The material transparency contrasts with the compositional complexity and ambiguity, allowing for the hidden and open interaction to take place in both the informal and formal meeting spaces. The gradual transition defines the levels of privacy reflected in the typology of the gardens, namely the ‘honest’, the ‘secret’ and the ‘unexpected’. The material ‘coldness’ of the glazing and the aluminium panel walls is balanced with the enclosing timber facades and the soft river stones of the gardens.
















