MODELING

Light levels indicated that the architect’s original aspiration for a uniform stand of trees would not perform evenly and be sustainable. An irregular planting pattern for the Birch trees in the northwestern portion of the garden matched the available light. An evergreen carpet of woodland sedges and ferns across the entire space addressed the horticultural limitations of adaptability and a shaded understory. This landscape design, a product of collaboration among landscape architects, architects, engineers and scientists, fulfilled the architect’s original vision of a serene natural environment at the heart of the building.