Enclave Garden by Paulina Jonczyk Receives the A' Design Award in Landscape Planning and Garden Design

Paulina Jonczyk recognized for landscape planning and garden design by the international grand jury of the 2025 - 2026 A' Design Award & Competition

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COMO, Italy, April 26, 2026 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Enclave Garden by Paulina Jonczyk has been granted the A' Design Award in the Landscape Planning and Garden Design category. The award was conferred within the 2025 - 2026 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.

About the A' Design Award

The Iron A' Design Award is awarded to good designs that meet the rigorous professional and industrial standards set by the A' Design Awards. This recognition is reserved for works that demonstrate a solid understanding of design principles and show creativity within their execution. Recipients of the Iron A' Design Award are acknowledged for their practical innovations and contributions to their respective fields, providing solutions that improve quality of life and foster positive change. These designs are a testament to the skill and dedication of their creators, showcasing their ability to address real-world challenges through thoughtful design.

More About Enclave Garden

Due to the aesthetics and expectations of the owners, the garden was planned as an enclave in the middle of the city. What seemed like a challenge at first ultimately turned out to be an advantage. The garden includes a multi level area with several relaxation zones amidst greenery. There are several terraces in the immediate vicinity of the house. In one of them, amidst the silence and sound of water, the owner reads books and in the next one, the whole family feasts over dinner. In summer, the family's life moves to the swimming pool area.

About Paulina Jonczyk

Garden designer, graduate of the University of Life Sciences in Lublin. She gained knowledge and experience in Poland and Great Britain. Since 2007 she has been professionally designing and establishing gardens. She is responsible for the design and artistic side of the garden, supervises the implementation and selection of details with particular emphasis on functionality. She has plenty of original ideas for the development of space and treats each project individually. Her studio creates projects from small balconies to sprawling estates, as well as minimalist and modern gardens. She creates aesthetically pleasing, harmonious and, above all, functional gardens.

Award Record

This recognition makes Paulina Jonczyk a winner of 2 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted between the 2023 - 2024 and the 2025 - 2026 editions of the A' Design Award & Competition.

About the A' Landscape Planning and Garden Design Award

The A' Landscape Design Award is an international landscape design competition recognizing good landscape designs by leading architects and designers worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to landscape designers, urban planners, garden designers and municipalities from all countries. Typical entries include landscape designs, public parks, residential gardens, urban plazas, campus designs and green roofs. The awarded landscape designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/landscape-design

About A' Design Award & Competition

Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is to advance society through good design, by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, uploading a work and receiving a preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com

Press Resources

Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/177934
A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/177934
Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!177934
Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/350442
Further Information from the Laureate: https://auraogrody.pl

Media Contact

Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
Designers.Org
Via Leone Leoni 32, 22100 Como, Italy
press@designers.org
+39 031 4491953

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project: Enclave Garden
Function: Garden
Category: Landscape Planning and Garden Design
Discipline: Spatial Design
Industry: Architecture and Sustainability
Colors: Black, Light Slate Gray, Dark Olive Green, Gray and Olive Drab
Images: 5

The Recognition

Laureate: Paulina Jonczyk
Country: Poland
Recognition: A' Design Award
Edition: 2025 - 2026
Design ID: #177934

Credits

Image Credits: Designer Paulina Jończyk, garden 2025

Design Details

Unique Properties: The garden is located on a plot of land with a significant difference in terrain, both along its entire length and in relation to the neighboring gardens. The highest zone is a representative and recreational zone with seven terraces and a water element. In the heart of the house there is a patio with a place to relax. Central recreation area with swimming pool, fireplace with woodshed and gazebo with summer kitchen. The lowest area is a vegetable garden and a mini orchard.
Inspiration: The inspiration for the project was, on the one hand, a modern shape of the house located right next to a busy street, on the other hand, fields and meadows where horses graze. The owners' passion for modern style as well as the needs of a multi-generational and large family related to relaxation in a garden resembling a city resort in the middle of nature had an undoubted impact on the project. Due to the terrain the garden was designed on three different levels, divided into 3 different zone.
Research: Large garden located on a busy street. An important element is understanding the potential of the area, the needs of owners and family life, and making the space outside the house more attractive. Elements of garden architecture were coherently designed with the house and strictly according to the guidelines dictated by the owners. The selection of vegetation was also not accidental, we focused on base plants, evergreen plants and those that change at the turn of the seasons and attract insects.
Challenge: The challenge was to adapt the garden to the height of the house, street and neighboring plots. Each of them was on a different level, which was a conflict with the designed garden. Another problem was the width of the plot only 24 m and the lack of technical access to the utility part located in the farthest place in the garden. The achievement was to hide the road for cars with a long stabilized lawn.
Realization and Technology: Between the highest and lowest parts of the garden, the level difference is almost 3m. A significant part of the implementation consisted of construction works on the swimming pool, gazebo, retaining walls, terraces and sidewalks. A very large amount of land was transported to the entire garden. The walkways are made of large concrete slabs measuring 1m x 1m in gray, referring to the color of the floor in the house. The garden is supported in every dimension by intelligent system technology.
Operation and Interaction: The project aimed to create an enclave for a large, multi-generational family by separating different relaxation zones surrounded by greenery. The owners of the house start every morning by seeing the garden from the windows of the house, spend the evenings on the terrace, and feasts instead of at the dining table continue on the terrace in the garden. On sunny days, they open windows and enjoy the scent of flowers. The view from the large windows of the house must always attract attention, and the external surroundings of the house are an extension of the living space.
Project Duration and Location: Project completed in 2023. The construction of the garden started spring 2023 and was finished autumn 2024. Localization Garwolin, Poland.
Specifications: plot size 2800 m2 length 120m, width 24m
Keywords: modern garden, home garden, garden, functional garden