A great meal does not exist in a vacuum. The light that strikes the glass, the texture of the linen, and the humidity of the air are all participating in the sensory experience. When we designed the Greenhouse Terrace at Jasper, our goal was radical transparency: to erase the boundary between diner and garden.
We reconstructed our terrace using reclaimed historic cast-iron window casings from a dismantled conservatory built in 1912. The glass is hand-poured and slightly irregular, creating subtle ripples in the dappled afternoon light that flows through the centennial maple trees outside.
Inside, we let nature claim the geometry. Climbing ivy and trailing botanicals are cultivated directly in deep sub-floor earth wells, allowing vines to wind around the iron pillars and drape from the rafters. The air carries a gentle, wet-earth petrichor, which naturally increases oxygen levels and creates a feeling of peace.
We chose solid, unvarnished stone and raw untreated oak for our furniture. We want every surface to feel organic to the touch. When a plate of wild roots is set down on a table of century-old oak, surrounded by the whisper of ivy leaves, the meal feels grounded in an authentic, rustic reality.