JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY
Three distinct panels are unfolded on the site, and linked together by a central stone path to create this garden triptych for a brownstone from the late 1800’s. The first panel serves as a threshold, breakout space, and outdoor connection from the garden level to the parlor level via a spiral staircase. The intermediate panel is a gently sloping lush shade garden with Rhododendron, Hydrangea, Hosta, and punctuated by a Cornus kousa tree that envelops the space. The final panel creates a subtly raised plane for outdoor dining and quiet contemplation that visually links the herringbone pattern found in the interior parlor to the exterior garden. A semi-transparent fence frames the space providing support for vines to extend the garden into the third dimension