Located in
Varginha (MG), this
two-storey house with a garage below was designed from scratch by architect
Mariane Frota on a corner plot measuring
860 m² to be the new home of a young couple with two teenage daughters. The landscaping created by landscape architect
Flávia D'Urso - from the
CASACOR Minas cast - occupies a
total area of 320 m² and was developed in parallel with the architectural project to ensure harmony between the two.
"We named the residence the
House of Olive Trees because of the three olive trees with majestic canopies that we planted in the front garden, at the access to the garage. It was a request from the clients, who are enchanted by this sculptural tree, with its branched trunk and silvery green leaves," says Flávia.
"They also asked for more rustic plants to be included in the project, low-maintenance plants. That's why we used
Formio verde, espada-de-São-Jorge, Dracena arborea and
Cyca revoluta", adds the landscaper.
In general, the landscaping was designed to contrast with the straight volumes of the house's architecture (which mixes stone, wood, burnt cement and glass) through the organic distribution of plants in round-shaped beds and palm trees with voluminous canopies.
The landscaper mixed about
31 species with different colors, textures, shapes, heights and volumes and distributed the large ones along the landscaped sections. The path leading to the main entrance door of the residence, for example, is formed on one side by a sequence of
Cigar Plants (a species with voluminous foliage, the front of which is green and the back silver) and, on the opposite side, by two
tamarind palms.
In the garden on the main façade, two large bismarckia palm trees draw attention with their silver fan-shaped leaves, and in the background, next to the stone wall, a mix of Asparagus foxtails (a species with delicate, graceful leaves) and zamia trees (larger, with more elongated branches and rounded leaves).
With a curved shape, the low external wall created to contain the soil gave rise to a hanging bed transformed into a garden, filled with
blue birds and
green lilies above and
Saint George's swords below.
In addition to the gardens around the house (external and internal), landscaping is also present in the planters that surround part of the second floor, filled with
Mini pittosporum, Asparago rabo de fox and
guaimbês. "Seen from the inside, these species merge with the treetops, especially from the gourmet space, bringing greenery into the house," concludes landscape designer Flávia D''Urso.
