MIFGS 24
"BREATH OF FRESH AIR"
Breath of Fresh Air unfolds as a dialogue between structure and landscape. The central design ethos of the garden involves an integration of abundant greenery. Simultaneously, architectural structures are conceived as unobtrusive sculptural arches. These arches, conceived with lightweight materials and permeable forms, maintain a harmonious dialogue with the surrounding environment. They function as both design elements and symbolic gateways, facilitating the interaction between vegetation and structure. As a show garden, it offered us the rare freedom to push our creative boundaries and explore planting in ways a typical residential commission might not allow. This became a laboratory for form, texture, and seasonal layering, an opportunity to experiment with bold combinations, sculptural plantings, and immersive greenery that guide the eye and invite lingering. Planting was not merely decorative; it became a tool for storytelling, shaping spaces that are visually striking, experientially rich, and intimately connected to the surrounding environment.

More than ornament, the design gestures toward an urban imperative: even the smallest plot can host a living, breathing ecosystem. Here, form and foliage coexist, offering a measured balance between human presence and natural abundance, and a vision for cities where gardens are integral, not incidental.

SCOPE OF WORKS Landscape design Obtaining sponsors Manufacturing Project management Construction Plant and tree sourcing and supply    LANDSCAPE

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Detailed view of layered ornamental grasses, flowering groundcovers and lush planting within the Breath of Fresh Air show garden
Integrated terracotta batten seating surrounded by ornamental grasses and naturalistic planting
Sculptural aluminum architectural arches rising above a raised garden bed filled with ferns and layered greenery
Overleaf Studio's Breath of Fresh Air show garden featuring sculptural arches, terracotta battens and abundant planting
Natural bluestone arched table set within the Breath of Fresh Air show garden, surrounded by ornamental grasses and layered planting
Textured stone table set amongst naturalistic grasses and flowering groundcovers
Close-up of layered ornamental grasses, fine foliage and dark flowering perennials in a contemporary show garden
Terracotta batten pathway winding through immersive planting and sculptural architectural structures
View through a sculptural architectural arch into a garden with terracotta battens and layered greenery
Garden passage framed by sculptural concrete arches, terracotta battens and abundant foliage
Close-up of sculptural architectural arches creating a repeating geometric pattern against the sky
Repeated architectural arches create a sculptural framework through dense layered garden planting
Natural stone table garden feature surrounded by flowering groundcovers, foliage and terracotta battens
Aluminum stools set within layered planting and terracotta batten pathways