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Collaborative Design Planting Design Working Group 5

2014-01-21T16:04:09Z

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'''Collaborative case study of Gerdab (Gerdab-e Ben, the Ben lagoon) گرداب بِن'''

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|-
| '''Name''' ||style="background:Lavender"| ''Gerdab-e Ben (The Ben lagoon)''
|-
| '''Location''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Ben, Chaharmahal Va Bakhtiari''
|-
| '''Country''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Iran''
|-
| '''Authors''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Majid Amani Beni''
''Carolina Esteves Flores''

''Leon Plahuta''
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| [[Image:Gerdab Ben.jpg|300px]]
|-
| ||style="background:Lavender"|
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|width=300
|height=200
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|lng=50.731295
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== Landscape and/or urban context of your case ==

Gerdab is a beautiful lagoon that is located in the suburbs of the city Ben in Iran. It´s a very important tourist attraction that has a significant cultural and economical role for city of Ben. The lagoon measures 38,000 m2 and green spaces around (that were established in 1950) take up 100,000 m2 of the landscape´s surface. Gerdab is placed near two mountains which in combination with the mentioned trees make a beautiful scenery. In addition , the reflection of mountains on the lagoon itself makes an eye-catching sight that many tourists capture. Gerdab was also chosen as an outstanding tourist region of Iran in 2010.

There´s a strong interaction between nature and culture in Gerdab. In the first days of the Iranian new year (called Norooz celebration) which is simultaneous with the beginning of spring, many people go to have a recreation in Gerdab. In the enterance way of the lagoon, there is a statue of one of the Iranian poets and writers from the 18th century Mirza Habib and near it there is an inscription that mentiones his biography. It seems that in Gerdab, nature has a stronger force than culture. It seems that way because of the natural aestethics and the combination of natural elements (lagoon, trees and mountains). Near the lagoon there are some facilities like a supermarket, a coffee shop, a sailing camp, a children´s park, and a gas and petrol station. These help tourists to have a more comfotable stay.
However, some human/cultural impact is neccessary for improving the touristic situation. For example the problem of heavy traffic, especially in summer, should be solved. Also with regard to the tourist population, there is a great potential to construct some cultural centers for introducing cultural values of the city.

It is believed that an ecological approach to planting design in Gerdab can help improve the quality of the landscape itself and create a sustainable landscape along the way. This idea can also decline the maintenance costs.
There are a few problems regarding green spaces and landscapes of Gerdab. Discontinuous tree lines on the eastern side of the lagoon (A, 3rd representation) and the disconnection between green spaces of the lagoon and the city (B, 3rd representation) are the biggest ones. A planting design that would consider the ecological principles (for example using native plants) could possibly solve the mentioned problems and cause a more sustainable landscape.

'''Keywords''': nature and culture, Ecological planting design, sustainable landscape.

<gallery caption="Visual representations of the contex " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Gerdab contex.jpg|Ground plan of the contex
Image:Facilities 1.jpg|Facilities and roads
Image:Problem greenspaces.jpg|Problems of green surfaces
Image:Summer winter.jpg|Summer and Winter dynamic
</gallery>

== What are the objectives of your design? ==

The main goals of our collaborative planting design of Gerdab-e Ben are:

1. to improve the overall condition and planting scheme of the site´s green areas (to fix the existing problems regarding the discontinuous tree lines surrounding the lake and the disconnection between the city of Ben and the lake itself in addition to the new planting plan that needs to be a part of the future project and that could introduce different sorts of perrenials, ornamental plants and overall native planting design that could possibly fit best into the site)

2. to move the position of the road surrounding Gerdab (currently the lake looks like a traffic turning point which does not contribute to the “natural look & feel“ that this “Outstanding tourist region“ has and needs to emphasize even more in the future)

3. to analyze the existing facilities on the site and rethink their meaning, position, actual funtion and contribution to Gerdab: which one´s should be kept and which one´s the site can do without and are not really needed?

4. to introduce new residential areas (with their additional elements) on the site and ajust them to all kinds of user profiles within different age groups

5. to make this outstanding (and someone´s everyday) landscape more “natural“ and “people friendly“ and as pleasant as it can be thus more attractive, unique, interesting and representative for both Ben´s residents as well as Gerdab´ visitors

== Analytical drawings ==
''Please add four analytical sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes) of your case. Every group member needs to contribute at least one drawing.''

<gallery caption="Analytical Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Problem.jpg|The site inventory, M.A.B.
Image:Ad1.jpg|Analysis of communications and site context, L.P.
Image:Ad2.jpg|Analysis of the green system, L.P.
Image:Gerdab_potentials.jpg|Potentials
</gallery>

== Projective drawings ==
''Please add four projective sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes), of course with an emphasis on planting design/vegetation aspects. Every group member needs to contribute at least one drawing representing his/her individual ideas.''

<gallery caption="Projective Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Pd1.jpg|Conceptual zoning, L.P.
Image:Pd2.jpg|Concept of green structures, L.P.
Image:Pd3.jpg|Sketches of residential areas, L.P.
Image:Gerdab_corridor.jpeg|Green corridor
Image:Underground_parking.jpeg|Underground parking
</gallery>

== Design Synthesis ==
''Please analyse the individual approaches presented so far and evaluate their strengths and weaknesses (you may use the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SWOT_analysis SWOT]analysis model). Try to create a synthesis and represent it with a plan and some sketches. You can still use drawings/sketches.''

<gallery caption="Design Synthesis Drawings" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:yourfilename1.jpg|synthesis drawing 1
Image:yourfilename2.jpg|synthesis drawing 2
Image:yourfilename3.jpg|synthesis drawing 3
Image:yourfilename4.jpg|synthesis drawing 4
</gallery>

== Summary of the collaborative process ==
''Please reflect on your collaborative design process. Which potentials have you encountered? What was most difficult? What does collaborative design mean for you? (approx 150 words).''

== Image Gallery ==

<gallery caption="Image Gallery" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Gerdab-e Ben 3.jpg|image 1
Image:Gerdab-e Ben 4.jpg|image 2
Image:Gerdab-e Ben 5.jpg|image 3
Image:Gerdab-e Ben 6.jpg|image 4
</gallery>

== References ==

* [1] Aryanpour, Yahya., Az Saba Ta Nima (From Saba to Nima), Zavvar Publication, 1971, Vol 1, Tehran, Iran.

* [2] Hitchmough, J., & Woudstra, J. (1999). The ecology of exotic herbaceous perennials grown in managed, native grassy vegetation in urban landscapes. Landscape and Urban Planning, 45(2-3), 107-121.

* [3] Kingsbury, N (2004). Contemporary overview of naturalistic planting design. In the dynamic landscape, N. Dunnett & J. Hitchmough (Eds). (pp 58). London: Taylor & Francis.

* [4] Municipality of Ben, from: http://www.shahrdarieben.ir/fa/%DA%AF%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D8%A8%D9%86

* - Images: Personal photographs + Municipality of Ben (above link) + Google Maps: https://maps.google.com

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File:Underground parking.jpeg

2014-01-21T16:03:24Z

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Collaborative Design Planting Design Working Group 5

2014-01-21T16:00:32Z

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'''Collaborative case study of Gerdab (Gerdab-e Ben, the Ben lagoon) گرداب بِن'''

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|-
| '''Name''' ||style="background:Lavender"| ''Gerdab-e Ben (The Ben lagoon)''
|-
| '''Location''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Ben, Chaharmahal Va Bakhtiari''
|-
| '''Country''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Iran''
|-
| '''Authors''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Majid Amani Beni''
''Carolina Esteves Flores''

''Leon Plahuta''
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| [[Image:Gerdab Ben.jpg|300px]]
|-
| ||style="background:Lavender"|
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|height=200
|lat=32.541133
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|zoom=13
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== Landscape and/or urban context of your case ==

Gerdab is a beautiful lagoon that is located in the suburbs of the city Ben in Iran. It´s a very important tourist attraction that has a significant cultural and economical role for city of Ben. The lagoon measures 38,000 m2 and green spaces around (that were established in 1950) take up 100,000 m2 of the landscape´s surface. Gerdab is placed near two mountains which in combination with the mentioned trees make a beautiful scenery. In addition , the reflection of mountains on the lagoon itself makes an eye-catching sight that many tourists capture. Gerdab was also chosen as an outstanding tourist region of Iran in 2010.

There´s a strong interaction between nature and culture in Gerdab. In the first days of the Iranian new year (called Norooz celebration) which is simultaneous with the beginning of spring, many people go to have a recreation in Gerdab. In the enterance way of the lagoon, there is a statue of one of the Iranian poets and writers from the 18th century Mirza Habib and near it there is an inscription that mentiones his biography. It seems that in Gerdab, nature has a stronger force than culture. It seems that way because of the natural aestethics and the combination of natural elements (lagoon, trees and mountains). Near the lagoon there are some facilities like a supermarket, a coffee shop, a sailing camp, a children´s park, and a gas and petrol station. These help tourists to have a more comfotable stay.
However, some human/cultural impact is neccessary for improving the touristic situation. For example the problem of heavy traffic, especially in summer, should be solved. Also with regard to the tourist population, there is a great potential to construct some cultural centers for introducing cultural values of the city.

It is believed that an ecological approach to planting design in Gerdab can help improve the quality of the landscape itself and create a sustainable landscape along the way. This idea can also decline the maintenance costs.
There are a few problems regarding green spaces and landscapes of Gerdab. Discontinuous tree lines on the eastern side of the lagoon (A, 3rd representation) and the disconnection between green spaces of the lagoon and the city (B, 3rd representation) are the biggest ones. A planting design that would consider the ecological principles (for example using native plants) could possibly solve the mentioned problems and cause a more sustainable landscape.

'''Keywords''': nature and culture, Ecological planting design, sustainable landscape.

<gallery caption="Visual representations of the contex " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Gerdab contex.jpg|Ground plan of the contex
Image:Facilities 1.jpg|Facilities and roads
Image:Problem greenspaces.jpg|Problems of green surfaces
Image:Summer winter.jpg|Summer and Winter dynamic
</gallery>

== What are the objectives of your design? ==

The main goals of our collaborative planting design of Gerdab-e Ben are:

1. to improve the overall condition and planting scheme of the site´s green areas (to fix the existing problems regarding the discontinuous tree lines surrounding the lake and the disconnection between the city of Ben and the lake itself in addition to the new planting plan that needs to be a part of the future project and that could introduce different sorts of perrenials, ornamental plants and overall native planting design that could possibly fit best into the site)

2. to move the position of the road surrounding Gerdab (currently the lake looks like a traffic turning point which does not contribute to the “natural look & feel“ that this “Outstanding tourist region“ has and needs to emphasize even more in the future)

3. to analyze the existing facilities on the site and rethink their meaning, position, actual funtion and contribution to Gerdab: which one´s should be kept and which one´s the site can do without and are not really needed?

4. to introduce new residential areas (with their additional elements) on the site and ajust them to all kinds of user profiles within different age groups

5. to make this outstanding (and someone´s everyday) landscape more “natural“ and “people friendly“ and as pleasant as it can be thus more attractive, unique, interesting and representative for both Ben´s residents as well as Gerdab´ visitors

== Analytical drawings ==
''Please add four analytical sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes) of your case. Every group member needs to contribute at least one drawing.''

<gallery caption="Analytical Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Problem.jpg|The site inventory, M.A.B.
Image:Ad1.jpg|Analysis of communications and site context, L.P.
Image:Ad2.jpg|Analysis of the green system, L.P.
Image:Gerdab_potentials.jpg|Potentials
</gallery>

== Projective drawings ==
''Please add four projective sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes), of course with an emphasis on planting design/vegetation aspects. Every group member needs to contribute at least one drawing representing his/her individual ideas.''

<gallery caption="Projective Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Pd1.jpg|Conceptual zoning, L.P.
Image:Pd2.jpg|Concept of green structures, L.P.
Image:Pd3.jpg|Sketches of residential areas, L.P.
Image:Gerdab_corridor.jpeg|Green corridor
Image:Gerdab_corridor.jpeg|Green corridor
</gallery>

== Design Synthesis ==
''Please analyse the individual approaches presented so far and evaluate their strengths and weaknesses (you may use the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SWOT_analysis SWOT]analysis model). Try to create a synthesis and represent it with a plan and some sketches. You can still use drawings/sketches.''

<gallery caption="Design Synthesis Drawings" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:yourfilename1.jpg|synthesis drawing 1
Image:yourfilename2.jpg|synthesis drawing 2
Image:yourfilename3.jpg|synthesis drawing 3
Image:yourfilename4.jpg|synthesis drawing 4
</gallery>

== Summary of the collaborative process ==
''Please reflect on your collaborative design process. Which potentials have you encountered? What was most difficult? What does collaborative design mean for you? (approx 150 words).''

== Image Gallery ==

<gallery caption="Image Gallery" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Gerdab-e Ben 3.jpg|image 1
Image:Gerdab-e Ben 4.jpg|image 2
Image:Gerdab-e Ben 5.jpg|image 3
Image:Gerdab-e Ben 6.jpg|image 4
</gallery>

== References ==

* [1] Aryanpour, Yahya., Az Saba Ta Nima (From Saba to Nima), Zavvar Publication, 1971, Vol 1, Tehran, Iran.

* [2] Hitchmough, J., & Woudstra, J. (1999). The ecology of exotic herbaceous perennials grown in managed, native grassy vegetation in urban landscapes. Landscape and Urban Planning, 45(2-3), 107-121.

* [3] Kingsbury, N (2004). Contemporary overview of naturalistic planting design. In the dynamic landscape, N. Dunnett & J. Hitchmough (Eds). (pp 58). London: Taylor & Francis.

