Alda Capi Architecture
The garden house is designed for a botanist and a librarian with two children who work from home. The oldest daughter is a plant enthusiast and YouTube blogger. The youngest daughter is a musician and enjoys playing the drums.
Four exterior garden spaces surround the house. These garden spaces are the lawn, the forest, the formal sculpture garden, and the informal pond garden (the pool). The house is composed of linear aggregated spaces and enfilade circulation.
The northwest wing is the private quarters with sleeping and family living spaces. The central zone hosts working and public spaces: the great hall for large events, plant and video recording studio, large kitchen, and formal entertaining spaces. The southeast wing hosts a library, a video editing studio, and a guest room.
Doors and circulation are conceptualized as layered thresholds. Doors are uniquely designed at the corners of rooms. They slide into the wall cavities completely opening the spaces to each other and the outdoors.