Date: 2022
Client: Jamil Saab and Co
Area: 6800 m2
Status: Completed
Architects: Carl Gerges Architects
Photo credits: Carl Gerges
The site slopes gently towards the sea. With the architect, we imagined a dry desert atmosphere with earthy colors and small built volumes. Tensile structures shade lounge seating areas within the private gardens. We developed our planting plan based on 3 main keywords: wind/sea/desert. Waves of giant reeds accompany the windy path to the sea. The sea view is framed from all locations on site. The planting was used to create ‘moments’ and sequences within the site. The entrance cacti garden sets the xeriscaping principles we followed. Very little flowers were used within the planting, but rather specimen plants with interesting foliage. Large blue Agave and Aloe-Vera line the coast. We chose to ‘manifest’ wind by using grasses and the salt cedar plant (tamarix) that gently moves with the breeze. The sea is visible from all over the site, loose white curtains and swaying plants convey the feeling of a day at the beach.