* [4] Municipality of Ben, from: http://www.shahrdarieben.ir/fa/%DA%AF%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D8%A8%D9%86

* - Images: Personal photographs + Municipality of Ben (above link) + Google Maps: https://maps.google.com

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Collaborative Design Planting Design Working Group 5

2014-01-21T15:58:39Z

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'''Collaborative case study of Gerdab (Gerdab-e Ben, the Ben lagoon) گرداب بِن'''

{| align="right" width="300pt" style="background:Gainsboro; color:black"
|-
| '''Name''' ||style="background:Lavender"| ''Gerdab-e Ben (The Ben lagoon)''
|-
| '''Location''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Ben, Chaharmahal Va Bakhtiari''
|-
| '''Country''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Iran''
|-
| '''Authors''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Majid Amani Beni''
''Carolina Esteves Flores''

''Leon Plahuta''
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| [[Image:Gerdab Ben.jpg|300px]]
|-
| ||style="background:Lavender"|
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| {{#widget:GoogleMaps
|width=300
|height=200
|lat=32.541133
|lng=50.731295
|zoom=13
|centermarker=yes
|maptypecontrol=yes
|overviewmapcontrol=yes
|largemapcontrol=yes
|scalecontrol=yes
}}
|}

== Landscape and/or urban context of your case ==

Gerdab is a beautiful lagoon that is located in the suburbs of the city Ben in Iran. It´s a very important tourist attraction that has a significant cultural and economical role for city of Ben. The lagoon measures 38,000 m2 and green spaces around (that were established in 1950) take up 100,000 m2 of the landscape´s surface. Gerdab is placed near two mountains which in combination with the mentioned trees make a beautiful scenery. In addition , the reflection of mountains on the lagoon itself makes an eye-catching sight that many tourists capture. Gerdab was also chosen as an outstanding tourist region of Iran in 2010.

There´s a strong interaction between nature and culture in Gerdab. In the first days of the Iranian new year (called Norooz celebration) which is simultaneous with the beginning of spring, many people go to have a recreation in Gerdab. In the enterance way of the lagoon, there is a statue of one of the Iranian poets and writers from the 18th century Mirza Habib and near it there is an inscription that mentiones his biography. It seems that in Gerdab, nature has a stronger force than culture. It seems that way because of the natural aestethics and the combination of natural elements (lagoon, trees and mountains). Near the lagoon there are some facilities like a supermarket, a coffee shop, a sailing camp, a children´s park, and a gas and petrol station. These help tourists to have a more comfotable stay.
However, some human/cultural impact is neccessary for improving the touristic situation. For example the problem of heavy traffic, especially in summer, should be solved. Also with regard to the tourist population, there is a great potential to construct some cultural centers for introducing cultural values of the city.

It is believed that an ecological approach to planting design in Gerdab can help improve the quality of the landscape itself and create a sustainable landscape along the way. This idea can also decline the maintenance costs.
There are a few problems regarding green spaces and landscapes of Gerdab. Discontinuous tree lines on the eastern side of the lagoon (A, 3rd representation) and the disconnection between green spaces of the lagoon and the city (B, 3rd representation) are the biggest ones. A planting design that would consider the ecological principles (for example using native plants) could possibly solve the mentioned problems and cause a more sustainable landscape.

'''Keywords''': nature and culture, Ecological planting design, sustainable landscape.

<gallery caption="Visual representations of the contex " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Gerdab contex.jpg|Ground plan of the contex
Image:Facilities 1.jpg|Facilities and roads
Image:Problem greenspaces.jpg|Problems of green surfaces
Image:Summer winter.jpg|Summer and Winter dynamic
</gallery>

== What are the objectives of your design? ==

The main goals of our collaborative planting design of Gerdab-e Ben are:

1. to improve the overall condition and planting scheme of the site´s green areas (to fix the existing problems regarding the discontinuous tree lines surrounding the lake and the disconnection between the city of Ben and the lake itself in addition to the new planting plan that needs to be a part of the future project and that could introduce different sorts of perrenials, ornamental plants and overall native planting design that could possibly fit best into the site)

2. to move the position of the road surrounding Gerdab (currently the lake looks like a traffic turning point which does not contribute to the “natural look & feel“ that this “Outstanding tourist region“ has and needs to emphasize even more in the future)

3. to analyze the existing facilities on the site and rethink their meaning, position, actual funtion and contribution to Gerdab: which one´s should be kept and which one´s the site can do without and are not really needed?

4. to introduce new residential areas (with their additional elements) on the site and ajust them to all kinds of user profiles within different age groups

5. to make this outstanding (and someone´s everyday) landscape more “natural“ and “people friendly“ and as pleasant as it can be thus more attractive, unique, interesting and representative for both Ben´s residents as well as Gerdab´ visitors

== Analytical drawings ==
''Please add four analytical sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes) of your case. Every group member needs to contribute at least one drawing.''

<gallery caption="Analytical Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Problem.jpg|The site inventory, M.A.B.
Image:Ad1.jpg|Analysis of communications and site context, L.P.
Image:Ad2.jpg|Analysis of the green system, L.P.
Image:Gerdab_potentials.jpg|Potentials
</gallery>

== Projective drawings ==
''Please add four projective sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes), of course with an emphasis on planting design/vegetation aspects. Every group member needs to contribute at least one drawing representing his/her individual ideas.''

<gallery caption="Projective Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Pd1.jpg|Conceptual zoning, L.P.
Image:Pd2.jpg|Concept of green structures, L.P.
Image:Pd3.jpg|Sketches of residential areas, L.P.
Image:Gerdab_corridor.jpeg|Green corridor
</gallery>

== Design Synthesis ==
''Please analyse the individual approaches presented so far and evaluate their strengths and weaknesses (you may use the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SWOT_analysis SWOT]analysis model). Try to create a synthesis and represent it with a plan and some sketches. You can still use drawings/sketches.''

<gallery caption="Design Synthesis Drawings" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:yourfilename1.jpg|synthesis drawing 1
Image:yourfilename2.jpg|synthesis drawing 2
Image:yourfilename3.jpg|synthesis drawing 3
Image:yourfilename4.jpg|synthesis drawing 4
</gallery>

== Summary of the collaborative process ==
''Please reflect on your collaborative design process. Which potentials have you encountered? What was most difficult? What does collaborative design mean for you? (approx 150 words).''

== Image Gallery ==

<gallery caption="Image Gallery" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Gerdab-e Ben 3.jpg|image 1
Image:Gerdab-e Ben 4.jpg|image 2
Image:Gerdab-e Ben 5.jpg|image 3
Image:Gerdab-e Ben 6.jpg|image 4
</gallery>

== References ==

* [1] Aryanpour, Yahya., Az Saba Ta Nima (From Saba to Nima), Zavvar Publication, 1971, Vol 1, Tehran, Iran.

* [2] Hitchmough, J., & Woudstra, J. (1999). The ecology of exotic herbaceous perennials grown in managed, native grassy vegetation in urban landscapes. Landscape and Urban Planning, 45(2-3), 107-121.

* [3] Kingsbury, N (2004). Contemporary overview of naturalistic planting design. In the dynamic landscape, N. Dunnett & J. Hitchmough (Eds). (pp 58). London: Taylor & Francis.

* [4] Municipality of Ben, from: http://www.shahrdarieben.ir/fa/%DA%AF%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D8%A8%D9%86

* - Images: Personal photographs + Municipality of Ben (above link) + Google Maps: https://maps.google.com

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File:Gerdab corridor.jpeg

2014-01-21T15:57:05Z

Cesteves:

Collaborative Design Planting Design Working Group 5

2014-01-21T15:18:02Z

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'''Collaborative case study of Gerdab (Gerdab-e Ben, the Ben lagoon) گرداب بِن'''

{| align="right" width="300pt" style="background:Gainsboro; color:black"
|-
| '''Name''' ||style="background:Lavender"| ''Gerdab-e Ben (The Ben lagoon)''
|-
| '''Location''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Ben, Chaharmahal Va Bakhtiari''
|-
| '''Country''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Iran''
|-
| '''Authors''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Majid Amani Beni''
''Carolina Esteves Flores''

''Leon Plahuta''
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| [[Image:Gerdab Ben.jpg|300px]]
|-
| ||style="background:Lavender"|
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| {{#widget:GoogleMaps
|width=300
|height=200
|lat=32.541133
|lng=50.731295
|zoom=13
|centermarker=yes
|maptypecontrol=yes
|overviewmapcontrol=yes
|largemapcontrol=yes
|scalecontrol=yes
}}
|}

== Landscape and/or urban context of your case ==

Gerdab is a beautiful lagoon that is located in the suburbs of the city Ben in Iran. It´s a very important tourist attraction that has a significant cultural and economical role for city of Ben. The lagoon measures 38,000 m2 and green spaces around (that were established in 1950) take up 100,000 m2 of the landscape´s surface. Gerdab is placed near two mountains which in combination with the mentioned trees make a beautiful scenery. In addition , the reflection of mountains on the lagoon itself makes an eye-catching sight that many tourists capture. Gerdab was also chosen as an outstanding tourist region of Iran in 2010.

There´s a strong interaction between nature and culture in Gerdab. In the first days of the Iranian new year (called Norooz celebration) which is simultaneous with the beginning of spring, many people go to have a recreation in Gerdab. In the enterance way of the lagoon, there is a statue of one of the Iranian poets and writers from the 18th century Mirza Habib and near it there is an inscription that mentiones his biography. It seems that in Gerdab, nature has a stronger force than culture. It seems that way because of the natural aestethics and the combination of natural elements (lagoon, trees and mountains). Near the lagoon there are some facilities like a supermarket, a coffee shop, a sailing camp, a children´s park, and a gas and petrol station. These help tourists to have a more comfotable stay.
However, some human/cultural impact is neccessary for improving the touristic situation. For example the problem of heavy traffic, especially in summer, should be solved. Also with regard to the tourist population, there is a great potential to construct some cultural centers for introducing cultural values of the city.

It is believed that an ecological approach to planting design in Gerdab can help improve the quality of the landscape itself and create a sustainable landscape along the way. This idea can also decline the maintenance costs.
There are a few problems regarding green spaces and landscapes of Gerdab. Discontinuous tree lines on the eastern side of the lagoon (A, 3rd representation) and the disconnection between green spaces of the lagoon and the city (B, 3rd representation) are the biggest ones. A planting design that would consider the ecological principles (for example using native plants) could possibly solve the mentioned problems and cause a more sustainable landscape.

'''Keywords''': nature and culture, Ecological planting design, sustainable landscape.

<gallery caption="Visual representations of the contex " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Gerdab contex.jpg|Ground plan of the contex
Image:Facilities 1.jpg|Facilities and roads
Image:Problem greenspaces.jpg|Problems of green surfaces
Image:Summer winter.jpg|Summer and Winter dynamic
</gallery>

== What are the objectives of your design? ==

The main goals of our collaborative planting design of Gerdab-e Ben are:

1. to improve the overall condition and planting scheme of the site´s green areas (to fix the existing problems regarding the discontinuous tree lines surrounding the lake and the disconnection between the city of Ben and the lake itself in addition to the new planting plan that needs to be a part of the future project and that could introduce different sorts of perrenials, ornamental plants and overall native planting design that could possibly fit best into the site)

2. to move the position of the road surrounding Gerdab (currently the lake looks like a traffic turning point which does not contribute to the “natural look & feel“ that this “Outstanding tourist region“ has and needs to emphasize even more in the future)

3. to analyze the existing facilities on the site and rethink their meaning, position, actual funtion and contribution to Gerdab: which one´s should be kept and which one´s the site can do without and are not really needed?

4. to introduce new residential areas (with their additional elements) on the site and ajust them to all kinds of user profiles within different age groups

5. to make this outstanding (and someone´s everyday) landscape more “natural“ and “people friendly“ and as pleasant as it can be thus more attractive, unique, interesting and representative for both Ben´s residents as well as Gerdab´ visitors

== Analytical drawings ==
''Please add four analytical sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes) of your case. Every group member needs to contribute at least one drawing.''

<gallery caption="Analytical Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Problem.jpg|The site inventory, M.A.B.
Image:Ad1.jpg|Analysis of communications and site context, L.P.
Image:Ad2.jpg|Analysis of the green system, L.P.
Image:Gerdab_potentials.jpg|Potentials
</gallery>

== Projective drawings ==
''Please add four projective sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes), of course with an emphasis on planting design/vegetation aspects. Every group member needs to contribute at least one drawing representing his/her individual ideas.''

<gallery caption="Projective Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Pd1.jpg|Conceptual zoning, L.P.
Image:Pd2.jpg|Concept of green structures, L.P.
Image:Pd3.jpg|Sketches of residential areas, L.P.
Image:yourfilename4.jpg|projective drawing 4
</gallery>

== Design Synthesis ==
''Please analyse the individual approaches presented so far and evaluate their strengths and weaknesses (you may use the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SWOT_analysis SWOT]analysis model). Try to create a synthesis and represent it with a plan and some sketches. You can still use drawings/sketches.''

<gallery caption="Design Synthesis Drawings" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:yourfilename1.jpg|synthesis drawing 1
Image:yourfilename2.jpg|synthesis drawing 2
Image:yourfilename3.jpg|synthesis drawing 3
Image:yourfilename4.jpg|synthesis drawing 4
</gallery>

== Summary of the collaborative process ==
''Please reflect on your collaborative design process. Which potentials have you encountered? What was most difficult? What does collaborative design mean for you? (approx 150 words).''

== Image Gallery ==

<gallery caption="Image Gallery" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Gerdab-e Ben 3.jpg|image 1
Image:Gerdab-e Ben 4.jpg|image 2
Image:Gerdab-e Ben 5.jpg|image 3
Image:Gerdab-e Ben 6.jpg|image 4
</gallery>

== References ==

* [1] Aryanpour, Yahya., Az Saba Ta Nima (From Saba to Nima), Zavvar Publication, 1971, Vol 1, Tehran, Iran.

* [2] Hitchmough, J., & Woudstra, J. (1999). The ecology of exotic herbaceous perennials grown in managed, native grassy vegetation in urban landscapes. Landscape and Urban Planning, 45(2-3), 107-121.

* [3] Kingsbury, N (2004). Contemporary overview of naturalistic planting design. In the dynamic landscape, N. Dunnett & J. Hitchmough (Eds). (pp 58). London: Taylor & Francis.

