Landscape architect Brussels and south of Brussels
Custom garden design.
Uccle, Ixelles, Auderghem, Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Watermael-Boitsfort, Waterloo
In Brussels, the reality is clear: we mainly work on city gardens, often narrow, sometimes deep but constrained, sometimes very mineral.
The landscape architects in Brussels do not design the same gardens as in rural outskirts.
Here, it is about urban gardens, of fritted gardens(gardens enclosed between party walls), sometimes of buried gardens or heavily altered by the history of the built environment.
Each project begins with a precise reading of the actual urban context.
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Creating a garden in Brussels
Typology of properties and gardens
What types of gardens can be found in Brussels?
In municipalities such as Ixelles, Uccle, Auderghem, Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, Woluwe-Saint-Lambert or Watermael-Boitsfort, we mainly find:
narrow city gardens between party walls fritted gardens
des jardins frits, enclosed and little exposed
urban gardens deep behind grand houses
plots from former car parks or mineralised areas
buried gardens that have undergone several successive infillings
In Waterloo, the typology evolves towards wider plots, but the south of Brussels remains predominantly marked by urban gardens structured by buildings.
These gardens require:
a fine management of short perspectives
a precise work on boundaries (walls, hedges, fences)
an optimisation of every square metre
Soil constraints
Soils and common technical constraints
Contrary to some preconceived ideas, the soils of city gardens in Brussels are rarely homogeneous.
One frequently encounters:
significant layers of fill
crushed brick and rubble from former parking lots or compacted areas
depleted or heterogeneous soils
In certain neighbourhoods of
Uccle or Watermael-Boitsfort, the soils can be more natural, but in the urban core (Ixelles, Etterbeek, Woluwe), gardens are often technically constrained techniquement contraints.
This directly influences:
the choice of plantings
water management
the stability of terraces
the drainage capacity
A landscaping project in Brussels always begins with a technical analysis of the actual soil.
Sloping gardens and level changes
The relief varies according to the municipalities.
Uccle and Watermael-Boitsfort feature more hilly areas.
Auderghem and certain parts of Woluwe-Saint-Pierre may include gentle slopes.
Other neighbourhoods are relatively flat.
In the narrow city gardens, working with levels becomes strategic:
creating small plateaus
integrating landscape steps
managing drainage
visual structuring to enlarge the perception of space
In an urban garden, level becomes a tool for depth.
Orientation, shade and building constraints
Urban gardens in Brussels are often :surrounded by high party walls
dominated by buildings
partially shaded
facing north or north-east
Light is a determining factor.
In
Ixelles or Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, some gardens are heavily shaded.In
Uccle or Waterloo, the plots may be more open, but are still marked by the presence of buildings.The design must integrate:
shade management
the selection of suitable plants
the visual treatment of walls
the visual treatment of walls
the creation of intimacy without burdening the space
Styles suited to urban gardens in Brussels
The landscape architects in Brussels often design:
contemporary urban gardens that are understated
minimalist city gardens
gardens of perennials and grasses suited to small spaces
easy-to-maintain gardens
structured layouts for frit gardens
The goal in a city garden is not excess, but coherence.
Create:
a clear reading
a controlled atmosphere
vegetation suited to the urban context
a sustainable space despite the constraints
Your landscape architect in Brussels
Whether your project is located in:
Uccle, Ixelles, Auderghem, Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Watermael-Boitsfort or Waterloo,
we design city gardens, frit gardens, narrow urban garden projects adapted to Brussels' realities.jardins urbains étroits et des projets adaptés aux réalités bruxelloises.
Each urban garden has its technical constraints.
Our role aslandscape architects in Brusselsis to turn them into opportunities.
A successful urban garden always begins with a precise understanding of the site.