The garden surrounding Peter Eisenman’s House VI (1972-75) reflects the geometric elements that make this house an icon of postmodernist architecture. Eisenman, one of the most influential theorists of late 20th-century architecture, based his design on the systematic manipulation of an abstract grid. In 2023, the current owner worked with landscape design studio Future Green to realize a garden where layers of stone, lawn, water, and primarily native plants echo the layered grid and lines of the house. Stone walls and steel-edged paths emphasize the linear and planar elements of the house, allowing the deliberate geometry to read all the more sharply against the pastoral setting.

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