* [4] Municipality of Ben, from: http://www.shahrdarieben.ir/fa/%DA%AF%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D8%A8%D9%86

* - Images: Personal photographs + Municipality of Ben (above link) + Google Maps: https://maps.google.com

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2014-01-21T15:17:24Z

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'''Collaborative case study of Gerdab (Gerdab-e Ben, the Ben lagoon) گرداب بِن'''

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|-
| '''Name''' ||style="background:Lavender"| ''Gerdab-e Ben (The Ben lagoon)''
|-
| '''Location''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Ben, Chaharmahal Va Bakhtiari''
|-
| '''Country''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Iran''
|-
| '''Authors''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Majid Amani Beni''
''Carolina Esteves Flores''

''Leon Plahuta''
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| [[Image:Gerdab Ben.jpg|300px]]
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== Landscape and/or urban context of your case ==

Gerdab is a beautiful lagoon that is located in the suburbs of the city Ben in Iran. It´s a very important tourist attraction that has a significant cultural and economical role for city of Ben. The lagoon measures 38,000 m2 and green spaces around (that were established in 1950) take up 100,000 m2 of the landscape´s surface. Gerdab is placed near two mountains which in combination with the mentioned trees make a beautiful scenery. In addition , the reflection of mountains on the lagoon itself makes an eye-catching sight that many tourists capture. Gerdab was also chosen as an outstanding tourist region of Iran in 2010.

There´s a strong interaction between nature and culture in Gerdab. In the first days of the Iranian new year (called Norooz celebration) which is simultaneous with the beginning of spring, many people go to have a recreation in Gerdab. In the enterance way of the lagoon, there is a statue of one of the Iranian poets and writers from the 18th century Mirza Habib and near it there is an inscription that mentiones his biography. It seems that in Gerdab, nature has a stronger force than culture. It seems that way because of the natural aestethics and the combination of natural elements (lagoon, trees and mountains). Near the lagoon there are some facilities like a supermarket, a coffee shop, a sailing camp, a children´s park, and a gas and petrol station. These help tourists to have a more comfotable stay.
However, some human/cultural impact is neccessary for improving the touristic situation. For example the problem of heavy traffic, especially in summer, should be solved. Also with regard to the tourist population, there is a great potential to construct some cultural centers for introducing cultural values of the city.

It is believed that an ecological approach to planting design in Gerdab can help improve the quality of the landscape itself and create a sustainable landscape along the way. This idea can also decline the maintenance costs.
There are a few problems regarding green spaces and landscapes of Gerdab. Discontinuous tree lines on the eastern side of the lagoon (A, 3rd representation) and the disconnection between green spaces of the lagoon and the city (B, 3rd representation) are the biggest ones. A planting design that would consider the ecological principles (for example using native plants) could possibly solve the mentioned problems and cause a more sustainable landscape.

'''Keywords''': nature and culture, Ecological planting design, sustainable landscape.

<gallery caption="Visual representations of the contex " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Gerdab contex.jpg|Ground plan of the contex
Image:Facilities 1.jpg|Facilities and roads
Image:Problem greenspaces.jpg|Problems of green surfaces
Image:Summer winter.jpg|Summer and Winter dynamic
</gallery>

== What are the objectives of your design? ==

The main goals of our collaborative planting design of Gerdab-e Ben are:

1. to improve the overall condition and planting scheme of the site´s green areas (to fix the existing problems regarding the discontinuous tree lines surrounding the lake and the disconnection between the city of Ben and the lake itself in addition to the new planting plan that needs to be a part of the future project and that could introduce different sorts of perrenials, ornamental plants and overall native planting design that could possibly fit best into the site)

2. to move the position of the road surrounding Gerdab (currently the lake looks like a traffic turning point which does not contribute to the “natural look & feel“ that this “Outstanding tourist region“ has and needs to emphasize even more in the future)

3. to analyze the existing facilities on the site and rethink their meaning, position, actual funtion and contribution to Gerdab: which one´s should be kept and which one´s the site can do without and are not really needed?

4. to introduce new residential areas (with their additional elements) on the site and ajust them to all kinds of user profiles within different age groups

5. to make this outstanding (and someone´s everyday) landscape more “natural“ and “people friendly“ and as pleasant as it can be thus more attractive, unique, interesting and representative for both Ben´s residents as well as Gerdab´ visitors

== Analytical drawings ==
''Please add four analytical sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes) of your case. Every group member needs to contribute at least one drawing.''

<gallery caption="Analytical Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Problem.jpg|The site inventory, M.A.B.
Image:Ad1.jpg|Analysis of communications and site context, L.P.
Image:Ad2.jpg|Analysis of the green system, L.P.
Image:Gerdab_potentials.jpg|analytical drawing 4
</gallery>

== Projective drawings ==
''Please add four projective sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes), of course with an emphasis on planting design/vegetation aspects. Every group member needs to contribute at least one drawing representing his/her individual ideas.''

<gallery caption="Projective Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Pd1.jpg|Conceptual zoning, L.P.
Image:Pd2.jpg|Concept of green structures, L.P.
Image:Pd3.jpg|Sketches of residential areas, L.P.
Image:yourfilename4.jpg|projective drawing 4
</gallery>

== Design Synthesis ==
''Please analyse the individual approaches presented so far and evaluate their strengths and weaknesses (you may use the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SWOT_analysis SWOT]analysis model). Try to create a synthesis and represent it with a plan and some sketches. You can still use drawings/sketches.''

<gallery caption="Design Synthesis Drawings" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:yourfilename1.jpg|synthesis drawing 1
Image:yourfilename2.jpg|synthesis drawing 2
Image:yourfilename3.jpg|synthesis drawing 3
Image:yourfilename4.jpg|synthesis drawing 4
</gallery>

== Summary of the collaborative process ==
''Please reflect on your collaborative design process. Which potentials have you encountered? What was most difficult? What does collaborative design mean for you? (approx 150 words).''

== Image Gallery ==

<gallery caption="Image Gallery" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Gerdab-e Ben 3.jpg|image 1
Image:Gerdab-e Ben 4.jpg|image 2
Image:Gerdab-e Ben 5.jpg|image 3
Image:Gerdab-e Ben 6.jpg|image 4
</gallery>

== References ==

* [1] Aryanpour, Yahya., Az Saba Ta Nima (From Saba to Nima), Zavvar Publication, 1971, Vol 1, Tehran, Iran.

* [2] Hitchmough, J., & Woudstra, J. (1999). The ecology of exotic herbaceous perennials grown in managed, native grassy vegetation in urban landscapes. Landscape and Urban Planning, 45(2-3), 107-121.

* [3] Kingsbury, N (2004). Contemporary overview of naturalistic planting design. In the dynamic landscape, N. Dunnett & J. Hitchmough (Eds). (pp 58). London: Taylor & Francis.

* [4] Municipality of Ben, from: http://www.shahrdarieben.ir/fa/%DA%AF%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D8%A8%D9%86

* - Images: Personal photographs + Municipality of Ben (above link) + Google Maps: https://maps.google.com

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File:Gerdab potentials.jpg

2014-01-21T15:16:41Z

Cesteves:

Collaborative Design Planting Design Working Group 5

2014-01-03T18:31:02Z

Cesteves: /* Landscape and/or urban context of your case */

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'''Collaborative case study of Gerdab (Gerdab-e Ben, the Ben lagoon) گرداب بِن'''

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|-
| '''Name''' ||style="background:Lavender"| ''Gerdab-e Ben (The Ben lagoon)''
|-
| '''Location''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Ben, Chaharmahal Va Bakhtiari''
|-
| '''Country''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Iran''
|-
| '''Authors''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Majid Amani Beni''
''Carolina Esteves Flores''

''Leon Plahuta''
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| [[Image:Gerdab Ben.jpg|300px]]
|-
| ||style="background:Lavender"|
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== Landscape and/or urban context of your case ==

Gerdab is a beautiful lagoon that is located in the suburbs of the city Ben in Iran. It´s a very important tourist attraction that has a significant cultural and economical role for city of Ben. The lagoon measures 38,000 m2 and green spaces around (that were established in 1950) take up 100,000 m2 of the landscape´s surface. Gerdab is placed near two mountains which in combination with the mentioned trees make a beautiful scenery. In addition , the reflection of mountains on the lagoon itself makes an eye-catching sight that many tourists capture. Gerdab was also chosen as an outstanding tourist region of Iran in 2010.

There´s a strong interaction between nature and culture in Gerdab. In the first days of the Iranian new year (called Norooz celebration) which is simultaneous with the beginning of spring, many people go to have a recreation in Gerdab. In the enterance way of the lagoon, there is a statue of one of the Iranian poets and writers from the 18th century Mirza Habib and near it there is an inscription that mentiones his biography. It seems that in Gerdab, nature has a stronger force than culture. It seems that way because of the natural aestethics and the combination of natural elements (lagoon, trees and mountains). Near the lagoon there are some facilities like a supermarket, a coffee shop, a sailing camp, a children´s park, and a gas and petrol station. These help tourists to have a more comfotable stay.
However, some human/cultural impact is neccessary for improving the touristic situation. For example the problem of heavy traffic, especially in summer, should be solved. Also with regard to the tourist population, there is a great potential to construct some cultural centers for introducing cultural values of the city.

It is believed that an ecological approach to planting design in Gerdab can help improve the quality of the landscape itself and create a sustainable landscape along the way. This idea can also decline the maintenance costs.
There are a few problems regarding green spaces and landscapes of Gerdab. Discontinuous tree lines on the eastern side of the lagoon (A, 3rd representation) and the disconnection between green spaces of the lagoon and the city (B, 3rd representation) are the biggest ones. A planting design that would consider the ecological principles (for example using native plants) could possibly solve the mentioned problems and cause a more sustainable landscape.

'''Keywords''': nature and culture, Ecological planting design, sustainable landscape.

<gallery caption="Visual representations of the contex " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Gerdab contex.jpg|Ground plan of the contex
Image:Facilities 1.jpg|Facilities and roads
Image:Problem greenspaces.jpg|Problems of green surfaces
Image:Summer winter.jpg|Summer and Winter dynamic
</gallery>

== What are the objectives of your design? ==

The main goals of our collaborative planting design of Gerdab-e Ben are:

1. to improve the overall condition and planting scheme of the site´s green areas (to fix the existing problems regarding the discontinuous tree lines surrounding the lake and the disconnection between the city of Ben and the lake itself in addition to the new planting plan that needs to be a part of the future project and that could introduce different sorts of perrenials, ornamental plants and overall native planting design that could possibly fit best into the site)

2. to move the position of the road surrounding Gerdab (currently the lake looks like a traffic turning point which does not contribute to the “natural look & feel“ that this “Outstanding tourist region“ has and needs to emphasize even more in the future)

3. to analyze the existing facilities on the site and rethink their meaning, position, actual funtion and contribution to Gerdab: which one´s should be kept and which one´s the site can do without and are not really needed?

4. to introduce new residential areas (with their additional elements) on the site and ajust them to all kinds of user profiles within different age groups

5. to make this outstanding (and someone´s everyday) landscape more “natural“ and “people friendly“ and as pleasant as it can be thus more attractive, unique, interesting and representative for both Ben´s residents as well as Gerdab´ visitors

== Analytical drawings ==
''Please add four analytical sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes) of your case. Every group member needs to contribute at least one drawing.''

<gallery caption="Analytical Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Problem.jpg|The site inventory
Image:yourfilename2.jpg|analytical drawing 2
Image:yourfilename3.jpg|analytical drawing 3
Image:yourfilename4.jpg|analytical drawing 4
</gallery>

== Projective drawings ==
''Please add four projective sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes), of course with an emphasis on planting design/vegetation aspects. Every group member needs to contribute at least one drawing representing his/her individual ideas.''

<gallery caption="Projective Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:yourfilename1.jpg|projective drawing 1
Image:yourfilename2.jpg|projective drawing 2
Image:yourfilename3.jpg|projective drawing 3
Image:yourfilename4.jpg|projective drawing 4
</gallery>

== Design Synthesis ==
''Please analyse the individual approaches presented so far and evaluate their strengths and weaknesses (you may use the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SWOT_analysis SWOT]analysis model). Try to create a synthesis and represent it with a plan and some sketches. You can still use drawings/sketches.''

<gallery caption="Design Synthesis Drawings" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:yourfilename1.jpg|synthesis drawing 1
Image:yourfilename2.jpg|synthesis drawing 2
Image:yourfilename3.jpg|synthesis drawing 3
Image:yourfilename4.jpg|synthesis drawing 4
</gallery>

== Summary of the collaborative process ==
''Please reflect on your collaborative design process. Which potentials have you encountered? What was most difficult? What does collaborative design mean for you? (approx 150 words).''

== Image Gallery ==

<gallery caption="Image Gallery" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Gerdab-e Ben 3.jpg|image 1
Image:Gerdab-e Ben 4.jpg|image 2
Image:Gerdab-e Ben 5.jpg|image 3
Image:Gerdab-e Ben 6.jpg|image 4
</gallery>

== References ==

* [1] Aryanpour, Yahya., Az Saba Ta Nima (From Saba to Nima), Zavvar Publication, 1971, Vol 1, Tehran, Iran.

* [2] Hitchmough, J., & Woudstra, J. (1999). The ecology of exotic herbaceous perennials grown in managed, native grassy vegetation in urban landscapes. Landscape and Urban Planning, 45(2-3), 107-121.

* [3] Kingsbury, N (2004). Contemporary overview of naturalistic planting design. In the dynamic landscape, N. Dunnett & J. Hitchmough (Eds). (pp 58). London: Taylor & Francis.

* [4] Municipality of Ben, from: http://www.shahrdarieben.ir/fa/%DA%AF%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D8%A8%D9%86

* - Images: Personal photographs + Municipality of Ben (above link) + Google Maps: https://maps.google.com

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Planting Design 2013 Working Group 5 - Case Study C

2013-12-02T21:37:48Z

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'''MFO-Park
'''
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|-
| '''Name''' ||style="background:Lavender"| '' MFO-Park''
|-
| '''Location''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Zürich Oerlikon''
|-
| '''Country''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Switzerland''
|-
| '''Authors''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Carolina Esteves Flores''
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| [[Image:Mfo3.jpg|300px]]
|-
| ||style="background:Lavender"|
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| <googlemap version="0.9" lat="47.412146" lon="8.540293" type="satellite" zoom="16" width="300" height="250" selector="no" controls="small">
</googlemap>
|}

== Rationale: Why is this case interesting? ==

The MFO- Park is a park created by the architects Burckhardt + Partner and Raderschall and is located in Neu Oerlikon- Zürich. This park was built on the old industrial area of the engine factory "Maschinen Fabrik Oerlikon".
The park covers an area of 96,875 ft² and is characterized by its large metal construction which is covered by climbing plants. At night the structure is illuminated, giving this open space an amazing atmosphere.

