Virgin nature and the garden owner’s personality reflected in a Scandinavian outline.
METALL is a project in an eco-village with Dutch architecture near Moscow. Its houses remind of Dutch architecture with crisp lines, striking facades, and verdant roofs.
The house is one meter below the main garden level and is separated from it by a retaining wall. For the hill to blend in with the surroundings naturally, as though the stones had fallen in front of the facade, we started by tearing down the wall and constructing a rocky hill with a modest rise into the main portion of the garden. This created a slope with conifers and rockery. Next, we designed two terraces — out of the living room and out of the kitchen. In addition to being places to hang out and unwind, they also provide views over the garden with swings hidden into the depths.
The client, who is a man of wide reading, requested that we construct a library in the garden. A summer veranda with a green roof and a library function emerged in a remote area of the garden.
We have recreated the forest nature throughout the entire plot. Here you can find balsam fir, fern, crowberry, wild strawberry of different varieties, periwinkle, mountain pine, and juniper.
Artifacts related to the Client’s primary business of extracting and processing non-ferrous metals were arranged amidst the abundance of plants. Brass tripods, anchored in stone, and 'Time Capsules of the Future' — secrets tucked into the rock itself. A QR code on each capsule unlocks information about various metals — and the discoveries shaping how they are produced, mined, and crafted. We added to the conceptual art objects with an accent panel made of non-ferrous metals. It is located opposite the living room and invites you to wander through the garden and uncover other artworks hidden there.
These solutions let garden visitors interact, take part in a private exhibition, sense the quiet bond between nature and the one who owns the land — and discover something new within their own heart and senses.
