Park in Murmansk
2020
Park in Murmansk
2020
The park combines two opposite roles: an integral part of urban network, and natural territory.
The location disposes to make these functions smoothly interflowing. The natural component starting from eastern border occupies the larger half of the territory, and the urban one reaches its maximum on the line of the city promenade.
The promenade reunites two halves of the city, now torn apart for comfortable pedestrian traffic. It’s not only the main walking route, but also an important aesthetic and eventful component combining various functional spaces. The promenade is illuminated with gobo-projection lanterns, which provide unique unforgettable lighting scenarios, especially in dark winter periods.
Winter Garden is the small gem of the promenade. It is especially here, in the city beyond the Arctic Circle, that one wants piercingly to preserve a piece of summer in the middle of a long winter night. The plants in the pavilion are beautiful though unpretentious, with places for rest, cafes and art objects situated among them.
Electric Forest Boulevard plays special aesthetic role. Functionally it solves the problem of power line passage through the park. As a large open-air art gallery, the boulevard with huge industrial towers giving space for art installations becomes thrilling manifesto of contemporary art.
Rain gardens create buffer zone between the urban and natural areas. Their network entwines the perimeter and forms an eco-filter, that purifies polluted water from the streets through the ground bowls’ system with the help of wetland plants.
Vast wetlands in the central area are the heart of the park. Here, in the middle of natural landscape, on top of Gabion Humpbacked Bridge running in a long branch across the lake, there is the Winter Sun Greeting Pavilion. Opening to the east, it provides breathtaking view of the sun, gradually rising over the horizon day after day.
An important principle of the project is maximum preservation of territory ecosystem and existing plants. Landscaping has complementary character; the plant species inherent in the existing natural conditions are being used. Additional plantings of trees are offered along the borders and help to protect the park from traffic noise.
The location disposes to make these functions smoothly interflowing. The natural component starting from eastern border occupies the larger half of the territory, and the urban one reaches its maximum on the line of the city promenade.
The promenade reunites two halves of the city, now torn apart for comfortable pedestrian traffic. It’s not only the main walking route, but also an important aesthetic and eventful component combining various functional spaces. The promenade is illuminated with gobo-projection lanterns, which provide unique unforgettable lighting scenarios, especially in dark winter periods.
Winter Garden is the small gem of the promenade. It is especially here, in the city beyond the Arctic Circle, that one wants piercingly to preserve a piece of summer in the middle of a long winter night. The plants in the pavilion are beautiful though unpretentious, with places for rest, cafes and art objects situated among them.
Electric Forest Boulevard plays special aesthetic role. Functionally it solves the problem of power line passage through the park. As a large open-air art gallery, the boulevard with huge industrial towers giving space for art installations becomes thrilling manifesto of contemporary art.
Rain gardens create buffer zone between the urban and natural areas. Their network entwines the perimeter and forms an eco-filter, that purifies polluted water from the streets through the ground bowls’ system with the help of wetland plants.
Vast wetlands in the central area are the heart of the park. Here, in the middle of natural landscape, on top of Gabion Humpbacked Bridge running in a long branch across the lake, there is the Winter Sun Greeting Pavilion. Opening to the east, it provides breathtaking view of the sun, gradually rising over the horizon day after day.
An important principle of the project is maximum preservation of territory ecosystem and existing plants. Landscaping has complementary character; the plant species inherent in the existing natural conditions are being used. Additional plantings of trees are offered along the borders and help to protect the park from traffic noise.