Moss Court
Sheet
05
Place
Leith, Edinburgh
Country
Scotland
Completed
2022
Area
640 m²
Stage
Completed
Client
A housing co-operative
The brief
Make a shared garden that people actually use in a Scottish winter.
Materials
Reclaimed sandstone setts · oak screens · lime plaster · misting irrigation
(02) — The project
Moss Court
A garden you walk through
Every flat is entered from the courtyard, so the garden is a daily route, not a view. Fine misting nozzles keep the ferns alive through dry spells and make the space glow in low sun.
The children call it the rainforest. We call it the best room in the building.
Co-op resident