The Island Pools project explores the relationship between human interaction with gardens. The project searches for the diverse purposes that cultivated plants give when associated with architecture. This project reveals four types of typologies exhibiting the connections between architecture to green space – enclosed interior, adjacent exterior, transitional pathways and ‘parkscapes’. These methodologies are further developed by introducing the use of various plant species, transforming greenspaces to gardens. From tending vegetables to harvesting aromatic plants, and from oasis zones to poolside shade, The Island Pools project probes the exchange of human existence between architecture and garden.