Wedged into a triangular lot this mid-century home required an extensive landscape update. Addressing concerns of privacy, the challenge was to create adequate screening while preserving the views toward Lake Calhoun. Using poured concrete walls a two tiered outdoor space was created to complement the multi-level house. Keeping in mind large scale entertainment as well as intimacy a series of waist high buffers, such as Deschampsia, Equisetum and Yucca are organized to screen the public view and add texture to the landscape. A field of sculptural rods are placed within the plant beds of Equisetum to add to the screening potential and mimic the character of the Equisetum during the winter months.
Project Involvement: Precedent research on Asian gardens adaptable to Minnesota landscapes. Materials research. Schematic Design. Design development. Construction documentation and the creation of unique details. Project renderings.
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Coen+Partners