Before the landscape, the experience

Before we design a landscape, we consider how the home will be experienced. The approach, the first view through a doorway, and the places to gather outside are all part of that experience.

Architecture and landscape, together

This early master plan for Willow Branch was developed in collaboration with @jglandscapearchitect. It begins to define how paths, terraces, gardens, and outdoor rooms connect to the architecture. The pencil study and coloured plan reveal the same question at different stages: how can the home and its setting feel like one place?

More than a view

A landscape is also somewhere to spend time. Routes between the house, pool, and garden give outdoor spaces a purpose beyond what is seen from a window. Considering those connections early makes them part of the home’s design, rather than additions made at the end.

For ENKEL, based in Franklin, Tennessee, a one-of-one home begins with attention to its land. Willow Branch offers a glimpse of that work while the design is still taking shape.