LAND SCAPE AS ARCHITECTURE.
A landscape architecture studio designing terraces, courtyards, urban green and biophilic interiors with editorial rigor and geometric clarity.
We design gardens the way one composes a page: geometry first, ornament only when it earns its place.
ATELIER GRÜN is a Milan-based studio of landscape architects, horticulturalists and visual designers. We work at the intersection of built form and living matter — building terraces, courtyards, urban parks and biophilic interiors that are measured, drawn, planted, and maintained with the same editorial care as a printed object.
- 11people in studio
- 4countries active
- 2014year founded
- 1.2halargest built work
Selected projects,
2018 — 2026.
Twelve built works across Italy, Switzerland and Japan. Each project is documented as a printed field-report — geometry, plant species, irrigation, maintenance schedule.
012 / projects
Three disciplines,
one grammar.
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01
Groundwork
Site analysis, topography, hydrology, soil mechanics. We map before we draw — and we draw before we plant.
- Topographic survey
- Hydrology & drainage
- Soil & substrate design
- Planting strategy
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02
Composition
Geometry, proportion, materials, light. Each landscape is composed as a single drawing — lines, masses, voids.
- Masterplan & layout
- Hardscape & materials
- Water features
- Lighting design
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03
Living systems
Horticulture as a designed system — biodiversity, irrigation, maintenance. A garden is not a photograph; it is a season.
- Biodiversity strategy
- Smart irrigation
- Maintenance programme
- Phytodepuration
From site visit
to opening day.
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01
Site reading
Two-day field survey. Topography, sun-path, hydrology, soil, vegetation. We return with a dossier, not a sketch.
2 weeks -
02
Concept & sketch
Hand-drawn plans, three massing options, a written brief. We align with the client before any 3D model.
3 weeks -
03
Technical design
Construction drawings, planting plan, irrigation, lighting, BOQ. Drawn at 1:50, ready for the contractor.
6–10 weeks -
04
Build & plant
On-site direction, weekly site visits, plant sourcing from trusted nurseries. We stay until the last specimen is in the ground.
8–24 weeks
“A garden is the slowest architecture. We design it knowing it will out-live the building it sits next to — and the people who planted it.”
Tell us about
your site.
We take on a maximum of eight new projects per year. Send a short note: location, surface, intended use, timeline. We reply within ten working days.
- StudioVia Savona 97, 20144 Milano, IT
- Mailhello@ateliergrun.studio
- Phone+39 02 4712 3456
- Presspress@ateliergrun.studio