The Preserve A 12 1/2 acre Private Estate and Sculpture Garden ... is the...(More)

The Preserve A 12 1/2 acre Private Estate and Sculpture Garden ... is the result of over a quarter century of continuous work in design and development. The owners, a gentle loving family, maintain a vision of creating a warm and nurturing home and landscape environment, in harmony with nature, for their family and friends, to sustain, expand and enrich all their lives. This gentle and sensitive client, as we, believes that there is a natural order to our world, and that the Built Environments human beings create can confine us or free us, starve us or nurture us. They also understand that what is built today will forever shape their lives. As temporary tenants of the universe the real challenge is to live and love, work and play, with empathic expression of our true essence as human creatures of Nature. And so they built. The blend of fine architecture and landscape into the natural environment, in loving harmony with human beings, demonstrates both a reverence of and respect for Nature. In environments that uniquely merge the needs of Nature and man, the human spirit thrives. The Museum of The National Academy of Design and Fine Arts in New York has recently acquired for its permanent collection a portfolio of 102 prints, drawings and photographs of the work of The Dirsmith Group. 12 are of The Preserve, A Place for All Seasons. The goal for every client is an architectural and environmental design solution that reflects a reverence for nature that nourishes and supports the human spirit and ultimately, enriches peoples' lives. REACH FOR THE STARS FORM ALLIANCES SEEK OUT KINDRED SPIRITS THE WHOLE WORLD IS AVAILABLE TO YOU STRIVE TO BE THE VERY BEST AT WHAT YOU DO Understanding desire: examples of how unique design strategies can be used to express and celebrate clients' dreams and wishes. Setting the scene: harmonizing the design with the characteristics and dynamics of the existing conditions. The view from above: how to free your mind to broaden the spectrum of design possibilities. Design integration: the art of combining water, space and beautiful materials to create singular environmental experiences. The DIRSMITH GROUP International Architects and Landscape Planners DESIGN STUDIOS Highland Park, Illinois For more information see our web site: http://www.dirsmithgroup.com(Less)