A contemporary garden for a venture capitalist and avid
collector of modern art. The brief was for a ‘very
contemporary’ garden for entertaining to include a fire pit.
The zig-zag design adds drama to the garden: raised beds
with sides of Venetian polished plaster and oak tops which
act as seats.
One novel feature of the design is an ‘outside-inside’ water
feature – two distinct units that appear to be joined by
using design and landscaping ‘links’. The inside water
feature comprises a space 40cm below floor level with water
bubbling over a layer of white marble pebbles – all covered
by a sheet of toughened glass that can be walked on. Lit
from below, it forms a glowing and distinctive feature of the
extension to this magnificent house.
The border hedging has diagonal spaces cut into it so
allowing views through to the private park beyond and
‘borrowing’ this landscape to make the garden appear
larger without loosing any privacy.