They come to us because there is a problem. Their private garden, that used to have sunset views over an infinity pool, has recently been blocked by a big raw grey 15x9 mts. wall.

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Architects: Manuel Ocaña

Location: Dehesa de la Villa, Carr. de laDehesa de la Villa, 1, 28040 Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Photographs: Imagen Subliminal

Design: Manuel Ocaña Architecture & Thought Production Office

Production: Manuel Ocaña Fast & Furious Production Office

Client: Private

Landscaping: Jorge Basarrate

Structural Consultant: JF de la Torre

From the architect. They come to us because there is a problem. Their private garden, that used to have sunset views over an infinity pool, has recently been blocked by a big raw grey 15x9 mts. wall.
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They feel emotionally affected by that threatening wall whose spatial and material properties are by all means negative. It is flat, raw, hard, dry, dull, gloomy, gray, challenging and impenetrable.

Plan 2

The concept must go far beyond a regular vertical garden. They have already discarded former projects. A simple green wall does not keep it from still being a wall. Negative properties are alleviated, not eliminated.

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We propose an active element that react...