BRIGHTON

A Garden in Brighton

Designed as an extension of the home's architecture, this garden is built on clean lines, honest materials and a careful play of light and level.

The upper paved area sits flush with the internal floor, dissolving the threshold between inside and out, with a Japanese maple rising through a void cut into the stone. Well thought out retaining walls step the garden into crisp, defined planes, while natural stone softens the geometry underfoot.

Silver birch are placed to work with the seasons, shading the house in summer and letting winter light through. In the far corner, a barrel sauna and Brass shower form a quiet, sculptural retreat.

A restrained palette of whites, silvers and soft purples completes the composition, and at night, low lighting traces the structure of the garden in shadow and glow.