这个项目是独一无二的，因为它是在原始的1908年景观计划下进行的。我们的设计过程首先分析原始计划的基本思想和结构，因为原始计划的设计最初建成以来，旧的景观及其背景都发生了巨大变化。我们的目标是让原创设计指导创作当代设计。

我们力求恢复对物业的扩张感，保持其成熟的品质，并为景观设计重新引入清晰的结构。这部分是通过将大型常绿植物移出房屋，重新建造梯田和栏杆来加强房屋与花园之间的关系。新的种植设计融合了低层地面覆盖物和多年生植物，树木和灌木。床的布局回忆了设计的历史结构，而种植构成通过允许观看延伸通过花园的分层空间来重新引入广阔的感觉。

与历史悠久的城市有关的停车场被认为是花园的一个组成部分。法庭由蛇形砖挡土墙支撑，其对齐方式同样受到车辆循环的影响，并希望保留试样哭泣的山毛榉。卵石边缘的蕨类植物分散了停车场的广阔，而蜂蜜蝗虫树丛和昏暗的阴影则使动物空间活跃起来。

This project was unique in that it was undertaken with the benefit of the original 1908 landscape plans. Our design process began by analyzing the underlying ideas and structure of the original plans, as the both the older landscape and its context had changed dramatically since that design was originally built. Our goal was to let the original design guide the creation of a contemporary design.

We sought to restore a sense of expansiveness to the property, preserve its mature quality, and reintroduce a legible structure to the landscape design. This was accomplished in part by transplanting large evergreens away from the house and re-creating terraces and balustrades to strengthen the relationship between house and garden. The new planting design incorporates low beds of ground covers and perennials punctuated by trees and shrubs. The layout of the beds recalls the historic structure of the design while the planting composition reintroduces the feeling of an expanse by allowing views to extend through the layered spaces of the garden.

The parking court, organized in relation to the historic porte-cochere, was conceived as an integral component of the garden. The court is supported by a serpentine brick retaining wall whose alignment was equally influenced by vehicular circulation and the desire to preserve a specimen weeping beech. Cobble-edged beds of fern break up the expanse of the parking court, while groves of honey locust trees and their dappled shadows animate the space.

Collaborators: Peter LaBau

Images: Charles Mayer, LJLA