I chose this park because I find really interesting how the architects were able to bring the "green" in a normally industrial and relatively sad area. It's really impressive how the main structure of the park brings the area back to life and gives the people of Oerlikon and the tourists one of Oerlikon's biggest attractions.

Nowadays in many cities the ruins of the former industrial boom are empty and remain as a sad testimony of what they used to be. It's really impressing how architects and landscape architects can bring back to life this spaces and give the city a new and better atmosphere with their work. The MFO-Park is a clear example of this situation.

== Author's perspective ==
I will analyse the MFO Park from the landscape architectural point of view. Not just the space situation but as well the diversity of plants that are located in this park. It is also important to understand what influence it has on the persons that visit this park.

Which impression does it leave them and in which extent do they perceive the industrial history of the MFO Park. Another interesting point is to see the change in the vegetation as the seasons change.

Furthermore, it would be good to find a solution in which way the MFO Park could keep its attraction and charm as well throughout the winter when the climbing vegetation dies.

== Landscape and/or urban context of your case ==

The MFO Park was created in 2002 after the Oerliker Park as the second of four public parks in the city of Oerlikon.

The MFO Park has an area of 0.85 ha and is aimed for all kind of visitors. This park is suited for a variety of activities like recreation, play, open-air cinema, theater plays and concerts.

A big “park house”, consisting of a double walled construction covered with wired mesh, surrounds the park and is enveloped by sprawling vegetation which gives the space an amazing and unique atmosphere and space quality. This aspect gives the visitors the sensation that they are enveloped by the vegetation and are in “Nature” in a very industrial place.

In the rear part, the big hall area is interrupted (or divided) by four vegetated chalices made of wire. The with iris planted water basin stands on a lowered surface. The interspaces in between the double walls are crossed by stair brackets, colonnades and overhanging loggias. The sun deck high upon the roof offers a breathtaking view over the northern part of Zurich.

With the variety of climbing vegetation the Landscape architects gave this park its unique atmosphere not just in spring with the different blossom colors but as well in autumn when their foliage color changes and we get the incredible diversity of red tones and colors.

Among the many sprawling plants in the MFO Park can be found:

*Aristolochia macrophylla (durior)
*Campsis radicans ‘Yellow Trumpet’
*Clematis alpina
*Clematis Montana
*Clematis orientalis
*Hedera helix ‘Autropurpurea’
*Jasminum humile
*Rosa ‘Kifsgate’
*Vitis aestivalis
*Wisteria sinensis
*Wisteria venusta ‘Alba’

Momentarily, the second part of the planned construction concept is still lacking. A square located in front of the open side of the hall with ranked steles has not yet been realized and neither has the four story brick house been destructed as it’s been planned.

== Analytical drawings ==

<gallery caption="Analytical Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Location.jpg|Parks in Oerlikon
Image:Mfospring1.jpg|Spring
Image:Mfoautumn1.jpg|Autumn
Image:Mfowinter1.jpg|Winter
</gallery>

== Projective drawings ==
* ''Please add four projective sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes) for your case and take the following aspects into account:''
** ''How would you like this case to change in the near future? (in 1-2 years)''
** ''And how could it look like in 10-15 years?''

<gallery caption="Projective Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Mfozukunft.jpg|MFO in 15 years
Image:Mfo3zukunft.jpg|MFO in 15 years
Image:Mfovisu2.jpg|MFO in the future
Image:Mfovisu4.jpg|Nature taking over
Image:Visu.jpg|Planned development (Visualization from Stadt Zürich)
</gallery>

== Summary and conclusion ==

The MFO Park is a very versatile open space in the middle of an industrial area. Because of its importance to the city as a landmark and a reminder of the peak in the industrial time, I don't believe this park would go through major changes in the near or far future.

On the other hand, what is for sure, it's that vegetation will take over with time and the climbing plants that surround the mesh structure will completely envelope it at one point, which in my opinion will only emphasize the beauty of the MFO Park

One aspect that could improve is the seating elements inside the park, so the visitors get a greater experience while spending time in it and the atmosphere of the park gets in general more inviting. And of course it would be really interesting to see as well an eye-catcher during winter when the vegetation has lost its foliage.

== Image Gallery ==
''You may add a series of images/photos in addition to the sketches/drawings''

<gallery caption="Image Gallery" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:IMG 1301.jpg|Autumn
Image:IMG 1305.jpg|Autumn
Image:Mfo.jpg
Image:Mfo4.jpg
</gallery>

== References ==
''* Please make sure that you give proper references of all external resources used.''

* http://www.stadt-zuerich.ch/content/ted/de/index/gsz/natur-_und_erlebnisraeume/park-_und_gruenanlagen/mfo-park.html

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Planting Design 2013 Working Group 5 - Case Study C

2013-12-02T21:36:07Z

Cesteves: /* Summary and conclusion */

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'''MFO-Park
'''
{| align="right" width="300pt" style="background:Gainsboro; color:black"
|-
| '''Name''' ||style="background:Lavender"| '' MFO-Park''
|-
| '''Location''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Zürich Oerlikon''
|-
| '''Country''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Switzerland''
|-
| '''Authors''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Carolina Esteves Flores''
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| [[Image:Mfo3.jpg|300px]]
|-
| ||style="background:Lavender"|
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| <googlemap version="0.9" lat="47.412146" lon="8.540293" type="satellite" zoom="16" width="300" height="250" selector="no" controls="small">
</googlemap>
|}

== Rationale: Why is this case interesting? ==

The MFO- Park is a park created by the architects Burckhardt + Partner and Raderschall and is located in Neu Oerlikon- Zürich. This park was built on the old industrial area of the engine factory "Maschinen Fabrik Oerlikon".
The park covers an area of 96,875 ft² and is characterized by its large metal construction which is covered by climbing plants. At night the structure is illuminated, giving this open space an amazing atmosphere.

I chose this park because I find really interesting how the architects were able to bring the "green" in a normally industrial and relatively sad area. It's really impressive how the main structure of the park brings the area back to life and gives the people of Oerlikon and the tourists one of Oerlikon's biggest attractions.

Nowadays in many cities the ruins of the former industrial boom are empty and remain as a sad testimony of what they used to be. It's really impressing how architects and landscape architects can bring back to life this spaces and give the city a new and better atmosphere with their work. The MFO-Park is a clear example of this situation.

== Author's perspective ==
I will analyse the MFO Park from the landscape architectural point of view. Not just the space situation but as well the diversity of plants that are located in this park. It is also important to understand what influence it has on the persons that visit this park.

Which impression does it leave them and in which extent do they perceive the industrial history of the MFO Park. Another interesting point is to see the change in the vegetation as the seasons change.

Furthermore, it would be good to find a solution in which way the MFO Park could keep its attraction and charm as well throughout the winter when the climbing vegetation dies.

== Landscape and/or urban context of your case ==

The MFO Park was created in 2002 after the Oerliker Park as the second of four public parks in the city of Oerlikon.

The MFO Park has an area of 0.85 ha and is aimed for all kind of visitors. This park is suited for a variety of activities like recreation, play, open-air cinema, theater plays and concerts.

A big “park house”, consisting of a double walled construction covered with wired mesh, surrounds the park and is enveloped by sprawling vegetation which gives the space an amazing and unique atmosphere and space quality. This aspect gives the visitors the sensation that they are enveloped by the vegetation and are in “Nature” in a very industrial place.

In the rear part, the big hall area is interrupted (or divided) by four vegetated chalices made of wire. The with iris planted water basin stands on a lowered surface. The interspaces in between the double walls are crossed by stair brackets, colonnades and overhanging loggias. The sun deck high upon the roof offers a breathtaking view over the northern part of Zurich.

With the variety of climbing vegetation the Landscape architects gave this park its unique atmosphere not just in spring with the different blossom colors but as well in autumn when their foliage color changes and we get the incredible diversity of red tones and colors.

Among the many sprawling plants in the MFO Park can be found:

*Aristolochia macrophylla (durior)
*Campsis radicans ‘Yellow Trumpet’
*Clematis alpina
*Clematis Montana
*Clematis orientalis
*Hedera helix ‘Autropurpurea’
*Jasminum humile
*Rosa ‘Kifsgate’
*Vitis aestivalis
*Wisteria sinensis
*Wisteria venusta ‘Alba’

Momentarily, the second part of the planned construction concept is still lacking. A square located in front of the open side of the hall with ranked steles has not yet been realized and neither has the four story brick house been destructed as it’s been planned.

== Analytical drawings ==

<gallery caption="Analytical Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Location.jpg|Parks in Oerlikon
Image:Mfospring1.jpg|Spring
Image:Mfoautumn1.jpg|Autumn
Image:Mfowinter1.jpg|Winter
</gallery>

== Projective drawings ==
* ''Please add four projective sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes) for your case and take the following aspects into account:''
** ''How would you like this case to change in the near future? (in 1-2 years)''
** ''And how could it look like in 10-15 years?''

<gallery caption="Projective Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Mfozukunft.jpg|MFO in 15 years
Image:Mfo3zukunft.jpg|MFO in 15 years
Image:Mfovisu2.jpg|MFO in the future
Image:Mfovisu4.jpg|Nature taking over
Image:Visu.jpg|Planned development
</gallery>

== Summary and conclusion ==

The MFO Park is a very versatile open space in the middle of an industrial area. Because of its importance to the city as a landmark and a reminder of the peak in the industrial time, I don't believe this park would go through major changes in the near or far future.

On the other hand, what is for sure, it's that vegetation will take over with time and the climbing plants that surround the mesh structure will completely envelope it at one point, which in my opinion will only emphasize the beauty of the MFO Park

One aspect that could improve is the seating elements inside the park, so the visitors get a greater experience while spending time in it and the atmosphere of the park gets in general more inviting. And of course it would be really interesting to see as well an eye-catcher during winter when the vegetation has lost its foliage.

== Image Gallery ==
''You may add a series of images/photos in addition to the sketches/drawings''

<gallery caption="Image Gallery" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:IMG 1301.jpg|Autumn
Image:IMG 1305.jpg|Autumn
Image:Mfo.jpg
Image:Mfo4.jpg
</gallery>

== References ==
''* Please make sure that you give proper references of all external resources used.''

* http://www.stadt-zuerich.ch/content/ted/de/index/gsz/natur-_und_erlebnisraeume/park-_und_gruenanlagen/mfo-park.html

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2013-12-02T17:59:51Z

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'''MFO-Park
'''
{| align="right" width="300pt" style="background:Gainsboro; color:black"
|-
| '''Name''' ||style="background:Lavender"| '' MFO-Park''
|-
| '''Location''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Zürich Oerlikon''
|-
| '''Country''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Switzerland''
|-
| '''Authors''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Carolina Esteves Flores''
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| [[Image:Mfo3.jpg|300px]]
|-
| ||style="background:Lavender"|
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| <googlemap version="0.9" lat="47.412146" lon="8.540293" type="satellite" zoom="16" width="300" height="250" selector="no" controls="small">
</googlemap>
|}

== Rationale: Why is this case interesting? ==

The MFO- Park is a park created by the architects Burckhardt + Partner and Raderschall and is located in Neu Oerlikon- Zürich. This park was built on the old industrial area of the engine factory "Maschinen Fabrik Oerlikon".
The park covers an area of 96,875 ft² and is characterized by its large metal construction which is covered by climbing plants. At night the structure is illuminated, giving this open space an amazing atmosphere.

I chose this park because I find really interesting how the architects were able to bring the "green" in a normally industrial and relatively sad area. It's really impressive how the main structure of the park brings the area back to life and gives the people of Oerlikon and the tourists one of Oerlikon's biggest attractions.

Nowadays in many cities the ruins of the former industrial boom are empty and remain as a sad testimony of what they used to be. It's really impressing how architects and landscape architects can bring back to life this spaces and give the city a new and better atmosphere with their work. The MFO-Park is a clear example of this situation.

== Author's perspective ==
I will analyse the MFO Park from the landscape architectural point of view. Not just the space situation but as well the diversity of plants that are located in this park. It is also important to understand what influence it has on the persons that visit this park.

Which impression does it leave them and in which extent do they perceive the industrial history of the MFO Park. Another interesting point is to see the change in the vegetation as the seasons change.

Furthermore, it would be good to find a solution in which way the MFO Park could keep its attraction and charm as well throughout the winter when the climbing vegetation dies.

== Landscape and/or urban context of your case ==

The MFO Park was created in 2002 after the Oerliker Park as the second of four public parks in the city of Oerlikon.

The MFO Park has an area of 0.85 ha and is aimed for all kind of visitors. This park is suited for a variety of activities like recreation, play, open-air cinema, theater plays and concerts.

A big “park house”, consisting of a double walled construction covered with wired mesh, surrounds the park and is enveloped by sprawling vegetation which gives the space an amazing and unique atmosphere and space quality. This aspect gives the visitors the sensation that they are enveloped by the vegetation and are in “Nature” in a very industrial place.

In the rear part, the big hall area is interrupted (or divided) by four vegetated chalices made of wire. The with iris planted water basin stands on a lowered surface. The interspaces in between the double walls are crossed by stair brackets, colonnades and overhanging loggias. The sun deck high upon the roof offers a breathtaking view over the northern part of Zurich.

With the variety of climbing vegetation the Landscape architects gave this park its unique atmosphere not just in spring with the different blossom colors but as well in autumn when their foliage color changes and we get the incredible diversity of red tones and colors.

Among the many sprawling plants in the MFO Park can be found:

*Aristolochia macrophylla (durior)
*Campsis radicans ‘Yellow Trumpet’
*Clematis alpina
*Clematis Montana
*Clematis orientalis
*Hedera helix ‘Autropurpurea’
*Jasminum humile
*Rosa ‘Kifsgate’
*Vitis aestivalis
*Wisteria sinensis
*Wisteria venusta ‘Alba’

Momentarily, the second part of the planned construction concept is still lacking. A square located in front of the open side of the hall with ranked steles has not yet been realized and neither has the four story brick house been destructed as it’s been planned.

