shady pizza parlor into a bright and contemporary family friendly restaurant.
24th Street Garden School
Nick Tan partnered with the community and LAUSD to implement and teach garden and cooking lessons at the flagship 24th St Elementary School Garden Classroom.
We hired outside professional gardeners, one of whom became the soul of the program.
- Emily Green
View the article and photo essay ‘Unpaving Paradise’ by LA Times contributor Emily Green.
Learn more about the Garden School Foundation.
Perlita Passive House
Nick Tan provided the landscaping for the first completed Passive House in the Los Angeles area. The Perlita House is a net positive building, producing more energy than it consumes annually.
The project was also designed to be water conscious, with only low water consumption fixtures, drought tolerant landscaping, and a rain garden. Black water and grey water pipes were also separated to easily use the grey water for the yard.
View more pictures of the interior and the landscaping here.
Mid-Century Building Gets Spruced Up
View the full project gallery here.
Native Plants, Native Water
Nick Tan designed and installed this beautiful native garden for LA Times writer Emily Green. The result was “a massive increase in shade and wildlife value, elimination of storm water run-off and steep decrease in maintenance fees and water use.”
Click here to read Emily Green’s LA Times article about the benefits of rain gardens or here without a subscription.
HGTV: Landscaper's Challenge Winner
Nick Tan was the winner of the of HGTV Landscaper’s Challenge episode ‘A Backyard Adventure.’