A Secret Garden Springs to Life Around a Glassy Olson Kundig Home

Tom Kundig conjures up transparent pavilions on a verdant property in Venice, California

Overgrown and unkempt, the quarter-acre double lot in Venice was a shadow of its once-vibrant self. But the moment Gillian Wynn stepped through the gate and looked up at the swaying palms, she felt a powerful connection. "It was almost a custodial feeling," she remembers. "I had to protect and preserve it."

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Kelly Vencill Sanchez
Contributing Editor
Dwell’s Los Angeles-based contributing editor, Kelly has also written about design and architecture for Architectural Digest, Coastal Living, and Luxe.

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