ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, NEW JERSEY
The landscape for a composer and concert pianist in New Jersey creates a living composition that unfolds through the days, seasons, and years, offering a perpetually changing botanical symphony. The design uses the fundamental sonic structures of musical composition - rhythm, tone, dynamics, melody, harmony, and texture - and reimagines them as distinct landscape elements such as botanics, light and shadow, birth and death, and change over time.
Another peculiar aspect of the landscape is that it was designed from the inside looking out. The client conveyed their desire to appreciate the landscape from the interior rather than occupying these landscape spaces. The design for the house was borne out of a careful study of the interior program and circulation of the house. Landscape elements are composed to create dynamic and compelling views from each room throughout the seasons.. The result is a house that offers a different perspective of the landscape depending on what room you occupy.