Virgin nature and the garden owner’s personality reflected in a Scandinavian outline.
FERRUM is a project in an eco-village with Dutch-style architecture near Moscow. Its houses are reminiscent of Dutch architecture, with crisp lines, striking facades and green roofs.
The house is one meter below the main garden level and is separated from it by a retaining wall. To make the hill feel natural — as if the stones had simply landed there — we removed the wall and built a gently rising rocky hill into the main part of the garden. This created a slope with conifers and rockery. Next, we added two terraces — one off the living room, one off 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, an avid reader, asked us to build 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 land's owner — and discover something new within their own heart and senses.
