Urban setting
- External building greens
- Green walls or facades
- Parks and (semi)natural urban green areas
- Pocket parks / neighbourhood green spaces
Key challenges
- Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13)
- Cultural heritage and cultural diversity
- Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
- Regeneration, land-use and urban development
Main beneficiaries
- Citizens or community groups
- Disadvantaged groups
Project objectives
o Create a green space within the city
o Increase the biodiversity of the area
o Create a place for relaxing and leisure
o Aesthetics
o The project was a part of the Zurich-Nord project to create a modern Zurich city. (Ref 1,3)
Implementation activities
MFO-Park uses the structure of an old factory building as its skeleton, taking the form of a multilevel building that seamlessly fits into the surrounding structures. The park consists of a series of vertical walls. The vertical walls are semi-transparent, formed by a variety of species of vines which grow on and latch onto the steel cables, creating the frame. MFO-Park also incorporates an elaborate irrigation system. The water goes to a planting pit and then pumps into the plants on the upper level (Ref 1). The large “Park-Haus” is a double-walled steel-framed construction, 100 m (330 ft) in length, 35 m (115 ft) in width and 17 m (56 ft) high, reminiscent of a conservatory without glass. It is covered by a trellis (or treillage) and covered with climbing plants, resulting in a space that is filled by ever changing light, shadow and smells. The large hall space is broken up by four plant-covered wire chalices. The water basin planted with irises is located in a sunken area. (Ref 3)
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