Kettenbrueckengasse....
The surfaces were to remain largely pervious to water, the oasis retained and the herb layer made more luxuriant. The herb layer had not been tended for years: the trees and bushes were growing toward the light, and the herb layer had become increasingly barren, reduced to ground elder and wild plum. Consequently, one of the requirements was to create a thriving herb layer. For new colour accents we selected Christmas rose, heartleaf bergenia, aquilegia, Solomon’s seal, candelabra primrose, dicentra, larkspurs, plume poppy, cranesbill, yellow loosestrife, bush clematis, astilbe, monkshood, Japanese anemone, yellow waxbell and tiger lily, and in the more moist areas, meadowsweet and groundsel. The leaves of the funkia, ferns and a Japanese maple provide structure. Higher up, at one to two meters above the ground, another flowering layer – consisting of woody plants such as tree peony, rhododendron, fringe tree and Eurasian smoke tree – shields the wooden deck and creates a more secluded area.
A wooden deck (yellow balau), installed with concealed stainless-steel clips, provides a connection between the entrance door and the kitchen door. The homogeneous surface extends the kitchen to the outdoors. The seating and the access to the dwelling and are on the same level and of the same material, making the surface appear larger than it is.