Occupying a leafy Melbourne suburban street, within a plot defined by a significant, established domestic hedge, the project site forms an unbounded connection to a swath of restored bushland bordering the creek below. 

A collaborative approach achieved integration, of architecture in dialogue with landscape. The design responds closely to site context and conditions, the architectural gesture of the residence and living requirements, framed by a core objective of ecological regeneration.

A model in domestic ecological regeneration, the garden matches a small-scale public restoration outcome - incorporating over 50 predominately indigenous species, over 80 trees and shrubs and more than 1000 indigenous tube stock - demonstrating the potential of gardens to contribute to, and advocate for, local biodiversity.

Reframing the regenerative approach, the design addresses the tension between the domestic setting of the suburban street address and the naturalised bushland valley. The design articulates the formal geometry of the architecture and dissolves it in a spatial transition towards the bushland.