The clients wanted their farmhouse courtyard, currently
a building site surrounded by newly restored farm
buildings, to be transformed into an area for entertaining
and for holding the occasional musical performance.
A dramatic, gently sloping, terraced theatre takes the
Fibonacci number sequence and the golden section as
a source of inspiration for the design with simple strong
lines and intriguing features.
Each of the 5 terraces (edged in French limestone and
Cor-Ten steel) is positioned in accord with the Fibonacci
sequence with all terraces sloping to one side. A tumbling
rill links the terraces.
Planting is minimal with an accent on orange/brown
coloured flowers to compliment the Cor-Ten used for
hard landscaping and planters.