Two generations, one garden
Next to the residence, a modern new building, is an old vineyard house. The two houses are inhabited by two generations of the same family and the special challenge of this project was the fine line between connection and demarcation, old and new. The garden at the front facing the lake is a single unit and therefore the connecting element, while the entrances to the house and the courtyard at the rear are separate and therefore the demarcating element.
Residential garden with lake view
The garden is a typical residential garden. The outdoor dining area is integrated into the new house in the form of an open-plan living space, yet is generously open to both sides of the garden. To the front, residents can let their gaze glide over the front part of the garden to the marvellous lake view. The lake view was left generously open, but bordered at the front edge by planting dominated by roses. This means that the garden is not lost. The rear part of the dining area can be opened and closed with a sliding wall, creating a privacy screen to the neighbouring plots behind the house if required. The sliding privacy screen can also be used to open up the view to the rear of the garden.
Cosy inner courtyard
This part was designed as an inner courtyard: Round gravel, concrete slabs, small flowering dogwood trees, ornamental grasses, a small fountain, hedges and a wall can be found in it. The hedges and the wall create a division of space and delimit the courtyard from the old house. The precise jointing of the wall can also be viewed like a picture. The guberstein used is an old Swiss stone, robust and hardwearing, and stands for durability. Its appearance is nevertheless timeless and bridges the gap between old and new. With the fountain, a calming, acoustic element was placed in a shady spot that is not exposed, giving the space a distinct courtyard character.
Visitor-friendly garden entrance
The entrances to both houses were designed in such a way that visitors are not unprepared in the garden. In the modern house, the driveway is already wrapped in green and visitors are led to the house via a long flight of steps. Only when you walk around the house do you reach the garden. The entrance to the older house, which is also used as a commercial building, was also screened off from the garden.
The combination of old and new, interior and exterior and the interplay of architecture and landscape architecture make the project a unique overall composition.
Planting
Trees
- Liquidambar (American amber tree)
- Acer palmatum (fan maple)
- Acer griseum (cinnamon maple)
- Cornus florida ‚Cherokee Chief‘ (American flowering dogwood)
- Cercidiphyllum (cake tree)
- Amelanchier (rock pear)
Shrubs
- Osmanthus (fragrant blossom)
- Abelia (Abelie)
- Viburnum diverse (snowball)
- Fothergilla (feather bush)
- Hydrangea dipaniculata ‚Bombshell‘ (panicle hydrangea)
- Corylopsis (mock hazel)
- Lonicera nitida (honeysuckle)
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- Eleagnus (olive willow)
- Prunus lusitanica (Portuguese cherry laurel)
- Pinus, various (pine)
- Lonicera, various (honeysuckle)
- Euonymus (spindle bush)
- Philadelphus (pipevine)
- Rhamnus (alder buckthorn)
- Sambucus nigra ‚Black Lace‘ (black elderberry)
- Weigela (Weigelie)
- Kolkwitzia (Kolkwitzia)
- Berberis (barberry)
- Deutzia (Deutzia)
- Salix (willow)
- Roses, various
Perennials and grasses
- Liriope muscari ‚Moneymaker‘ (bell grape)
- Anemone japonica ‚Honorine Jobert‘ (Anemone)
- Miscanthus sinensis ‚Little Zebra‘ (Little Zebra Reed)
- Pennisetum orientale (lamp cleaner grass)
- Stipa tenuissima (feather grass)
- Carex morrowii ‚Variegata‘ (Japanese sedge)
- Luzula nivea (snow-white hair sedge)
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- Geranium ‚Rozanne‘ (cranesbill)
- Dicentra white (heart flower)
- Cimicifuga (bug weed)
- Linum (flax)
- Vinca minor ‚Alba‘ (small periwinkle)
Bulbous plants
- Narcissus ‚February Silver‘ and ‚Sailboat‘ (Narcissus)
- Hyacinthoides hispanica ‚Blue Queen‘ (bluebell)
Hedge
- Carpinus betulus (hornbeam)
Materials
- Natural stone Guber (walls, paving)
- Concrete slabs (floor)
- Gravel
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