Masia Off Grid

Location

Girona

Size

6.420 m²

Typology

Naturalistic garden

Year

2025

Client

Private

Botanical excerpt

allium sphaerocephalon, retama monosperma, euphorbia dendroides, prunus spinosa, laurus nobilis, corylus avellana

Fig. 1. The masia, built in the 17th century.

This project is located in the heart of La Garrotxa, a region of remarkable ecological richness, where forests, meadows, and traces of volcanic activity create highly diverse landscapes.

Fig. 2. The entrance to the masia:
from wild to ornamental, a gentle
transition.
Fig. 3
Fig. 4 Preliminary sketch outlining the project’s zoning.

Whether mountains, stone villages, or waterways, the garden is imbued with the different atmospheres that define the region. The native flora, adapted to the local soils and humid climate, plays a key role in the territory’s identity and serves as the main inspiration for the garden’s design.

When we began the project, the owners were restoring this 17th-century masia to transform it into a rural house with a sustainable approach One of the main challenges was to create distinct zones that could accommodate the new uses of the property, while maintaining coherence with the natural surroundings.

Depending on the space, the planting palette adapts: we transition from very open areas exposed to the intense summer sun to shaded corners with mature trees and higher humidity This project offered a remarkable range of conditions within a single site, allowing us to create diverse atmospheres throughout the garden.

Fig. 5 Between ornamental garden by the pool (on the left) andedible plantings (at the back, on the right).

Fig. 6

Fig. 7 Working with what is already there and integrating the olive trees into the naturalistic planting beds.
Fig. 8 The outdoor lighting was designed to enhance the nighttime experience of the garden while avoiding excessive light pollution.

More than just an ornamental space, the garden is conceived as an extension of the surrounding landscape, naturally connecting wildlife with the visitor’s experience. It unfolds through a variety of microhabitats: open clearings and perennial planting beds, intimate wooded areas, and corners of aromatic and edible herbs.

The selection of species aims to accentuate blooms from spring to autumn and to define spaces through the creation of vegetative screens. A free hedge provides privacy and visually separates the house from the road, while functioning as a green corridor that connects the garden to the neighboring forest and promotes biodiversity.

We also wanted to highlight the soul of the old — the stone, the specimen trees, some found furniture — while introducing dynamism and modernity, moving away from the clichés of Provençal or Tuscan-style gardens often associated with this type of masia.

Fig. 9

Fig. 10. In front of the yoga space, a shade garden.

The project included careful exterior lighting design and the selection of garden furniture, in collaboration with interior designer Ariadna Puigdomènech, to achieve a full integration between interior and exterior.

When conceiving the different spaces of the garden, we aimed for each one to have its own identity, creating an almost dreamlike experience as it is explored.

Fig. 11 Atmospheric sketch of the outdoor living area beneath the trees.
Fig. 12.

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