Garden Wall

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Garden Wall Piano Studio is a testament to our commitment to integrate architecture and nature seamlessly. This project encapsulates the symbiosis between built environments and the natural world. Experience the serenity and beauty of a living, breathing garden wall that not just enhances the aesthetic appeal of the space but also promotes environmental sustainability.

Categories: Arts, Music, Education, and Culture | Workspace Incubator | Commemorative Spaces | Residential Retreats | Sustainable Design

Garden Wall Piano Studio

Garden Wall Piano Studio

Designed and built a private home piano studio and sculptural garden retreat.

Designed and built a private home piano studio and sculptural garden retreat.

The glassed wall containing French doors and a through the wall glass fireplace creates an intermit peaceful refuge within the garden.

The glassed wall containing French doors and a through the wall glass fireplace creates an intermit peaceful refuge within the garden.

Within the retreat one enjoys the calming view and sounds mingling in the air from the piano.

Within the retreat one enjoys the calming view and sounds mingling in the air from the piano.

The window seat on the edge of the garden creates a place for reading and enjoying views of the fountain and garden.

The window seat on the edge of the garden creates a place for reading and enjoying views of the fountain and garden.

The piano is placed at the heart of the studio, facing the fireplace and garden wall for enjoyment while playing playing.

The piano is placed at the heart of the studio, facing the fireplace and garden wall for enjoyment while playing playing.

Mounted on Irish Bluestone over the fireplace is a metal sculptural abstraction of a thresher harvesting stalks of wheat whose gear when turned lights the gas fire.

Mounted on Irish Bluestone over the fireplace is a metal sculptural abstraction of a thresher harvesting stalks of wheat whose gear when turned lights the gas fire.

The cooking island and seating areas provide screened views of the historic ash tree and neighborhood, as well as to the fireplace and garden.

The cooking island and seating areas provide screened views of the historic ash tree and neighborhood, as well as to the fireplace and garden.

Dusk arriving on the terrace, one enjoys the calming harmonic blend of the piano with the flowing sculptural fountain beside a Japanese maple tree.

Dusk arriving on the terrace, one enjoys the calming harmonic blend of the piano with the flowing sculptural fountain beside a Japanese maple tree.

Light sparkles through the gentle stream of water over the Irish Bluestone and bronze sculptural fountain.

Light sparkles through the gentle stream of water over the Irish Bluestone and bronze sculptural fountain.

  • “Mary McKenna is a very artistic, intelligent and experienced architect who created a beautiful home and garden for me. She renovated my house to enlarge the kitchen into useful space and created an open living space. This expanded the view of my fabulous garden, which inspires me, as well as giving me space to play the piano with a view of the garden. Further, she is a good listener.”

    – Nadine Y.