Magda and Grzegorz chose the garden based on personal reasons, but they also tapped into a broader trend. Just a few years ago, allotment gardens (ROD) in Poland were not in high regard, which was acccompanied by increasing pressure from developers to build on Warsaw's green spaces. 

Not far from here, in Berlin, the frenzy for allotments has been going on for a decade. After all, it's the simplest way to have your own little garden, green space, silence, and also grow your own flowers, vegetables, or fruits. And all of this is close to home, not somewhere at the edges of civilization – emphasizes Karol Pasternak from NOKE Architects, one of the project's authors.

In recent years, allotment gardens in Poland have been doing quite well. They flourish and bear fruit, and produce a specific and noteworthy culture. It's become customary that the gates to individual gardens are also their pride and distinctive feature. With original forms, they reflect the personalities of individual owners, the members of the gardening community – explains Piotr Maciaszek from NOKE Architects, the second designer.

It's no different in this garden. The original red gate with a round lamp was created according to Magda's drawing, with an image of their beloved dog, Lusia, in the central part. The gate is all the more significant because it's the only element of the layout visible from the alley. The house, deliberately hidden, gradually emerges from the greenery only after entering the garden.