Conceived as a precious crystal, semi-submerged in splendid isolation, reached by boat across the lake followed by a short walk from the shore, the greenhouse blends into the hillside. Visitors access the building through a prolonged cut, literally scooped up from the ground, emerging into a light-filled reception space. From here the visitor passes along a tessellated mesh of paths to three different climatic zones with corresponding plant environments.The greenhouse has a horseshoe plan, creating a loop that changes radically in section to accommodate a series of unique planting and spatial conditions. With the interior and exterior ground planes gradually shifting in relation to each other, the visitor experiences a sequence of visual enclosures alternating with long vistas out and across. The horseshoe shape also generates an interior open-air courtyard, making it the natural centre of the building and creating a three-dimensional web of interior and exterior circulation.
posted on 13.02.12
Carroll Gardens by Foras Studio
The plants in the square beds are Boxwood clipped into balls, Solomon’s seal, Russian sage, Mexican feather grass, and hydrangeas.
posted on 13.02.08
Juan Domingo Santos | Museo del Agua, 2011 Lanjaron
Photo by Fernando Alda
(Source: plataformaarquitectura.cl)
posted on 13.01.12
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