== Analytical drawings ==

<gallery caption="Analytical Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Location.jpg|Parks in Oerlikon
Image:Mfospring1.jpg|Spring
Image:Mfoautumn1.jpg|Autumn
Image:Mfowinter1.jpg|Winter
</gallery>

== Projective drawings ==
* ''Please add four projective sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes) for your case and take the following aspects into account:''
** ''How would you like this case to change in the near future? (in 1-2 years)''
** ''And how could it look like in 10-15 years?''

<gallery caption="Projective Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Mfozukunft.jpg|MFO in 15 years
Image:Mfo3zukunft.jpg|MFO in 15 years
Image:Mfovisu2.jpg|MFO in the future
Image:Mfovisu4.jpg|Nature taking over
Image:Visu.jpg|Planned development
</gallery>

== Summary and conclusion ==
''Please summarize your case and give arguments for your projective design (approx 150 words).''

== Image Gallery ==
''You may add a series of images/photos in addition to the sketches/drawings''

<gallery caption="Image Gallery" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:IMG 1301.jpg|Autumn
Image:IMG 1305.jpg|Autumn
Image:Mfo.jpg
Image:Mfo4.jpg
</gallery>

== References ==
''* Please make sure that you give proper references of all external resources used.''

* http://www.stadt-zuerich.ch/content/ted/de/index/gsz/natur-_und_erlebnisraeume/park-_und_gruenanlagen/mfo-park.html

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2013-12-02T17:58:38Z

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Planting Design 2013 Working Group 5 - Case Study C

2013-12-02T17:57:02Z

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'''MFO-Park
'''
{| align="right" width="300pt" style="background:Gainsboro; color:black"
|-
| '''Name''' ||style="background:Lavender"| '' MFO-Park''
|-
| '''Location''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Zürich Oerlikon''
|-
| '''Country''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Switzerland''
|-
| '''Authors''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Carolina Esteves Flores''
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| [[Image:Mfo3.jpg|300px]]
|-
| ||style="background:Lavender"|
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| <googlemap version="0.9" lat="47.412146" lon="8.540293" type="satellite" zoom="16" width="300" height="250" selector="no" controls="small">
</googlemap>
|}

== Rationale: Why is this case interesting? ==

The MFO- Park is a park created by the architects Burckhardt + Partner and Raderschall and is located in Neu Oerlikon- Zürich. This park was built on the old industrial area of the engine factory "Maschinen Fabrik Oerlikon".
The park covers an area of 96,875 ft² and is characterized by its large metal construction which is covered by climbing plants. At night the structure is illuminated, giving this open space an amazing atmosphere.

I chose this park because I find really interesting how the architects were able to bring the "green" in a normally industrial and relatively sad area. It's really impressive how the main structure of the park brings the area back to life and gives the people of Oerlikon and the tourists one of Oerlikon's biggest attractions.

Nowadays in many cities the ruins of the former industrial boom are empty and remain as a sad testimony of what they used to be. It's really impressing how architects and landscape architects can bring back to life this spaces and give the city a new and better atmosphere with their work. The MFO-Park is a clear example of this situation.

== Author's perspective ==
I will analyse the MFO Park from the landscape architectural point of view. Not just the space situation but as well the diversity of plants that are located in this park. It is also important to understand what influence it has on the persons that visit this park.

Which impression does it leave them and in which extent do they perceive the industrial history of the MFO Park. Another interesting point is to see the change in the vegetation as the seasons change.

Furthermore, it would be good to find a solution in which way the MFO Park could keep its attraction and charm as well throughout the winter when the climbing vegetation dies.

== Landscape and/or urban context of your case ==

The MFO Park was created in 2002 after the Oerliker Park as the second of four public parks in the city of Oerlikon.

The MFO Park has an area of 0.85 ha and is aimed for all kind of visitors. This park is suited for a variety of activities like recreation, play, open-air cinema, theater plays and concerts.

A big “park house”, consisting of a double walled construction covered with wired mesh, surrounds the park and is enveloped by sprawling vegetation which gives the space an amazing and unique atmosphere and space quality. This aspect gives the visitors the sensation that they are enveloped by the vegetation and are in “Nature” in a very industrial place.

In the rear part, the big hall area is interrupted (or divided) by four vegetated chalices made of wire. The with iris planted water basin stands on a lowered surface. The interspaces in between the double walls are crossed by stair brackets, colonnades and overhanging loggias. The sun deck high upon the roof offers a breathtaking view over the northern part of Zurich.

With the variety of climbing vegetation the Landscape architects gave this park its unique atmosphere not just in spring with the different blossom colors but as well in autumn when their foliage color changes and we get the incredible diversity of red tones and colors.

Among the many sprawling plants in the MFO Park can be found:

*Aristolochia macrophylla (durior)
*Campsis radicans ‘Yellow Trumpet’
*Clematis alpina
*Clematis Montana
*Clematis orientalis
*Hedera helix ‘Autropurpurea’
*Jasminum humile
*Rosa ‘Kifsgate’
*Vitis aestivalis
*Wisteria sinensis
*Wisteria venusta ‘Alba’

Momentarily, the second part of the planned construction concept is still lacking. A square located in front of the open side of the hall with ranked steles has not yet been realized and neither has the four story brick house been destructed as it’s been planned.

== Analytical drawings ==

<gallery caption="Analytical Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Location.jpg|Parks in Oerlikon
Image:Mfospring1.jpg|Spring
Image:Mfoautumn1.jpg|Autumn
Image:Mfowinter1.jpg|Winter
</gallery>

== Projective drawings ==
* ''Please add four projective sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes) for your case and take the following aspects into account:''
** ''How would you like this case to change in the near future? (in 1-2 years)''
** ''And how could it look like in 10-15 years?''

<gallery caption="Projective Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Mfozukunft.jpg|MFO in 15 years
Image:Mfo3zukunft.jpg|MFO in 15 years
Image:Mfovisu2.jpg|MFO in the future
Image:Mfovisu4.jpg|Nature taking over
</gallery>

== Summary and conclusion ==
''Please summarize your case and give arguments for your projective design (approx 150 words).''

== Image Gallery ==
''You may add a series of images/photos in addition to the sketches/drawings''

<gallery caption="Image Gallery" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:IMG 1301.jpg|Autumn
Image:IMG 1305.jpg|Autumn
Image:Mfo.jpg
Image:Mfo4.jpg
</gallery>

== References ==
''* Please make sure that you give proper references of all external resources used.''

* http://www.stadt-zuerich.ch/content/ted/de/index/gsz/natur-_und_erlebnisraeume/park-_und_gruenanlagen/mfo-park.html

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2013-12-02T17:55:49Z

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Planting Design 2013 Working Group 5 - Case Study C

2013-12-02T17:31:20Z

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'''MFO-Park
'''
{| align="right" width="300pt" style="background:Gainsboro; color:black"
|-
| '''Name''' ||style="background:Lavender"| '' MFO-Park''
|-
| '''Location''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Zürich Oerlikon''
|-
| '''Country''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Switzerland''
|-
| '''Authors''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Carolina Esteves Flores''
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| [[Image:Mfo3.jpg|300px]]
|-
| ||style="background:Lavender"|
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| <googlemap version="0.9" lat="47.412146" lon="8.540293" type="satellite" zoom="16" width="300" height="250" selector="no" controls="small">
</googlemap>
|}

== Rationale: Why is this case interesting? ==

The MFO- Park is a park created by the architects Burckhardt + Partner and Raderschall and is located in Neu Oerlikon- Zürich. This park was built on the old industrial area of the engine factory "Maschinen Fabrik Oerlikon".
The park covers an area of 96,875 ft² and is characterized by its large metal construction which is covered by climbing plants. At night the structure is illuminated, giving this open space an amazing atmosphere.

I chose this park because I find really interesting how the architects were able to bring the "green" in a normally industrial and relatively sad area. It's really impressive how the main structure of the park brings the area back to life and gives the people of Oerlikon and the tourists one of Oerlikon's biggest attractions.

Nowadays in many cities the ruins of the former industrial boom are empty and remain as a sad testimony of what they used to be. It's really impressing how architects and landscape architects can bring back to life this spaces and give the city a new and better atmosphere with their work. The MFO-Park is a clear example of this situation.

== Author's perspective ==
I will analyse the MFO Park from the landscape architectural point of view. Not just the space situation but as well the diversity of plants that are located in this park. It is also important to understand what influence it has on the persons that visit this park.

Which impression does it leave them and in which extent do they perceive the industrial history of the MFO Park. Another interesting point is to see the change in the vegetation as the seasons change.

Furthermore, it would be good to find a solution in which way the MFO Park could keep its attraction and charm as well throughout the winter when the climbing vegetation dies.

== Landscape and/or urban context of your case ==

The MFO Park was created in 2002 after the Oerliker Park as the second of four public parks in the city of Oerlikon.

The MFO Park has an area of 0.85 ha and is aimed for all kind of visitors. This park is suited for a variety of activities like recreation, play, open-air cinema, theater plays and concerts.

A big “park house”, consisting of a double walled construction covered with wired mesh, surrounds the park and is enveloped by sprawling vegetation which gives the space an amazing and unique atmosphere and space quality. This aspect gives the visitors the sensation that they are enveloped by the vegetation and are in “Nature” in a very industrial place.

In the rear part, the big hall area is interrupted (or divided) by four vegetated chalices made of wire. The with iris planted water basin stands on a lowered surface. The interspaces in between the double walls are crossed by stair brackets, colonnades and overhanging loggias. The sun deck high upon the roof offers a breathtaking view over the northern part of Zurich.

With the variety of climbing vegetation the Landscape architects gave this park its unique atmosphere not just in spring with the different blossom colors but as well in autumn when their foliage color changes and we get the incredible diversity of red tones and colors.

Among the many sprawling plants in the MFO Park can be found:

*Aristolochia macrophylla (durior)
*Campsis radicans ‘Yellow Trumpet’
*Clematis alpina
*Clematis Montana
*Clematis orientalis
*Hedera helix ‘Autropurpurea’
*Jasminum humile
*Rosa ‘Kifsgate’
*Vitis aestivalis
*Wisteria sinensis
*Wisteria venusta ‘Alba’

Momentarily, the second part of the planned construction concept is still lacking. A square located in front of the open side of the hall with ranked steles has not yet been realized and neither has the four story brick house been destructed as it’s been planned.

== Analytical drawings ==

<gallery caption="Analytical Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Location.jpg|Parks in Oerlikon
Image:Mfospring1.jpg|Spring
Image:Mfoautumn1.jpg|Autumn
Image:Mfowinter1.jpg|Winter
</gallery>

== Projective drawings ==
* ''Please add four projective sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes) for your case and take the following aspects into account:''
** ''How would you like this case to change in the near future? (in 1-2 years)''
** ''And how could it look like in 10-15 years?''

<gallery caption="Projective Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Mfozukunft.jpg|MFO in 15 years
Image:Mfo3zukunft.jpg|MFO in 15 years
Image:Mfovisu2.jpg|MFO in the future
Image:yourfilename4.jpg|projective drawing 4
</gallery>

== Summary and conclusion ==
''Please summarize your case and give arguments for your projective design (approx 150 words).''

== Image Gallery ==
''You may add a series of images/photos in addition to the sketches/drawings''

<gallery caption="Image Gallery" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:IMG 1301.jpg|Autumn
Image:IMG 1305.jpg|Autumn
Image:Mfo.jpg
Image:Mfo4.jpg
</gallery>

== References ==
''* Please make sure that you give proper references of all external resources used.''

* http://www.stadt-zuerich.ch/content/ted/de/index/gsz/natur-_und_erlebnisraeume/park-_und_gruenanlagen/mfo-park.html

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2013-12-02T17:30:28Z

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Planting Design 2013 Working Group 5 - Case Study C

2013-12-02T17:05:51Z

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'''MFO-Park
'''
{| align="right" width="300pt" style="background:Gainsboro; color:black"
|-
| '''Name''' ||style="background:Lavender"| '' MFO-Park''
|-
| '''Location''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Zürich Oerlikon''
|-
| '''Country''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Switzerland''
|-
| '''Authors''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Carolina Esteves Flores''
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| [[Image:Mfo3.jpg|300px]]
|-
| ||style="background:Lavender"|
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| <googlemap version="0.9" lat="47.412146" lon="8.540293" type="satellite" zoom="16" width="300" height="250" selector="no" controls="small">
</googlemap>
|}

== Rationale: Why is this case interesting? ==

The MFO- Park is a park created by the architects Burckhardt + Partner and Raderschall and is located in Neu Oerlikon- Zürich. This park was built on the old industrial area of the engine factory "Maschinen Fabrik Oerlikon".
The park covers an area of 96,875 ft² and is characterized by its large metal construction which is covered by climbing plants. At night the structure is illuminated, giving this open space an amazing atmosphere.

I chose this park because I find really interesting how the architects were able to bring the "green" in a normally industrial and relatively sad area. It's really impressive how the main structure of the park brings the area back to life and gives the people of Oerlikon and the tourists one of Oerlikon's biggest attractions.

Nowadays in many cities the ruins of the former industrial boom are empty and remain as a sad testimony of what they used to be. It's really impressing how architects and landscape architects can bring back to life this spaces and give the city a new and better atmosphere with their work. The MFO-Park is a clear example of this situation.

== Author's perspective ==
I will analyse the MFO Park from the landscape architectural point of view. Not just the space situation but as well the diversity of plants that are located in this park. It is also important to understand what influence it has on the persons that visit this park.

Which impression does it leave them and in which extent do they perceive the industrial history of the MFO Park. Another interesting point is to see the change in the vegetation as the seasons change.

Furthermore, it would be good to find a solution in which way the MFO Park could keep its attraction and charm as well throughout the winter when the climbing vegetation dies.

== Landscape and/or urban context of your case ==

The MFO Park was created in 2002 after the Oerliker Park as the second of four public parks in the city of Oerlikon.

The MFO Park has an area of 0.85 ha and is aimed for all kind of visitors. This park is suited for a variety of activities like recreation, play, open-air cinema, theater plays and concerts.

