Oudulf Garden

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The garden in full bloom. Image: Marek Iwicki

For once it is not buildings that are sprouting up on the Vitra Campus in Weil am Rhein, but plants: situated between the VitraHaus and the production facility by Álvaro Siza, the 4000 m2 garden designed by Piet Oudolf in 2020 is now blossoming in all its variety.

The garden design favours perennial varieties that are self-regenerating like shrubs, grasses, bushes and wildflowers. Over 30,000 plants were used to create Ooudulf’s meticulous wilderness, which extends beyond mere decoration and functions as a living landscape that establishes a rich complementary dialogue with the surrounding built architecture.

A garden created by Dutch designer Piet Oudolf was planted on the Vitra Campus in Weil am Rhein in May 2020. The artfully composed wilderness will be in full bloom from summer to early autumn.

Bees have also been kept on the Vitra Campus since 2020: beehives are located next to the Oudolf Garten and house a population that is expected to reach a total of six colonies in the not-too-distant future.

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The bees are kept according to a combined nesting method that allows them to build natural honeycombs at the bottom of the beehive. Image via Vitra