Contemporary water fountains

Contemporary water fountains have a look and feel that is au courant and timeless, innovative and stylish. In general, contemporary design means spare and simple geometries arranged in a pleasing, functional way. This design style uses dramatic shapes to create a point of view that is both natural and fluid. We believe these descriptors apply to contemporary water fountains, too.

With contemporary water fountain and garden design, the focus tends to be on scale in contrast to the axial relationships commonly found in formal landscape designs. In a modern landscape design, the designer’s hand is typically very evident. Perhaps you will notice that the boundaries between areas of color, textures and shapes are undefined. Conversely, you may find the opposite true with sharply drawn lines. Composition and color ignite an emotional response. It is that juxtaposition—linear and non-linear, hard and soft, energetic and restrained—that is the essence of modern landscape design.

Exterior Worlds specializes in creating one-of-a-kind fountain designs that will not only enhance your property’s value, but will also provide you, the homeowner, with the 24 hour pleasure of moving, soothing, beautifully-lit water. With our contemporary water fountain designs, we want to point out that modern design techniques do not have to imply a high-tech look. For instance, you can make use of horizontal and vertical planes to create a modern sculpture effect and then let your other landscaping choices, like materials, color and plantings, provide a warm, welcoming feel.

We also encourage our clients to remember that, more than with any other type of fountain design, it is imperative that the modern style blends and complements the architecture of the home and existing landscape. Otherwise, the imagery is too jarring.

Concrete, steel, metals and glass are good material choices within the modern landscape design. In some of our designs, we have left the materials, such as stone, metal, plastics, steel and glass, in a raw or exposed state. The resulting beauty is a metaphor of nature and humans working together to create something artful—for instance, the way steel rusts to a warm, burnt patina.

In particular, concrete has won top honors in the contemporary garden design lexicon, primarily due to its hardiness and malleability. Its cool, gray color fits perfectly into the sparse detailing found in this style. If you use concrete in your contemporary water fountain design, you can extend that material theme by using concrete in a simple garden structure or as the flooring of your patio design.

As with all outdoor water fountains, lighting can be used to heighten a fountain’s extant loveliness and liveliness. We actually think lighting is critical for the full enjoyment of your investment in a water fountain, just as proper landscape lighting brings your entire landscape architecture to full fruition.

Exterior Worlds delivers landscape solutions that are tailored especially to meet your needs and desires. Further, we pride ourselves on our commitment to the customer and to excellence. Therefore, all of our designs are custom-made—nothing is pre-fabricated. Our goal is to create a special atmosphere in your landscape design, one that is design conscious, polished and impeccable.