Passepartout

Landscape architecture is often about creating a passepartout – a frame for what is already there. Not to conceal or override, but to reveal. In doing so, we often merge tradition with modernity.

A place in transition – between past and present

Like this estate in Mallorca, whose name and exact location must remain confidential. Here, a historic building – an old finca – meets contemporary architecture. Clean lines, clear forms, modern materials.

Bringing these opposites into balance is, for us, the real art: preserving the historical character while translating it into the present.

The line: bridal myrtle as an architectural element

We frame what exists – for example, with a strictly pruned bridal myrtle hedge. It draws precise lines, encasing the house like a stroke of architecture. Subtle, evergreen, enduring.

Bridal myrtle, a symbol from Greek mythology, was once tied into every bride’s bouquet. Today, it also serves functional and aesthetic purposes – as a hedge, a source of fragrance, and a quiet nod to the past.

The accent: a plant like a sculpture

And we add intentional accents – such as an extraordinary succulent in a planter: Kalanchoe beharensis, native to Madagascar. Its large, velvety leaves turn the plant into something almost sculptural. A solitary presence that brings both calm and character.

The gesture

In the end, all these gestures do the same:
They create a frame.
They complement, enhance, or enclose – what is already there.