Gold Winner of the International Architecture & Design Awards 2026

MAUER

Landscape

Garden & Green Space Design

Concept / Professional Category

Architect / Designer:

Petr Lari

Studio:

L.BURO

Design Team:

Petr Lari

Everything happens for a reason: what seems to be accidental here is the result of contemplation, calculation, and technology. Even the choice of the trees is based on house proportions.
Certain plants have an architectural appearance; they emphasize volume, graphics, transparency, and linearity. These are the plants of the Scandinavian garden. They provide access to an experience that goes beyond simply seeing roses blooming in the summer.

Since the late nineteenth century, garden reformers have dreamed of discovering a new order, aesthetics, and meaning for the garden. And they succeeded.

These gardens capture the enigma surrounding their origin. This is what transpired with our project: either the house was miraculously built inside the forest, or we are seeing the wild plants of nature invading human land.

The connection between architecture and landscape is robust and very harmonious. The clients requested arranging plenty of separate places, including a private secret garden, but they also wanted to be able to enjoy contemplation at any spot, both inside and outside. To implement that, we analyzed and modeled the view from each window. The zones of the future garden complemented the landscape, reproduced the granite front in massive slabs of walkways, and supported the axis of exits and window pitches.

The architecture and landscape components complement one another, turning the movement into a journey that becomes more and more free: from the entrance with its perfect row of birch trees, to the patio, a sunny meadow with a translucent texture, and the untamed forest.

We especially wanted to emphasize the architecture and drama of large-crowned coniferous and deciduous plants. We took them up the meter-high hills that separate the zones and guide us. Cinematic lighting transforms trees into objets d’art. They don’t have to bloom for you to see their character.

L.BURO

L.BURO was recognized as the best landscape company in Russia 2025 according to the ALAROS association.A garden is not just a well-maintained area — it’s a place to reassemble yourself, a new point of support in a constantly changing reality. Gardens from L.BURO are about state of mind and the skill to enjoy life here and now.

Our signature style is Scandinavian gardens. It combines the resilience of the Normans and the romanticism of St. Petersburg residents, where restraint coexists with impressions and emotions. If you value northern style, nature carefully integrated into architecture, well-thought-out routes and low maintenance — then a Scandinavian garden is for you. Having become an answer to self-sufficient modern architecture, the Scandinavian garden at the same time pays tribute to the times, choosing a person and their state as its center.