white wall with green is a significant element. need not be a large space, like in a lot of superb Japanese architecture. can also work against an exposed concrete wall...especially with bamboo and other tropical/jungle plants
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this is the kind of thing we want, though in Mediterranean it tends to be with the wall bridging over the gate
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like the depth an entrance like this creates
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the arcade along the front could be a very useful element
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