This popped up in my tumblr feed today. No link, no caption and no information; but a great picture as I immediately wanted to know more. It’s simple beauty grabbed me, the way the wooden steps gently curved up and over a building, contrasting with the lush green grasses, and then these sweeping white walls curving round, but round what? Over what? Where is it? Is it a park? Can I go there?
Thanks to Google’s handy new feature of dropping an image into their search bar, I managed to locate it. It is in fact the new winery at Chateau Cheval Blanc in Bordeaux (god I love a good Bordeaux), designed by French architect Christian de Portzamparc. The building is beautiful, and not just because it’s full of wine, but the roof garden is simply stunning. The finish, material choices and planting are just superb, and the way the way the garden connects with the surrounding landscape; pure perfection. You really do need to look at the rest of these images. Sublime. I’m in love. It’s not often that I see an architect doing landscape architecture so well, I cannot fault and had to find out more and share.
Additional info & images: Europaconcorsi and Studio Erick Saillet
(Source: theabsolution, via landscapearchitecture)
