Chinese park in the suburbs
Passing the galleryA photo: Zinon Rasudinov
Leading headings: Marina Volkova
Magazine: N10 (176) 2012
This spectacular garden was created for almost four years. The Chinese theme was set initially: the owners lived for many years in China and wanted their house near Moscow and the park around it to remind them of their beloved country. To design an authentic landscape, architects
Maria says: “It was necessary to understand what elements I want to use in this project. The idea of creating a distinctive park in the woods outside Moscow fascinated me extraordinarily. As a result, it turned out to be rather in the postmodern style: in the traditional European landscape, sign features of another culture appeared ”.
К кandтайскandм ландшафтам отсылают прежде всего пруды: andх здесь несколько, and онand перетекают друг в друга. Через одandн andз нandх перекandнут мостandк, с которого можно любоваться теченandем воды. Мостandк - деревянный, с перandламand (andх конструкцandя напомandнает восточные огражденandя) and светandльнandкамand, andмandтandрующandмand фонарandкand.
Reservoirs and stone boulders are the main elements of the Chinese garden. The stone used is unusual. As a rule, it is limestone, and samples of the most complex, irregularly shaped, real small rocks are selected. They are in the garden everywhere. “In essence, trees only border water and stones,” says Maria. - The main principle of the Chinese garden: one beautiful tree should be the basis of the whole composition. In this case, this is a traditional weeping yellow-yellow willow. ”
And, of course, no Asian garden can do without a gazebo. Arbor in this park - one of its main decorations. There are tea parties and admire the garden. Bakharevs say they traveled to China largely for the architecture of the pavilions. The roof of the gazebo is covered with curly Chinese tiles, which made the Peking masters. This piece goods, tile is very fragile and heavy, you need to handle it with extreme caution. “It was important for us to use real, regular tile,” comments Maria. - After all, such details are especially important. As a result, the garden as a whole turned out to be exemplary, canonical. ”