The research from the recently commitment developing the design to renovate/build a house in Taiwan, the house has series of garden with different properties and my first intention was to study these pattern of garden as a starting point. And I found some really interesting article about enclosed garden during my investigation of garden and might be further develop into the design.
Hortus Conclusus means “Enclosed Garden” in Latin word, most convinced originate from King Solomon's 「Song of Songs」 4:12 "Hortus conclusus soror mea, sponsa, hortus conclusus, fons signatus" ("A garden enclosed is my sister, my spouse; a garden enclosed, a fountain sealed up."). It be seem for more private garden later but actually its for the representation of essential and harmony of life. Hortus Conclusus was becoming common scene for the medieval painting for Virgin and child. “the notion of the garden as an enclosed space, set apart, and infused with metaphorical meaning – a representation of nature perfected through human art in the service of an ideal – is fundamental to our understanding of the history of landscape design.”[1]
Virgin and child with saints and donor family, c1430, Cologne
And here is another case I am referred to is Place des Vosges in Paris. After sixteenth century the city development in France was determined by two main architectural principle, Baroque and Neo-classical, in seventeenth century, the Henry IV employ the garden to predefined the city development according to his ideal urban space. It was built in once and sold to individual holder late with the clause clearly stating the uniformity had to be preserved. The garden later become the leisurely centre of Le Marais to relax and also for the whole Paris for holding festivals and events. [2] From the aerial view we can distinguish the complete form of square garden and the resident surround are irregular with the same façade, it shows the idea city of Henry IV, the arrangement of building could be also defined public domain. The building could be changed due to the time and use, but the enclosed garden insure the quality of the space. And this archetype later also implement into other place within Paris.
source:http://www.viaje.info/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Place-des-Vosges.jpg
Most recently interpretation of Hortus Conclusus was the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2011 designed by Peter Zumthor. He said “…the hortus conclusus that I dream of is enclosed all around and open to the sky. Every time I imagine a garden in an architectural setting, it turns into a magical place.”
Photograph: John Offenbach
[1] Elizabeth Barlow Rogers, Landscape Design: a cultural and architectural history
[2] Rob Aben and Saskia de Wit, The Enclosed Garden
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