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Central element of the house was planting of gardens on 60% of the
plot on ground floor and promoting the use of green terrace on first
floor. Bee lawn was mostly planted on ground floor creating a friendly
environment for bees helping thus to maintain the biodiversity. Studies
show that 75% of the world’s food crops rely on bees. The building is
designed in two rectangular cubes with a green courtyard in-between
them. The idea of the inner garden makes it hard to realize where the
garden stops and the interior begins. The garden at the centre is the
main feature in the house around which the rest of the spaces organised
and function. The green seems to bisect the house from east to
west; it flows deep into the interior, fills the unusable space under the
staircase and escapes out to the other side of the house. All areas inside
tend to concentrate on the outer spaces, the whole house becomes an
in-between zone, a rich, tense interior but enjoyable at the same time
improving thus the pleasure and comfort of the occupants.
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