A big “park house”, consisting of a double walled construction covered with wired mesh, surrounds the park and is enveloped by sprawling vegetation which gives the space an amazing and unique atmosphere and space quality. This aspect gives the visitors the sensation that they are enveloped by the vegetation and are in “Nature” in a very industrial place.

In the rear part, the big hall area is interrupted (or divided) by four vegetated chalices made of wire. The with iris planted water basin stands on a lowered surface. The interspaces in between the double walls are crossed by stair brackets, colonnades and overhanging loggias. The sun deck high upon the roof offers a breathtaking view over the northern part of Zurich.

With the variety of climbing vegetation the Landscape architects gave this park its unique atmosphere not just in spring with the different blossom colors but as well in autumn when their foliage color changes and we get the incredible diversity of red tones and colors.

Among the many sprawling plants in the MFO Park can be found:

*Aristolochia macrophylla (durior)
*Campsis radicans ‘Yellow Trumpet’
*Clematis alpina
*Clematis Montana
*Clematis orientalis
*Hedera helix ‘Autropurpurea’
*Jasminum humile
*Rosa ‘Kifsgate’
*Vitis aestivalis
*Wisteria sinensis
*Wisteria venusta ‘Alba’

Momentarily, the second part of the planned construction concept is still lacking. A square located in front of the open side of the hall with ranked steles has not yet been realized and neither has the four story brick house been destructed as it’s been planned.

== Analytical drawings ==

<gallery caption="Analytical Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Location.jpg|Parks in Oerlikon
Image:Mfospring1.jpg|Spring
Image:Mfoautumn1.jpg|Autumn
Image:Mfowinter1.jpg|Winter
</gallery>

== Projective drawings ==
* ''Please add four projective sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes) for your case and take the following aspects into account:''
** ''How would you like this case to change in the near future? (in 1-2 years)''
** ''And how could it look like in 10-15 years?''

<gallery caption="Projective Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Mfozukunft.jpg|MFO in 15 years
Image:Mfo3zukunft.jpg|MFO in 15 years
Image:yourfilename3.jpg|projective drawing 3
Image:yourfilename4.jpg|projective drawing 4
</gallery>

== Summary and conclusion ==
''Please summarize your case and give arguments for your projective design (approx 150 words).''

== Image Gallery ==
''You may add a series of images/photos in addition to the sketches/drawings''

<gallery caption="Image Gallery" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:IMG 1301.jpg|Autumn
Image:IMG 1305.jpg|Autumn
Image:Mfo.jpg
Image:Mfo4.jpg
</gallery>

== References ==
''* Please make sure that you give proper references of all external resources used.''

* http://www.stadt-zuerich.ch/content/ted/de/index/gsz/natur-_und_erlebnisraeume/park-_und_gruenanlagen/mfo-park.html

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Planting Design 2013 Working Group 5 - Case Study C

2013-12-02T17:05:10Z

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'''MFO-Park
'''
{| align="right" width="300pt" style="background:Gainsboro; color:black"
|-
| '''Name''' ||style="background:Lavender"| '' MFO-Park''
|-
| '''Location''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Zürich Oerlikon''
|-
| '''Country''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Switzerland''
|-
| '''Authors''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Carolina Esteves Flores''
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| [[Image:Mfo3.jpg|300px]]
|-
| ||style="background:Lavender"|
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| <googlemap version="0.9" lat="47.412146" lon="8.540293" type="satellite" zoom="16" width="300" height="250" selector="no" controls="small">
</googlemap>
|}

== Rationale: Why is this case interesting? ==

The MFO- Park is a park created by the architects Burckhardt + Partner and Raderschall and is located in Neu Oerlikon- Zürich. This park was built on the old industrial area of the engine factory "Maschinen Fabrik Oerlikon".
The park covers an area of 96,875 ft² and is characterized by its large metal construction which is covered by climbing plants. At night the structure is illuminated, giving this open space an amazing atmosphere.

I chose this park because I find really interesting how the architects were able to bring the "green" in a normally industrial and relatively sad area. It's really impressive how the main structure of the park brings the area back to life and gives the people of Oerlikon and the tourists one of Oerlikon's biggest attractions.

Nowadays in many cities the ruins of the former industrial boom are empty and remain as a sad testimony of what they used to be. It's really impressing how architects and landscape architects can bring back to life this spaces and give the city a new and better atmosphere with their work. The MFO-Park is a clear example of this situation.

== Author's perspective ==
I will analyse the MFO Park from the landscape architectural point of view. Not just the space situation but as well the diversity of plants that are located in this park. It is also important to understand what influence it has on the persons that visit this park.

Which impression does it leave them and in which extent do they perceive the industrial history of the MFO Park. Another interesting point is to see the change in the vegetation as the seasons change.

Furthermore, it would be good to find a solution in which way the MFO Park could keep its attraction and charm as well throughout the winter when the climbing vegetation dies.

== Landscape and/or urban context of your case ==

The MFO Park was created in 2002 after the Oerliker Park as the second of four public parks in the city of Oerlikon.

The MFO Park has an area of 0.85 ha and is aimed for all kind of visitors. This park is suited for a variety of activities like recreation, play, open-air cinema, theater plays and concerts.

A big “park house”, consisting of a double walled construction covered with wired mesh, surrounds the park and is enveloped by sprawling vegetation which gives the space an amazing and unique atmosphere and space quality. This aspect gives the visitors the sensation that they are enveloped by the vegetation and are in “Nature” in a very industrial place.

In the rear part, the big hall area is interrupted (or divided) by four vegetated chalices made of wire. The with iris planted water basin stands on a lowered surface. The interspaces in between the double walls are crossed by stair brackets, colonnades and overhanging loggias. The sun deck high upon the roof offers a breathtaking view over the northern part of Zurich.

With the variety of climbing vegetation the Landscape architects gave this park its unique atmosphere not just in spring with the different blossom colors but as well in autumn when their foliage color changes and we get the incredible diversity of red tones and colors.

Among the many sprawling plants in the MFO Park can be found:

*Aristolochia macrophylla (durior)
*Campsis radicans ‘Yellow Trumpet’
*Clematis alpina
• Clematis Montana
• Clematis orientalis
• Hedera helix ‘Autropurpurea’
• Jasminum humile
• Rosa ‘Kifsgate’
• Vitis aestivalis
• Wisteria sinensis
• Wisteria venusta ‘Alba’

Momentarily, the second part of the planned construction concept is still lacking. A square located in front of the open side of the hall with ranked steles has not yet been realized and neither has the four story brick house been destructed as it’s been planned.

== Analytical drawings ==

<gallery caption="Analytical Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Location.jpg|Parks in Oerlikon
Image:Mfospring1.jpg|Spring
Image:Mfoautumn1.jpg|Autumn
Image:Mfowinter1.jpg|Winter
</gallery>

== Projective drawings ==
* ''Please add four projective sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes) for your case and take the following aspects into account:''
** ''How would you like this case to change in the near future? (in 1-2 years)''
** ''And how could it look like in 10-15 years?''

<gallery caption="Projective Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Mfozukunft.jpg|MFO in 15 years
Image:Mfo3zukunft.jpg|MFO in 15 years
Image:yourfilename3.jpg|projective drawing 3
Image:yourfilename4.jpg|projective drawing 4
</gallery>

== Summary and conclusion ==
''Please summarize your case and give arguments for your projective design (approx 150 words).''

== Image Gallery ==
''You may add a series of images/photos in addition to the sketches/drawings''

<gallery caption="Image Gallery" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:IMG 1301.jpg|Autumn
Image:IMG 1305.jpg|Autumn
Image:Mfo.jpg
Image:Mfo4.jpg
</gallery>

== References ==
''* Please make sure that you give proper references of all external resources used.''

* http://www.stadt-zuerich.ch/content/ted/de/index/gsz/natur-_und_erlebnisraeume/park-_und_gruenanlagen/mfo-park.html

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Planting Design 2013 Working Group 5 - Case Study C

2013-12-02T17:04:24Z

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'''MFO-Park
'''
{| align="right" width="300pt" style="background:Gainsboro; color:black"
|-
| '''Name''' ||style="background:Lavender"| '' MFO-Park''
|-
| '''Location''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Zürich Oerlikon''
|-
| '''Country''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Switzerland''
|-
| '''Authors''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Carolina Esteves Flores''
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| [[Image:Mfo3.jpg|300px]]
|-
| ||style="background:Lavender"|
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| <googlemap version="0.9" lat="47.412146" lon="8.540293" type="satellite" zoom="16" width="300" height="250" selector="no" controls="small">
</googlemap>
|}

== Rationale: Why is this case interesting? ==

The MFO- Park is a park created by the architects Burckhardt + Partner and Raderschall and is located in Neu Oerlikon- Zürich. This park was built on the old industrial area of the engine factory "Maschinen Fabrik Oerlikon".
The park covers an area of 96,875 ft² and is characterized by its large metal construction which is covered by climbing plants. At night the structure is illuminated, giving this open space an amazing atmosphere.

I chose this park because I find really interesting how the architects were able to bring the "green" in a normally industrial and relatively sad area. It's really impressive how the main structure of the park brings the area back to life and gives the people of Oerlikon and the tourists one of Oerlikon's biggest attractions.

Nowadays in many cities the ruins of the former industrial boom are empty and remain as a sad testimony of what they used to be. It's really impressing how architects and landscape architects can bring back to life this spaces and give the city a new and better atmosphere with their work. The MFO-Park is a clear example of this situation.

== Author's perspective ==
I will analyse the MFO Park from the landscape architectural point of view. Not just the space situation but as well the diversity of plants that are located in this park. It is also important to understand what influence it has on the persons that visit this park.

Which impression does it leave them and in which extent do they perceive the industrial history of the MFO Park. Another interesting point is to see the change in the vegetation as the seasons change.

Furthermore, it would be good to find a solution in which way the MFO Park could keep its attraction and charm as well throughout the winter when the climbing vegetation dies.

== Landscape and/or urban context of your case ==

The MFO Park was created in 2002 after the Oerliker Park as the second of four public parks in the city of Oerlikon.

The MFO Park has an area of 0.85 ha and is aimed for all kind of visitors. This park is suited for a variety of activities like recreation, play, open-air cinema, theater plays and concerts.

A big “park house”, consisting of a double walled construction covered with wired mesh, surrounds the park and is enveloped by sprawling vegetation which gives the space an amazing and unique atmosphere and space quality. This aspect gives the visitors the sensation that they are enveloped by the vegetation and are in “Nature” in a very industrial place.

In the rear part, the big hall area is interrupted (or divided) by four vegetated chalices made of wire. The with iris planted water basin stands on a lowered surface. The interspaces in between the double walls are crossed by stair brackets, colonnades and overhanging loggias. The sun deck high upon the roof offers a breathtaking view over the northern part of Zurich.

With the variety of climbing vegetation the Landscape architects gave this park its unique atmosphere not just in spring with the different blossom colors but as well in autumn when their foliage color changes and we get the incredible diversity of red tones and colors.

Among the many sprawling plants in the MFO Park can be found:

• Aristolochia macrophylla (durior)
• Campsis radicans ‘Yellow Trumpet’
• Clematis alpina
• Clematis Montana
• Clematis orientalis
• Hedera helix ‘Autropurpurea’
• Jasminum humile
• Rosa ‘Kifsgate’
• Vitis aestivalis
• Wisteria sinensis
• Wisteria venusta ‘Alba’

Momentarily, the second part of the planned construction concept is still lacking. A square located in front of the open side of the hall with ranked steles has not yet been realized and neither has the four story brick house been destructed as it’s been planned.

== Analytical drawings ==

<gallery caption="Analytical Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Location.jpg|Parks in Oerlikon
Image:Mfospring1.jpg|Spring
Image:Mfoautumn1.jpg|Autumn
Image:Mfowinter1.jpg|Winter
</gallery>

== Projective drawings ==
* ''Please add four projective sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes) for your case and take the following aspects into account:''
** ''How would you like this case to change in the near future? (in 1-2 years)''
** ''And how could it look like in 10-15 years?''

<gallery caption="Projective Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Mfozukunft.jpg|MFO in 15 years
Image:Mfo3zukunft.jpg|MFO in 15 years
Image:yourfilename3.jpg|projective drawing 3
Image:yourfilename4.jpg|projective drawing 4
</gallery>

== Summary and conclusion ==
''Please summarize your case and give arguments for your projective design (approx 150 words).''

== Image Gallery ==
''You may add a series of images/photos in addition to the sketches/drawings''

<gallery caption="Image Gallery" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:IMG 1301.jpg|Autumn
Image:IMG 1305.jpg|Autumn
Image:Mfo.jpg
Image:Mfo4.jpg
</gallery>

== References ==
''* Please make sure that you give proper references of all external resources used.''

* http://www.stadt-zuerich.ch/content/ted/de/index/gsz/natur-_und_erlebnisraeume/park-_und_gruenanlagen/mfo-park.html

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Planting Design 2013 Working Group 5 - Case Study C

2013-12-02T17:04:11Z

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'''MFO-Park
'''
{| align="right" width="300pt" style="background:Gainsboro; color:black"
|-
| '''Name''' ||style="background:Lavender"| '' MFO-Park''
|-
| '''Location''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Zürich Oerlikon''
|-
| '''Country''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Switzerland''
|-
| '''Authors''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Carolina Esteves Flores''
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| [[Image:Mfo3.jpg|300px]]
|-
| ||style="background:Lavender"|
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| <googlemap version="0.9" lat="47.412146" lon="8.540293" type="satellite" zoom="16" width="300" height="250" selector="no" controls="small">
</googlemap>
|}

== Rationale: Why is this case interesting? ==

The MFO- Park is a park created by the architects Burckhardt + Partner and Raderschall and is located in Neu Oerlikon- Zürich. This park was built on the old industrial area of the engine factory "Maschinen Fabrik Oerlikon".
The park covers an area of 96,875 ft² and is characterized by its large metal construction which is covered by climbing plants. At night the structure is illuminated, giving this open space an amazing atmosphere.

I chose this park because I find really interesting how the architects were able to bring the "green" in a normally industrial and relatively sad area. It's really impressive how the main structure of the park brings the area back to life and gives the people of Oerlikon and the tourists one of Oerlikon's biggest attractions.

