I
t is surrounded by high
walls which shelter it from
the desert’s arid wind. The
water that springs to the
surface is trapped and
channelled, running into
multiple rivulets watering the
beds. The water bursts from
fountains whose babbling
brightens and freshens the
setting. You can wander amid
the flowers and delve deep
into the groves to taste many
fabulous fruits. The most
beautiful birds have made it
their home. Every hour of the
day and night exudes a parade
of subtle scents and fragrances.
You can sit in the leafy lounges
to play music and read poetry.
Spiritual communion with
tamed nature instils tranquillity
and peace conducive to
elevating the spirit, heart and
soul.
The Persians aspired to its
peace and refinement more
than anything. They called it
paradise. To find comfortable
and flattering spaces to open
the garden on the horizon,
the principle of terracing was
imposed, not in the shape of
successive steps, but irregular
and rounded like lines of the
coast. Dry stone walls remind
us of the coastline and create
sheltered terraces.
Tall grasses come as a
translucent screen in front of
the sea view in which greenery
“windows” organize the view of
the surrounding islands and the
Cap Frehel.
52 Landscape & Urban Design Issue 20
The encounter with space is primarly
intuitive ...
A blue and white garden
composed almost entirely of
Mediterranean vegetation,
benefits from the pleasures of
the Gulf Stream and sea air. The
style of the garden may have
significantly evolved alongside
civilizations, cultures and
climates but its functions and
the aspirations it achieves have
barely changed.
”It is what I do
that teaches
me what I seek.”
Pierre Soulages
A garden designed
to highlight the pure
and contemporary
architecture of this
magnificent villa,
located on the south
bank of the Geneva
lake.
The large sloping lawn hit
a high hedge of Eleagnus
which hid the view of this
seaside garden.
The expert transcription of
nature and the idealized
portrayal of the world and
the universe is the ultimate
exercise in which the settled
man is closest to imitating the
story of Creation. The concept
of this project was to develop
a garden by extending the pure
and contemporary architecture
of this magnificent villa
designed by Boris Buchet and
locate on the swiss shore of the
Geneva lake.