House H, Freundorf

Backyard pool with a wooden deck and blue patterned lounge cushions; a vibrant flower arrangement in the foreground, and a teal chair among lush greenery.
An aerial view of a modern backyard with a long rectangular pool, wooden deck, white sail shade, green lawn, and outdoor seating.
Overhead view of a circular rusted fire pit with split logs and a poker on a gravel area beside a stone wall and wooden deck, with a green lawn nearby.

Entirely Wabi Sabi.

Sunny backyard deck with a curved light-blue wicker chair and cushions, a tiered side table, and a tall curved floor lamp; lush trees beyond.
Sunlit backyard with stone retaining walls, white steps, and a circular fire pit. Lush plants, trees, and a distant house against a blue sky.
Outdoor wooden deck seating with a white sectional sofa, light-blue patterned ottomans, a beige rug, and a white coffee table topped with a floral arrangement.
Sunny backyard with a lush lawn, trees and shrubs; a wooden deck features a turquoise circular chair and small tables beside a rectangular pool.

The concept of this front garden is based on “Wabi Sabi”, the traditional Japanese garden aesthetic. Organic shapes are combined with fine gravel surfaces, ground cover and low level evergreens, like bamboo and azaleas. Japanese umbrella maples give the design structure and an additional spatial dimension while the lamellar wall in the background subtly conceals the main garden area from view.
The garden is dominated by a generous natural pool, that offers bathing without the need for chlorine. The spacious IPE wooden terrace provides enough space for the 'Hopper Picnic' dining table and the 'Neo Wall' lounge and the Sunsquare awning provides shade on hot days.
In order to make the front garden area as level as possible, the sloping terrain was intercepted with a natural stone wall. To reduce the visual force of the natural stone wall, steps were integrated, which can also be used as seating. On mild nights, a fire bowl offers the right atmosphere for star gazing.
The planted areas are lush and interspersed with solitary trees and decorated with ceramic pots.

A well-kept garden scene with a small tree behind a rounded mound of tall green ornamental grasses; blue sky and open field in the background.
White daisy-like flowers with yellow centers on tall slender stems in a sunny garden with green lawn and shrubs.
Glass vase on a white table holds an autumn bouquet of orange lantern flowers, greenery, and a peacock feather by a sunlit pool in a garden.
Garden with a small tree and a rounded bamboo-like shrub in the foreground, tall evergreen hedge behind, pink flowers to the right, blue sky above.
A white two-story house with brown shutters overlooks a lush garden with shrubs, a large potted tree, and a gravel path on a sunny day.
Bright garden with a long rectangular pool along a wooden deck; foreground shows a potted lemon tree in an orange pot, and a blue scooter on the lawn.

FACTSHEET

Garden area: 800 m²
Furniture: Paola Lenti, Living Divani, Moroso, Extremis, Roda, Sunsquare 
Features: natural pool, lushly planted areas, solitary trees, natural stone steppingstones, gravel planted areas, outdoor fireplace, natural stone walls, wooden decking, topiary trees
Lighting: Davide Groppi, Bega
Planting: Solitary trees such as Japanese maple, lemon, trumpet tree, maple trellis, bamboo, grasses, hydrangeas, roses, rich underplanting of flowering perennials 
Plant pots: Sandstone, Domani, Serralunga

Round concrete planter with a tree trunk in dark soil, surrounded by dense green shrubs and gravel in a lush garden.
Backyard garden with a circular fire pit filled with wood, surrounded by a low stone wall and light-striped stepping stones; purple flowers in foreground.
Low-angle view of dense green leaves and branches against a clear blue sky, with varied foliage and small red berries.
Sunny backyard garden with a wooden deck and light-blue chair, surrounded by lush green lawn, flowering shrubs, and trees under a clear blue sky.