13 August 2009

Ensuring You Want It Enough

On one side of our eat in kitchen, we have a large 3x3m opening that looks out into the rear garden.  Our plan is to transform this gap into a key “money shot” moment in our design.  But how?

Grand room facade

Looking around for inspiration, we found the pavilion at the Kampong Gardens in Coconut Grove, Florida.

Framing the view

Between brick columns, the architect has decided to erect wooden frames with no glass or screens.  It’s purely ornamental and fantastic.

The frames transform an otherwise typical line of columns into a series of windows that outline the garden beyond.  By creating this false barrier, the garden feels like it sits apart, heightening your sense of longing.  As they say, distance makes the heart grow fonder.

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