Residential House Hu, Krumpendorf

White two-story house with arched windows beside a calm pond; wooden boardwalk extends from foreground to steps, reflecting in water among grasses.

The interplay of architecture, climatic conditions, proportions, and the integration of the property into the landscape defined the framework for the design of this outdoor space. After intensive analysis of the vicinity, the aim of the design was a dialogue between the demands of nature, people and the built environment. In this garden man-made elements coherently merge with lush natural ones. The wooden walkway forms a connection between water and land, the steps make it possible to overcome the gradient in an aesthetic way and the grass does the rest (and it is good at it).

Sunlit garden with a row of pruned twisting-trunk trees beside a white house, surrounded by lush green shrubs and white hydrangea blooms in the foreground.
Sunlit backyard with white stone steps rising from a green lawn, flanked by lush shrubs, flowering hydrangeas, lavender, ornamental grasses, and tall trees.

You can win if you dare to.

White two-story house on the right with stairs winding through tall ornamental grasses; trees and blue sky in the background.
Sunny lakeside scene with a wooden pier extending to calm water, tall grasses in the foreground, a large tree on the right, and distant hills.
Lakeside view: a grassy foreground, reeds along the shore, a small dock on left, calm water, and distant mountains under a blue, cloudy sky.
Foreground tall grasses, a lawn with a large tree and a small potted tree, dense hedges, and forested hills under a clear blue sky.

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Architecture: Architekt DI Werner & DI Thomas Omansiek
Garden area: 2.000 m² 
Features: Steps, wooden walkway
Lighting: Davide Groppi
Fireplace: Extremis
Planting: Fountain grass, rhododendron, Japanese maple, yucca, hydrangeas
Plant pots: Domani 

Angled view of a modern outdoor stairway with white concrete steps, a rust-colored side panel, and tall ornamental grasses beside a wooden boardwalk.
Row of pruned trees with dense green canopies along a rock-bordered lawn; blue sky, hedges in the background, and a gate on the right.
Sunny landscape with a green lawn, ornamental grasses, a wooden post-and-rope fence, dense shrubs, a large tree on the right, and distant hills.
Lakeside garden with a large foreground tree, a white house, lush lawn, ornamental grasses, a wooden fence along a path, and a distant lake.