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Homes with Indoor Gardens

These relaxing residences are built around verdant plants and interior courtyards. For more indoor-outdoor inspiration, pick up our June 2015 issue, on newsstands now.

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The Heids incorporated mostly native plants into the courtyard, which Andrew designed as an ovoid decagon. The George Nelson Platform bench is from Design Within Reach. Solarban low-e glass improves insulation. The layout, says Andrew, is meant to “bring people together.”
The Heids incorporated mostly native plants into the courtyard, which Andrew designed as an ovoid decagon. The George Nelson Platform bench is from Design Within Reach. Solarban low-e glass improves insulation. The layout, says Andrew, is meant to “bring people together.”
The living areas and an office are arranged in an open layout around a central atrium that is open to the outdoors.
The living areas and an office are arranged in an open layout around a central atrium that is open to the outdoors.
Architect José Roberto Paredes calls the sliding walls utilitarian artwork. “The doors open to a surprise space, like a secret pathway,” he says.
Architect José Roberto Paredes calls the sliding walls utilitarian artwork. “The doors open to a surprise space, like a secret pathway,” he says.
A small interior courtyard features a huge skylight and the sculpture Air-Port-City/Cloud-City/ 14-5-4 Cloud Modules 30 Net by Tomás Saraceno.
A small interior courtyard features a huge skylight and the sculpture Air-Port-City/Cloud-City/ 14-5-4 Cloud Modules 30 Net by Tomás Saraceno.