A Narrative of Design
The client really wanted a garden in the home he was having built. But the experts he had previously consulted with before leaving for a four-year business posting in Australia did not incorporate one in their design plans. The 550sqm-property was not only considerably small, it was also sloping by 25 degrees at least. “I did not question this opinion because I did not know any better,” he says. Australia’s big expanse, however, only whetted his desire for nature to be an integral part of his home. On coming back, he remembered the architect Manny Miñana, whose works he had been admiring. Inviting him to the property, he asked Miñana, “How do
