BSLA / MERIT AWARD
Residential and Garden Design
Matthew Cunningham Landscape Design
Winslow Garden Cambridge , Massachusetts
As a space for any mood , this inspirational courtyard draws a successful urban executive outside into a sculpture-centered space where she can read , garden , and think alone in relative peace or share more lively moments with others . The 1,500-square-foot garden abuts the now-trellis-covered two-story house located in a dense , hectic part of Cambridge , Massachusetts . A sentimental piece of art from the client ’ s personal collection inspires a sliding aluminum gate , reclaiming the focal point of the garden from the now-discreet air condensers . A crisp white dining set rests upon embedded linear slabs of reclaimed granite , and two contemporary Adirondack chairs nestle into an elevated corner . The design integrates water as both art — in the form of an antique-granite runnel — and as nourishment for the surrounding clusters of vegetation . The sculptural trees , shrubs , and season-shifting perennials are the perfect scale for the gardening homeowner .
134 BSLA