Nowadays in many cities the ruins of the former industrial boom are empty and remain as a sad testimony of what they used to be. It's really impressing how architects and landscape architects can bring back to life this spaces and give the city a new and better atmosphere with their work. The MFO-Park is a clear example of this situation.

== Author's perspective ==
I will analyse the MFO Park from the landscape architectural point of view. Not just the space situation but as well the diversity of plants that are located in this park. It is also important to understand what influence it has on the persons that visit this park.

Which impression does it leave them and in which extent do they perceive the industrial history of the MFO Park. Another interesting point is to see the change in the vegetation as the seasons change.

Furthermore, it would be good to find a solution in which way the MFO Park could keep its attraction and charm as well throughout the winter when the climbing vegetation dies.

== Landscape and/or urban context of your case ==

The MFO Park was created in 2002 after the Oerliker Park as the second of four public parks in the city of Oerlikon.

The MFO Park has an area of 0.85 ha and is aimed for all kind of visitors. This park is suited for a variety of activities like recreation, play, open-air cinema, theater plays and concerts.

A big “park house”, consisting of a double walled construction covered with wired mesh, surrounds the park and is enveloped by sprawling vegetation which gives the space an amazing and unique atmosphere and space quality. This aspect gives the visitors the sensation that they are enveloped by the vegetation and are in “Nature” in a very industrial place.

In the rear part, the big hall area is interrupted (or divided) by four vegetated chalices made of wire. The with iris planted water basin stands on a lowered surface. The interspaces in between the double walls are crossed by stair brackets, colonnades and overhanging loggias. The sun deck high upon the roof offers a breathtaking view over the northern part of Zurich.

With the variety of climbing vegetation the Landscape architects gave this park its unique atmosphere not just in spring with the different blossom colors but as well in autumn when their foliage color changes and we get the incredible diversity of red tones and colors.

Among the many sprawling plants in the MFO Park can be found:

• Aristolochia macrophylla (durior)
• Campsis radicans ‘Yellow Trumpet’
• Clematis alpina
• Clematis Montana
• Clematis orientalis
• Hedera helix ‘Autropurpurea’
• Jasminum humile
• Rosa ‘Kifsgate’
• Vitis aestivalis
• Wisteria sinensis
• Wisteria venusta ‘Alba’

Momentarily, the second part of the planned construction concept is still lacking. A square located in front of the open side of the hall with ranked steles has not yet been realized and neither has the four story brick house been destructed as it’s been planned.

== Analytical drawings ==

<gallery caption="Analytical Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Location.jpg|Parks in Oerlikon
Image:Mfospring1.jpg|Spring
Image:Mfoautumn1.jpg|Autumn
Image:Mfowinter1.jpg|Winter
</gallery>

== Projective drawings ==
* ''Please add four projective sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes) for your case and take the following aspects into account:''
** ''How would you like this case to change in the near future? (in 1-2 years)''
** ''And how could it look like in 10-15 years?''

<gallery caption="Projective Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Mfozukunft.jpg|MFO in 15 years
Image:Mfo3zukunft.jpg|MFO in 15 years
Image:yourfilename3.jpg|projective drawing 3
Image:yourfilename4.jpg|projective drawing 4
</gallery>

== Summary and conclusion ==
''Please summarize your case and give arguments for your projective design (approx 150 words).''

== Image Gallery ==
''You may add a series of images/photos in addition to the sketches/drawings''

<gallery caption="Image Gallery" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:IMG 1301.jpg|Autumn
Image:IMG 1305.jpg|Autumn
Image:Mfo.jpg
Image:Mfo4.jpg
</gallery>

== References ==
''* Please make sure that you give proper references of all external resources used.''

* http://www.stadt-zuerich.ch/content/ted/de/index/gsz/natur-_und_erlebnisraeume/park-_und_gruenanlagen/mfo-park.html
* Please add internet links to other resources if necessary.

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Planting Design 2013 Working Group 5 - Case Study C

2013-12-02T17:03:41Z

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'''MFO-Park
'''
{| align="right" width="300pt" style="background:Gainsboro; color:black"
|-
| '''Name''' ||style="background:Lavender"| '' MFO-Park''
|-
| '''Location''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Zürich Oerlikon''
|-
| '''Country''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Switzerland''
|-
| '''Authors''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Carolina Esteves Flores''
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| [[Image:Mfo3.jpg|300px]]
|-
| ||style="background:Lavender"|
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| <googlemap version="0.9" lat="47.412146" lon="8.540293" type="satellite" zoom="16" width="300" height="250" selector="no" controls="small">
</googlemap>
|}

== Rationale: Why is this case interesting? ==

The MFO- Park is a park created by the architects Burckhardt + Partner and Raderschall and is located in Neu Oerlikon- Zürich. This park was built on the old industrial area of the engine factory "Maschinen Fabrik Oerlikon".
The park covers an area of 96,875 ft² and is characterized by its large metal construction which is covered by climbing plants. At night the structure is illuminated, giving this open space an amazing atmosphere.

I chose this park because I find really interesting how the architects were able to bring the "green" in a normally industrial and relatively sad area. It's really impressive how the main structure of the park brings the area back to life and gives the people of Oerlikon and the tourists one of Oerlikon's biggest attractions.

Nowadays in many cities the ruins of the former industrial boom are empty and remain as a sad testimony of what they used to be. It's really impressing how architects and landscape architects can bring back to life this spaces and give the city a new and better atmosphere with their work. The MFO-Park is a clear example of this situation.

== Author's perspective ==
I will analyse the MFO Park from the landscape architectural point of view. Not just the space situation but as well the diversity of plants that are located in this park. It is also important to understand what influence it has on the persons that visit this park.

Which impression does it leave them and in which extent do they perceive the industrial history of the MFO Park. Another interesting point is to see the change in the vegetation as the seasons change.

Furthermore, it would be good to find a solution in which way the MFO Park could keep its attraction and charm as well throughout the winter when the climbing vegetation dies.

== Landscape and/or urban context of your case ==

The MFO Park was created in 2002 after the Oerliker Park as the second of four public parks in the city of Oerlikon.

The MFO Park has an area of 0.85 ha and is aimed for all kind of visitors. This park is suited for a variety of activities like recreation, play, open-air cinema, theater plays and concerts.

A big “park house”, consisting of a double walled construction covered with wired mesh, surrounds the park and is enveloped by sprawling vegetation which gives the space an amazing and unique atmosphere and space quality. This aspect gives the visitors the sensation that they are enveloped by the vegetation and are in “Nature” in a very industrial place.

In the rear part, the big hall area is interrupted (or divided) by four vegetated chalices made of wire. The with iris planted water basin stands on a lowered surface. The interspaces in between the double walls are crossed by stair brackets, colonnades and overhanging loggias. The sun deck high upon the roof offers a breathtaking view over the northern part of Zurich.

With the variety of climbing vegetation the Landscape architects gave this park its unique atmosphere not just in spring with the different blossom colors but as well in autumn when their foliage color changes and we get the incredible diversity of red tones and colors.

Among the many sprawling plants in the MFO Park can be found:

• Aristolochia macrophylla (durior)
• Campsis radicans ‘Yellow Trumpet’
• Clematis alpina
• Clematis Montana
• Clematis orientalis
• Hedera helix ‘Autropurpurea’
• Jasminum humile
• Rosa ‘Kifsgate’
• Vitis aestivalis
• Wisteria sinensis
• Wisteria venusta ‘Alba’

Momentarily, the second part of the planned construction concept is still lacking. A square located in front of the open side of the hall with ranked steles has not yet been realized and neither has the four story brick house been destructed as it’s been planned.

== Analytical drawings ==

<gallery caption="Analytical Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Location.jpg|Parks in Oerlikon
Image:Mfospring1.jpg|Spring
Image:Mfoautumn1.jpg|Autumn
Image:Mfowinter1.jpg|Winter
</gallery>

== Projective drawings ==
* ''Please add four projective sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes) for your case and take the following aspects into account:''
** ''How would you like this case to change in the near future? (in 1-2 years)''
** ''And how could it look like in 10-15 years?''

<gallery caption="Projective Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Mfozukunft.jpg|MFO in 15 years
Image:Mfo3zukunft.jpg|MFO in 15 years
Image:yourfilename3.jpg|projective drawing 3
Image:yourfilename4.jpg|projective drawing 4
</gallery>

== Summary and conclusion ==
''Please summarize your case and give arguments for your projective design (approx 150 words).''

== Image Gallery ==
''You may add a series of images/photos in addition to the sketches/drawings''

<gallery caption="Image Gallery" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:IMG 1301.jpg|Autumn
Image:IMG 1305.jpg|Autumn
Image:Mfo.jpg
Image:Mfo4.jpg
</gallery>

== References ==
''* Please make sure that you give proper references of all external resources used.''
''* http://www.stadt-zuerich.ch/content/ted/de/index/gsz/natur-_und_erlebnisraeume/park-_und_gruenanlagen/mfo-park.html''

* Do not use images of which you do not hold the copyright.
* Please add internet links to other resources if necessary.

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2013-12-02T17:02:51Z

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'''MFO-Park
'''
{| align="right" width="300pt" style="background:Gainsboro; color:black"
|-
| '''Name''' ||style="background:Lavender"| '' MFO-Park''
|-
| '''Location''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Zürich Oerlikon''
|-
| '''Country''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Switzerland''
|-
| '''Authors''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Carolina Esteves Flores''
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| [[Image:Mfo3.jpg|300px]]
|-
| ||style="background:Lavender"|
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| <googlemap version="0.9" lat="47.412146" lon="8.540293" type="satellite" zoom="16" width="300" height="250" selector="no" controls="small">
</googlemap>
|}

== Rationale: Why is this case interesting? ==

The MFO- Park is a park created by the architects Burckhardt + Partner and Raderschall and is located in Neu Oerlikon- Zürich. This park was built on the old industrial area of the engine factory "Maschinen Fabrik Oerlikon".
The park covers an area of 96,875 ft² and is characterized by its large metal construction which is covered by climbing plants. At night the structure is illuminated, giving this open space an amazing atmosphere.

I chose this park because I find really interesting how the architects were able to bring the "green" in a normally industrial and relatively sad area. It's really impressive how the main structure of the park brings the area back to life and gives the people of Oerlikon and the tourists one of Oerlikon's biggest attractions.

Nowadays in many cities the ruins of the former industrial boom are empty and remain as a sad testimony of what they used to be. It's really impressing how architects and landscape architects can bring back to life this spaces and give the city a new and better atmosphere with their work. The MFO-Park is a clear example of this situation.

== Author's perspective ==
I will analyse the MFO Park from the landscape architectural point of view. Not just the space situation but as well the diversity of plants that are located in this park. It is also important to understand what influence it has on the persons that visit this park.

Which impression does it leave them and in which extent do they perceive the industrial history of the MFO Park. Another interesting point is to see the change in the vegetation as the seasons change.

Furthermore, it would be good to find a solution in which way the MFO Park could keep its attraction and charm as well throughout the winter when the climbing vegetation dies.

== Landscape and/or urban context of your case ==

The MFO Park was created in 2002 after the Oerliker Park as the second of four public parks in the city of Oerlikon.

The MFO Park has an area of 0.85 ha and is aimed for all kind of visitors. This park is suited for a variety of activities like recreation, play, open-air cinema, theater plays and concerts.

A big “park house”, consisting of a double walled construction covered with wired mesh, surrounds the park and is enveloped by sprawling vegetation which gives the space an amazing and unique atmosphere and space quality. This aspect gives the visitors the sensation that they are enveloped by the vegetation and are in “Nature” in a very industrial place.

In the rear part, the big hall area is interrupted (or divided) by four vegetated chalices made of wire. The with iris planted water basin stands on a lowered surface. The interspaces in between the double walls are crossed by stair brackets, colonnades and overhanging loggias. The sun deck high upon the roof offers a breathtaking view over the northern part of Zurich.

With the variety of climbing vegetation the Landscape architects gave this park its unique atmosphere not just in spring with the different blossom colors but as well in autumn when their foliage color changes and we get the incredible diversity of red tones and colors.

Among the many sprawling plants in the MFO Park can be found:

• Aristolochia macrophylla (durior)
• Campsis radicans ‘Yellow Trumpet’
• Clematis alpina
• Clematis Montana
• Clematis orientalis
• Hedera helix ‘Autropurpurea’
• Jasminum humile
• Rosa ‘Kifsgate’
• Vitis aestivalis
• Wisteria sinensis
• Wisteria venusta ‘Alba’

Momentarily, the second part of the planned construction concept is still lacking. A square located in front of the open side of the hall with ranked steles has not yet been realized and neither has the four story brick house been destructed as it’s been planned.

== Analytical drawings ==

<gallery caption="Analytical Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Location.jpg|Parks in Oerlikon
Image:Mfospring1.jpg|Spring
Image:Mfoautumn1.jpg|Autumn
Image:Mfowinter1.jpg|Winter
</gallery>

== Projective drawings ==
* ''Please add four projective sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes) for your case and take the following aspects into account:''
** ''How would you like this case to change in the near future? (in 1-2 years)''
** ''And how could it look like in 10-15 years?''

<gallery caption="Projective Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Mfozukunft.jpg|MFO in 15 years
Image:Mfo3zukunft.jpg|MFO in 15 years
Image:yourfilename3.jpg|projective drawing 3
Image:yourfilename4.jpg|projective drawing 4
</gallery>

== Summary and conclusion ==
''Please summarize your case and give arguments for your projective design (approx 150 words).''

