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LANDSCAPE ROOMS: REPRESENTING 10 NEW ENGLAND ECOLOGIES

Stevens-Coolidge Place - The Trustees of Reservations, North Andover, MA
Mikyoung Kim Design
2019- 2021
Landscape Rooms reimagines an early 20th-century estate landscape as a dynamic place for ecological education and immersive seasonal experience. The project introduces a series of contemporary “ecology rooms”—garden spaces designed to interpret and showcase the diverse ecologies of New England. These new garden rooms complement and extend the site’s historic formal gardens, offering visitors a layered experience that merges cultural heritage with ecological awareness.

Located on the site of a former farm, the Stevens-Coolidge House and Gardens carries a rich agricultural and horticultural legacy. In collaboration with The Trustees of Reservations, we developed a phased master plan to expand and diversify the botanic collections while preserving the estate’s historical integrity. Each new room has its own distinct identity and function—ranging from a vibrant native meadow supporting pollinators, to a perennial garden that emphasizes texture and seasonal change, to a cut flower garden that invites sensory interaction. Together, these gardens create a rhythm of discovery as visitors move through the site, deepening their connection to both place and landscape process.

with Yufan Gao.

 Photos by Robert Benson, courtesy of Mikyoung Kim Design.

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