Isola Pepe Verde

The competition called for a project that could re-design and transform Isola Pepe Verde's garden in Milan, Italy, but with a specific focus on the playground, the first area intended for renewal, and increasing children's creativity and physical activity.

Mini parks are places that serve on a smaller scale than other types of parks, and it is essential in these kinds of parks to make use of any possible meter. The complex, in general, has not been changed in roofs, classrooms, walls, and trees, but there are new elements added for special purposes, and whatever maintained is modified to fit our scheduled activities. Flexible, transformable and movable furniture made from native materials can be constructed by different groups of people. Being multipurpose and economical was so important for us while designing, and this is clearly noticeable all over the complex. Main theme of the design is "play" and "creativity" which is not imposed on children and they always have various options to select. In such an energetic place, they even may imagine new games and activities such as climbing, crawling, running, jumping and even creating. The cheerfulness and activeness of children are perfectly mixed with the tranquility of nature made by the greenery of the complex, where adults can sit beside and watch the youngsters playing while they’re tasting a cup of coffee, or they even may join their children and enjoy the Sandy Land, String Jungle, or even help them create some handicrafts.

Although different zones are dedicated to different groups of people, perfect connections and separations are thought among these zones; for example, the zone which is dedicated to the young is separated from children’s playground, which is slightly linked with the zone of elderlies and parents.

Last but not least, the surrounding wall prevents unwanted people from entering the park and ensures its security while people outside can easily see the activities inside. Furthermore, this transparent wall represents a suitable place for people, especially elderly ones to sit on the edge in two sides of the entrance.

 

Team: Tarlan Poursoti, Selda Pourali, Haleh Heidarabadi, Hadi Seyednouri