A key part of a home (in my opinion) is how much greenery or nature you can bring into it, and conversely, surround it with. Perhaps Giles Miller Studio feels the same way? Their first completed residential property, Woven, is located 100m from the cliffs and sandy beaches of Broadstairs, Kent, and features a unique sculptural facade that breaks down barriers between the building’s internal spaces and the surrounding natural planting and trees, inviting nature to grow up the outside of the house while also being visible from within it.
“The buildings we inhabit have a direct impact on our state of mind. Through their design they are curators of light and sound, and they can expose us to nature and enrich our interactions with dramatically positive effect. We believe that this aspiration, in synchrony with our latest surface and sculptural experimentation in the studio, has spawned a wholly unique architectural typology.”
It’s always romantic to see buildings with creeping ivys or vines, nature slowly enveloping a stucture. Though here they’ve been so smart about it, creating an exoskeleton of sorts that encourages jasmine, clematis, and other plants to grow through the latticework, where no harm will come to the building.
