The best landscapes that Arnhem has to offer, united in this garden for a large family
Private garden, Arnhem
Year: 2013/2014
Photos: Ben ter Mull and Buro Harro
This family house in Arnhem, a modernistic white cubicle to which another cubicle was added later, is accentuated by a sloping, natural landscape. The soft curves of this landscape and the organic asphalt walking paths collide with the straight, clear lines of the modernistic architecture., creating a fascinating contrast.Three different landscapes give each side of the house a different atmosphere. On the front side, an idyllic orchard with flowers and tall grasses. The house itself is surrounded by a forrest of organic pine and birch trees. Behind the house, the garden opens itself in curved heather landscape with in its midst a sand drift – a sandpit for the children, one of serious dimensions.
In these three landscapes the rectangular shapes of the house, the pool and the garden house with a terrace where the vegetable garden is integrated, are situated. All other stuff such as bikes, chickens, a shower cabin, are integrated in one, beautiful barn which at the same time separates the garden from the neighbors.
A sequence of sloping landscapes with beautiful architecture, on the transition from the hills of the Veluwe to the river landscape of the Rhine: the result is a relaxed, low-maintenance and playful garden which is a joy to watch.