Garden in Konstancin
Recently completed in 2025, the project explores the seamless continuity between architecture and landscape. Designed as a living extension of the built form, the garden blurs the boundary between indoors and outdoors.
The site design for the private house in Konstancin is conceived as a continuation of the building’s architectural layout and the landscape and ecological character of the surrounding area. The exceptional location of the plot in the southwestern part of this spa-like town – richly wooded with mature pine trees – strongly influences the atmosphere and identity of the proposed garden.
Katarzyna Dorda, Sonja Marczewski, Marta Tomasiak
4261 m2
private
2021-2025
Nate Cook
On the square-shaped plot, with the building positioned in its northern part, the garden unfolds as a surrounding green belt that frames and completes the views from the glazed interiors. The garden concept is based on introducing a system of linear walls, low retaining walls, and planters that echo the architectural geometry of the house. These spatial elements define and close visual corridors, creating near and distant planes that compose a series of framed views – changing with the seasons like living landscape paintings.
The atrium, located at the heart of the house, forms a green space filled with exotic plant species. A sculpture has been designed in the north-eastern corner. Between the low greenery plantings, stone slabs and brick paving were laid, allowing passage through the internal garden.
Alongside the semi-courtyard, the atrium forms a second visual green space that remains constantly present within the interior
Noble materials such as natural stone and brick were chosen for the paving and architectural elements – their colors blend seamlessly into the forest-like character and palette of the site
The selected plant species complement and enrich the palette of the existing greenery, reinforcing the continuity of the landscape composition. Their forms, textures, and seasonal variations are carefully chosen to harmonize with the surrounding vegetation, enhancing biodiversity while maintaining a coherent and balanced visual character.
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