- a regular quiet geometrical centered design closed on itself - all the rooms have access to a large symetrical stone terrace which allows being in the sun or in the shade - two steps of an usual height (12x40 cm) lead down to a central lawn - a small pond seen from the central window of the appartment is supplied with water by a stone sculpture - a buxus hedge (common box) or sarcococca surrounding three sides of the octogon underlines and reinforces the horizontality of the western wall - some shrubs with interesting flowers, softens the formal looks - the existing ailanthus (tree of heaven) has been kept because it creates a visual protection from the neighbours. It will be covered with climbing roses - climbing and fragrant plants are mixed on the wall with different varieties of hedera (English ivy) - different varieties of climbing plants take place along the facade between the windows on wooden lattice works - a small maintenance schack is created in the place of the unused staircaise, it is hidden by a wooden lattice work covered with plants