WARMER
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Name: Park
Location: RUSSIA, Murmansk
Year: 2020
WARMER
RU
The project provides a response to the three main problems of the site:
- soil pollution;
- cold climate and insufficient sunlight;
- poor plant life diversity.
The main project concept came as the answer to all the issues above: it is a self-regenerating park that is able to heal the polluted soil and water and maintain area health through careful science-based approach to landscaping.
The project will be implemented in four phases.
- Phase 1: The site is divided into a 40×40-meter grid that is then used to guide all design, construction, and landscaping;
- Phase 2:
— Five labs connected by a common pathway are set up on the site. Their goal is to study and breed the park’s plant life and they will be run by research organizations and businesses from Murmansk and the Murmansk Oblast;
— The area is divided into clusters of varied sizes, whose location follows the algorithm of the attraction point in their centers, i. e. the lab. Plants are grown around each lab. The further they are from the lab, the more resilient the plant species that require less care and ongoing observation;
— At the same time, the only large-scale structure in the park—the main building—is constructed along the eastern boundary of the site. During this phase, its only purpose is to provide lighting for the landscaping work, to raise residents’ awareness, to house volunteer activities etc. The park welcomes its first visitors who are engaged in the future of the site; however, it is not yet fully accessible.
- Phase 3: Transit pathways cover the whole area of the park. They are raised above ground and do not hurt the plant life. The park is now fully accessible, and anyone is welcome to take a stroll;
- Phase 4: The park is equipped with ‘heat points’ that serve as short-term pit stops to rest and get warm (the hearth, a tearoom/reading room, and a kissing pavilion) as well as locations for longer activities (sauna, tajin café, spirits bar). The whole park is therefore filled with warm areas, which allows its visitors to spend the greater part of the year in the open. The park is now fully functional, and an average visit may last up to several hours.
The cluster grid used to determine the location of plant species is based on the Voronoi Diagram. It is set up to ensure that the park’s plants are in bloom most of the year. The five laboratories are responsible for five areas: electromagnetic research, forestry research, river and water research, marshland research, soil research. The plant species relevant to the lab’s work grow in each cluster, making each location within the park uniquely diverse.
Next to the south-western entrance, there is the Sun, an enormous heating installation. The glowing convex platform provides warm air for everyone who comes close to explore this attraction point and enjoy the coziness and warmth in the cold northern city.
TEAM
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Liza Brilliantova
Alexander Meshin
Galina Voitenko
Anastasia Ostrovaya
Mikhail Zhir
Svetlana Zhegera
Ksenia Kuznetsova
Alexandra Molodcova
Yulia Sekushina