Up2green residence

The building sits on a free-residential plot of 5 by 17 meters in an area that was dirty and poorly landscaped. After hearing the young couple's story about their relationship, future and children, the architects wanted to create a place their children would love, a place of secret exploration. Secrets in the orchard: children are delighted each morning by flowers blooming in the fruit grove, by the fragrance of ripening fruit, and by new greenery in the mother's vegetable garden. These are secrets children discover in the orchard. It is a father's gift to his daughter. Children will grow with the fruit trees and plants; they will understand what the garden tells them, and the garden will know them. But these are deep inner secrets, felt only when opening a window and closing one's eyes. The design wraps the house around a small planted courtyard, bringing greenery and light into every room, so that growing up happens in dialogue with seasons, soil and trees.