HOUSE BY THE BEACH

A landscaping project for a one acre site focuses solely on how to frame interior and interstitital spaces that can facilitate a greater connection to the outdoors. A beautiful, spreading tree anchors our design intervention, and a spreading deck paved with local stone surrounding the tree mimics the organic shading patterns cast by the tree foliage. 

The landscape harnesses the playful and yet grounded nature of the site, and offers a counterpoint to the commonly conceptualised lush water-hungry tropical gardens common in Indian pleasure gardens. The intention is to engage all the senses, to create temporal excitement with seasonal flowers, new smells and a clear narrative as one moves through the garden. Common, sweet-scented flowering plants used in temple ceremonies are in this context the mainstays of the ornamental flower garden. Native grasses such as vetiver and succulents, too, offer a rich textural interplay.