u/Bergliot

The climate has changed significantly since 1600 when the Danish king had his garden made (Kongens Have, Copenhagen). Today it is warmer, and may resemble 1600 Italy. So if the king was here today, and he had his garden re-made to fit the climate as of today, what may that look like?

I've made this bid, in which the garden (which now is largely flat, and contains mostly lawns and flower beds) is developed to have highly distinct niches - hot, dry stone terraces for warmth and sun contrasted with magical, lush, cool walled water gardens.

I've taken inspiration from historical gardens such as Edinburgh Royal Terrace, Limone Sul Garda, Petsworth House Private Garden, Kensington Sunken Garden, Villa D'Este - but also modern ones, such as the Ford Foundation Atrium and Paley Park. My central guiding principle has been microclimate diversity.

What do you think of it?

I'm not a landscape architect; I'm an urban planning student with a background in engineering. The collage is partially self made, and partially made with Gemini, from the basis of a hand drawn sketch.

What do you think of it? Criticism is appreciated!

I made this in PowerPoint as part of my thesis in urban planning.

I've read so many guidelines, and most of them only touch on this tangentially. The most amusing guideline I've read is London's thermal guidelines. They get so close to embracing microclimate diversity, and yet they're so far.

My bid for the alternative ideal is a gross estimate; the interesting point, to me, is to embrace diversity in any degree. I imagine there is a significant task left in determining the exact ratios.

Criticism welcomed.