A steep garden line sets the tone here. The terrain does not flatten out for the pool; the pool is cut into the slope, so water, stone and planting sit at different levels and hold the view in place. From the house, the side wall keeps the pool and garden furniture partly out of sight, while the outlook stays focused on the surrounding landscape. It is a measured intervention, built around the contours rather than against them, and it gives this landscaped garden slope its clear structure.<\/p>\n
The pool is not placed on top of the hill or dropped below it. Instead, it is embedded in the hillside, with a side wall that acts as a bench and a visual stop. That wall draws the eye across the garden and out toward the trees and fields beyond. The cut in the terrain also creates a sheltered sunken terrace below the pool, where the wind passes overhead instead of through the seating area. The result is an outdoor zone that feels protected without closing itself off from the view.<\/p>\n
From the terrace edge, the change in level is easy to read. Concrete steps lead down through the garden, and the hard surfaces meet the planting in clean lines. The pool edge runs alongside the terrace, so the water becomes part of the route rather than an isolated object. In this landscaped garden slope, the terrain does much of the work: it shortens some views, opens others, and gives the pool a place in the land instead of on it.<\/p>\n
The sunken terrace sits at the lower edge of the pool and takes advantage of the cut in the slope. Because it lies below the pool level, the seating area is tucked away from the wind and framed by masonry and planting. Two garden chairs near the water show how the space is used: not as a broad open deck, but as a sheltered place close to the pool wall and the reflective surface. The setting is compact in plan, yet the change in height makes it feel layered.<\/p>\n
The side wall does more than hold the composition together. It also functions as garden wall seating, giving the edge of the pool a practical pause point. Its small-format stone makes the wall read larger and more refined, even though the material itself is modest. That detail matters because the wall sits in the middle of the view line. It has to anchor the slope, define the pool, and stay visually calm enough to let the planting and the landscape carry the scene.<\/p>\n
Material choices follow the surroundings rather than competing with them. Weathered concrete, natural stone and brick appear in different parts of the garden, each with a slightly different weight. The masonry around the terrace and pool edge ties into the ground, while the concrete details keep the lines crisp. Nothing here is decorative for its own sake. A wall, a coping, a step or a surface is asked to do a job, and the material is chosen to make that role readable.<\/p>\n
The strongest detail is also the simplest. By using a small brick format for the pool wall, the wall appears longer and more elegant than a heavier construction would. That change in scale is visible from the terrace and from the house, where the wall frames the lower part of the garden without dominating it. It is one of those moves that is easy to miss at first glance, yet it governs how the whole garden is perceived.<\/p>\n
Flower borders and bulbs bring sharper colour into the garden at different moments of the year. Their tones are set against evergreen hedges and larger green masses, so the planting does not collapse when the flowering period is over. The garden also includes softly lit branch structures, which catch the eye in the quieter months. This mix keeps the landscaped garden slope active through the seasons without turning it into a formal sequence of beds.<\/p>\n
Native trees were added to echo the spontaneous vegetation in the surrounding area. A multi-stem oak is part of that approach, with its branching form softening the edge between garden and landscape. The tree canopy breaks up the horizontals of the pool and terrace, while the lower planting layers keep the ground close to the house from feeling hard or bare. Seen together, the borders, hedges and trees give the garden a clear green framework.<\/p>\n
The planting works in bands. Low borders sit near the water, evergreen masses hold the middle ground, and the trees lift the view upward. That layering matters on a slope, because it prevents the garden from reading as one long tilted surface. Instead, the eye moves from the pool to the terrace, then into the tree line and out to the wider landscape. The result is a garden that looks settled into place, with each level doing its part.<\/p>\n
There is also a quiet tension between the controlled geometry of the pool and the looser planting around it. The water reads as a straight, reflective strip, while the borders and branches bring irregular edges into the frame. That contrast is especially visible in the stronger seasonal moments, when bulbs and flowering plants add colour near the terrace and the hedges keep their dense, dark green volume. The landscape remains legible even when the planting shifts with the year.<\/p>\n
The original mound was reprofiled into a softer hollow that follows the broader landscape. That move changes how the garden feels underfoot and how it connects back to the house. A rounded hill would have closed the view sooner; the new hollow extends the sightline and creates a gentler transition toward the villa. In practical terms, it meant working with the soil rather than drawing a new form from scratch. One week of earthworks was enough to erase the old contour and write a new one into the ground.<\/p>\n
What remains is a landscape garden that uses height, material and planting to control what is seen and what is hidden. From inside the house, the pool sits discreetly in the slope. From the terrace, the water and the seating wall define the lower level. And from the garden, the trees and hedges link the project to the land around it. The composition is precise, but it never feels forced. It follows the terrain, and that is exactly what gives it its strength.<\/p>\n
Photographer:
Bert Demasure<\/p>\n
Suppliers\/materials:
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