House garden K. in Wolfsburg

Redesign of an existing garden with water as a defining element.
Design-determining materials are limestone as flooring, hand-picked river pebbles, precious wood, water and white walls.
Reuse of valuable plants and perennials.
Plant selection among others: trumpet tree, Japanese fan maple, yew cubes, bamboo, rock pear, hydrangea, ivy flower, anemone, lily and various grasses.

A garden of approx. 560m² was redesigned at a flat roof bungalow of the 70s. The bungalow is part of a "carpet house settlement". The gardens receive their spatial character through delimiting walls, height offsets and projecting building parts. From the outside, the gardens are completely secluded and protected from view. This is an ideal prerequisite for a strong connection between indoor and outdoor space:
The protected garden becomes an outdoor living space.

Already in 2007, the kitchen courtyard was redesigned as a breakfast place between herbs and water. Under the kitchen window, spice plants now exude their aromatic fragrance in the morning sun. A scoop fountain is the focal point of the design and serves to water the beds.
In 2008, the redesign of the entrance courtyard to the southeast, the main garden to the south and west, and the sunken resting terrace to the northwest followed.

The goal of the redesign was to create a generous connection between the previously separate garden sections to the south and west. This was made possible by a design reinterpretation as well as the targeted removal of the fully grown and partly outdated plant stock.
Living by the water has always been a desire of the garden owners. That is why different places to stay by the water were created. A water basin directly at the house, led over corner, connects now the main terrace in the west with the new sun deck in the south of the building.

The central focal point of the garden is a square block of natural stone made of the same noble material with which the paths and the main terrace are covered. This seating block, which appears to hover half above the water surface, half above the lawn, mediates between the two parts of the pool and the garden.

The sunken resting terrace in front of the bedroom and study is an intimate space that refers only to itself, allowing relaxation through the reduced design elements of the wooden deck and planar book planting.

The design idea follows the straight lines of the house. However, the splendid flowers, the lush growth in varied green and the striking autumn colours break the architectural severity in the course of the year.

The use of noble materials, high-quality plants as well as the careful execution make this garden a harmonious experience.

Through the high glass fronts of the house, the garden appears as an extension of the living space. Inside and outside combine to create an atmospheric whole.

The sound of rippling water from the bubbling stone, the planting and the framing walls convey a feeling of security and create a pleasant atmosphere for spending time with family and friends.