== Image Gallery ==
''You may add a series of images/photos in addition to the sketches/drawings''

<gallery caption="Image Gallery" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:IMG 1301.jpg|Autumn
Image:IMG 1305.jpg|Autumn
Image:Mfo.jpg
Image:Mfo4.jpg
</gallery>

== References ==
''* Please make sure that you give proper references of all external resources used.''
''* http://www.stadt-zuerich.ch/content/ted/de/index/gsz/natur-_und_erlebnisraeume/park-_und_gruenanlagen/mfo-park.html''

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Planting Design 2013 Working Group 5 - Case Study C

2013-12-02T17:02:24Z

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'''MFO-Park
'''
{| align="right" width="300pt" style="background:Gainsboro; color:black"
|-
| '''Name''' ||style="background:Lavender"| '' MFO-Park''
|-
| '''Location''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Zürich Oerlikon''
|-
| '''Country''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Switzerland''
|-
| '''Authors''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Carolina Esteves Flores''
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| [[Image:Mfo3.jpg|300px]]
|-
| ||style="background:Lavender"|
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| <googlemap version="0.9" lat="47.412146" lon="8.540293" type="satellite" zoom="16" width="300" height="250" selector="no" controls="small">
</googlemap>
|}

== Rationale: Why is this case interesting? ==

The MFO- Park is a park created by the architects Burckhardt + Partner and Raderschall and is located in Neu Oerlikon- Zürich. This park was built on the old industrial area of the engine factory "Maschinen Fabrik Oerlikon".
The park covers an area of 96,875 ft² and is characterized by its large metal construction which is covered by climbing plants. At night the structure is illuminated, giving this open space an amazing atmosphere.

I chose this park because I find really interesting how the architects were able to bring the "green" in a normally industrial and relatively sad area. It's really impressive how the main structure of the park brings the area back to life and gives the people of Oerlikon and the tourists one of Oerlikon's biggest attractions.

Nowadays in many cities the ruins of the former industrial boom are empty and remain as a sad testimony of what they used to be. It's really impressing how architects and landscape architects can bring back to life this spaces and give the city a new and better atmosphere with their work. The MFO-Park is a clear example of this situation.

== Author's perspective ==
I will analyse the MFO Park from the landscape architectural point of view. Not just the space situation but as well the diversity of plants that are located in this park. It is also important to understand what influence it has on the persons that visit this park.

Which impression does it leave them and in which extent do they perceive the industrial history of the MFO Park. Another interesting point is to see the change in the vegetation as the seasons change.

Furthermore, it would be good to find a solution in which way the MFO Park could keep its attraction and charm as well throughout the winter when the climbing vegetation dies.

== Landscape and/or urban context of your case ==

The MFO Park was created in 2002 after the Oerliker Park as the second of four public parks in the city of Oerlikon.

The MFO Park has an area of 0.85 ha and is aimed for all kind of visitors. This park is suited for a variety of activities like recreation, play, open-air cinema, theater plays and concerts.

A big “park house”, consisting of a double walled construction covered with wired mesh, surrounds the park and is enveloped by sprawling vegetation which gives the space an amazing and unique atmosphere and space quality. This aspect gives the visitors the sensation that they are enveloped by the vegetation and are in “Nature” in a very industrial place.

In the rear part, the big hall area is interrupted (or divided) by four vegetated chalices made of wire. The with iris planted water basin stands on a lowered surface. The interspaces in between the double walls are crossed by stair brackets, colonnades and overhanging loggias. The sun deck high upon the roof offers a breathtaking view over the northern part of Zurich.

With the variety of climbing vegetation the Landscape architects gave this park its unique atmosphere not just in spring with the different blossom colors but as well in autumn when their foliage color changes and we get the incredible diversity of red tones and colors.

Among the many sprawling plants in the MFO Park can be found:

• Aristolochia macrophylla (durior)
• Campsis radicans ‘Yellow Trumpet’
• Clematis alpina
• Clematis Montana
• Clematis orientalis
• Hedera helix ‘Autropurpurea’
• Jasminum humile
• Rosa ‘Kifsgate’
• Vitis aestivalis
• Wisteria sinensis
• Wisteria venusta ‘Alba’

Momentarily, the second part of the planned construction concept is still lacking. A square located in front of the open side of the hall with ranked steles has not yet been realized and neither has the four story brick house been destructed as it’s been planned.

== Analytical drawings ==

<gallery caption="Analytical Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Location.jpg|Parks in Oerlikon
Image:Mfospring1.jpg|Spring
Image:Mfoautumn1.jpg|Autumn
Image:Mfowinter1.jpg|Winter
</gallery>

== Projective drawings ==
* ''Please add four projective sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes) for your case and take the following aspects into account:''
** ''How would you like this case to change in the near future? (in 1-2 years)''
** ''And how could it look like in 10-15 years?''

<gallery caption="Projective Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Mfozukunft.jpg|MFO in 15 years
Image:Mfo3zukunft.jpg|MFO in 15 years
Image:yourfilename3.jpg|projective drawing 3
Image:yourfilename4.jpg|projective drawing 4
</gallery>

== Summary and conclusion ==
''Please summarize your case and give arguments for your projective design (approx 150 words).''

== Image Gallery ==
''You may add a series of images/photos in addition to the sketches/drawings''

<gallery caption="Image Gallery" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:IMG 1301.jpg|Autumn
Image:IMG 1305.jpg|Autumn
Image:Mfo.jpg
Image:Mfo4.jpg
</gallery>

== References ==
''* Please make sure that you give proper references of all external resources used.''
http://www.stadt-zuerich.ch/content/ted/de/index/gsz/natur-_und_erlebnisraeume/park-_und_gruenanlagen/mfo-park.html

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Planting Design 2013 Working Group 5 - Case Study C

2013-12-02T17:00:13Z

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'''MFO-Park
'''
{| align="right" width="300pt" style="background:Gainsboro; color:black"
|-
| '''Name''' ||style="background:Lavender"| '' MFO-Park''
|-
| '''Location''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Zürich Oerlikon''
|-
| '''Country''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Switzerland''
|-
| '''Authors''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Carolina Esteves Flores''
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| [[Image:Mfo3.jpg|300px]]
|-
| ||style="background:Lavender"|
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| <googlemap version="0.9" lat="47.412146" lon="8.540293" type="satellite" zoom="16" width="300" height="250" selector="no" controls="small">
</googlemap>
|}

== Rationale: Why is this case interesting? ==

The MFO- Park is a park created by the architects Burckhardt + Partner and Raderschall and is located in Neu Oerlikon- Zürich. This park was built on the old industrial area of the engine factory "Maschinen Fabrik Oerlikon".
The park covers an area of 96,875 ft² and is characterized by its large metal construction which is covered by climbing plants. At night the structure is illuminated, giving this open space an amazing atmosphere.

I chose this park because I find really interesting how the architects were able to bring the "green" in a normally industrial and relatively sad area. It's really impressive how the main structure of the park brings the area back to life and gives the people of Oerlikon and the tourists one of Oerlikon's biggest attractions.

Nowadays in many cities the ruins of the former industrial boom are empty and remain as a sad testimony of what they used to be. It's really impressing how architects and landscape architects can bring back to life this spaces and give the city a new and better atmosphere with their work. The MFO-Park is a clear example of this situation.

== Author's perspective ==
I will analyse the MFO Park from the landscape architectural point of view. Not just the space situation but as well the diversity of plants that are located in this park. It is also important to understand what influence it has on the persons that visit this park.

Which impression does it leave them and in which extent do they perceive the industrial history of the MFO Park. Another interesting point is to see the change in the vegetation as the seasons change.

Furthermore, it would be good to find a solution in which way the MFO Park could keep its attraction and charm as well throughout the winter when the climbing vegetation dies.

== Landscape and/or urban context of your case ==

The MFO Park was created in 2002 after the Oerliker Park as the second of four public parks in the city of Oerlikon.

The MFO Park has an area of 0.85 ha and is aimed for all kind of visitors. This park is suited for a variety of activities like recreation, play, open-air cinema, theater plays and concerts.

A big “park house”, consisting of a double walled construction covered with wired mesh, surrounds the park and is enveloped by sprawling vegetation which gives the space an amazing and unique atmosphere and space quality. This aspect gives the visitors the sensation that they are enveloped by the vegetation and are in “Nature” in a very industrial place.

In the rear part, the big hall area is interrupted (or divided) by four vegetated chalices made of wire. The with iris planted water basin stands on a lowered surface. The interspaces in between the double walls are crossed by stair brackets, colonnades and overhanging loggias. The sun deck high upon the roof offers a breathtaking view over the northern part of Zurich.

With the variety of climbing vegetation the Landscape architects gave this park its unique atmosphere not just in spring with the different blossom colors but as well in autumn when their foliage color changes and we get the incredible diversity of red tones and colors.

Among the many sprawling plants in the MFO Park can be found:

• Aristolochia macrophylla (durior)
• Campsis radicans ‘Yellow Trumpet’
• Clematis alpina
• Clematis Montana
• Clematis orientalis
• Hedera helix ‘Autropurpurea’
• Jasminum humile
• Rosa ‘Kifsgate’
• Vitis aestivalis
• Wisteria sinensis
• Wisteria venusta ‘Alba’

Momentarily, the second part of the planned construction concept is still lacking. A square located in front of the open side of the hall with ranked steles has not yet been realized and neither has the four story brick house been destructed as it’s been planned.

== Analytical drawings ==

<gallery caption="Analytical Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Location.jpg|Parks in Oerlikon
Image:Mfospring1.jpg|Spring
Image:Mfoautumn1.jpg|Autumn
Image:Mfowinter1.jpg|Winter
</gallery>

== Projective drawings ==
* ''Please add four projective sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes) for your case and take the following aspects into account:''
** ''How would you like this case to change in the near future? (in 1-2 years)''
** ''And how could it look like in 10-15 years?''

<gallery caption="Projective Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Mfozukunft.jpg|MFO in 15 years
Image:Mfo3zukunft.jpg|MFO in 15 years
Image:yourfilename3.jpg|projective drawing 3
Image:yourfilename4.jpg|projective drawing 4
</gallery>

== Summary and conclusion ==
''Please summarize your case and give arguments for your projective design (approx 150 words).''

== Image Gallery ==
''You may add a series of images/photos in addition to the sketches/drawings''

<gallery caption="Image Gallery" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:IMG 1301.jpg|Autumn
Image:IMG 1305.jpg|Autumn
Image:Mfo.jpg
Image:Mfo4.jpg
</gallery>

== References ==
''* Please make sure that you give proper references of all external resources used.''

''* Do not use images of which you do not hold the copyright.''

''* Please add internet links to other resources if necessary.''

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2013-12-02T16:59:18Z

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Planting Design 2013 Working Group 5 - Case Study C

2013-12-02T16:58:40Z

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'''MFO-Park
'''
{| align="right" width="300pt" style="background:Gainsboro; color:black"
|-
| '''Name''' ||style="background:Lavender"| '' MFO-Park''
|-
| '''Location''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Zürich Oerlikon''
|-
| '''Country''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Switzerland''
|-
| '''Authors''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Carolina Esteves Flores''
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| [[Image:Mfo3.jpg|300px]]
|-
| ||style="background:Lavender"|
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| <googlemap version="0.9" lat="47.412146" lon="8.540293" type="satellite" zoom="16" width="300" height="250" selector="no" controls="small">
</googlemap>
|}

== Rationale: Why is this case interesting? ==

The MFO- Park is a park created by the architects Burckhardt + Partner and Raderschall and is located in Neu Oerlikon- Zürich. This park was built on the old industrial area of the engine factory "Maschinen Fabrik Oerlikon".
The park covers an area of 96,875 ft² and is characterized by its large metal construction which is covered by climbing plants. At night the structure is illuminated, giving this open space an amazing atmosphere.

I chose this park because I find really interesting how the architects were able to bring the "green" in a normally industrial and relatively sad area. It's really impressive how the main structure of the park brings the area back to life and gives the people of Oerlikon and the tourists one of Oerlikon's biggest attractions.

Nowadays in many cities the ruins of the former industrial boom are empty and remain as a sad testimony of what they used to be. It's really impressing how architects and landscape architects can bring back to life this spaces and give the city a new and better atmosphere with their work. The MFO-Park is a clear example of this situation.

== Author's perspective ==
I will analyse the MFO Park from the landscape architectural point of view. Not just the space situation but as well the diversity of plants that are located in this park. It is also important to understand what influence it has on the persons that visit this park.

Which impression does it leave them and in which extent do they perceive the industrial history of the MFO Park. Another interesting point is to see the change in the vegetation as the seasons change.

Furthermore, it would be good to find a solution in which way the MFO Park could keep its attraction and charm as well throughout the winter when the climbing vegetation dies.

== Landscape and/or urban context of your case ==

The MFO Park was created in 2002 after the Oerliker Park as the second of four public parks in the city of Oerlikon.

The MFO Park has an area of 0.85 ha and is aimed for all kind of visitors. This park is suited for a variety of activities like recreation, play, open-air cinema, theater plays and concerts.

A big “park house”, consisting of a double walled construction covered with wired mesh, surrounds the park and is enveloped by sprawling vegetation which gives the space an amazing and unique atmosphere and space quality. This aspect gives the visitors the sensation that they are enveloped by the vegetation and are in “Nature” in a very industrial place.

In the rear part, the big hall area is interrupted (or divided) by four vegetated chalices made of wire. The with iris planted water basin stands on a lowered surface. The interspaces in between the double walls are crossed by stair brackets, colonnades and overhanging loggias. The sun deck high upon the roof offers a breathtaking view over the northern part of Zurich.

With the variety of climbing vegetation the Landscape architects gave this park its unique atmosphere not just in spring with the different blossom colors but as well in autumn when their foliage color changes and we get the incredible diversity of red tones and colors.

Among the many sprawling plants in the MFO Park can be found:

• Aristolochia macrophylla (durior)
• Campsis radicans ‘Yellow Trumpet’
• Clematis alpina
• Clematis Montana
• Clematis orientalis
• Hedera helix ‘Autropurpurea’
• Jasminum humile
• Rosa ‘Kifsgate’
• Vitis aestivalis
• Wisteria sinensis
• Wisteria venusta ‘Alba’

Momentarily, the second part of the planned construction concept is still lacking. A square located in front of the open side of the hall with ranked steles has not yet been realized and neither has the four story brick house been destructed as it’s been planned.

== Analytical drawings ==

<gallery caption="Analytical Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Location.jpg|Parks in Oerlikon
Image:Mfospring1.jpg|Spring
Image:Mfoautumn1.jpg|Autumn
Image:Mfowinter1.jpg|Winter
</gallery>

== Projective drawings ==
* ''Please add four projective sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes) for your case and take the following aspects into account:''
** ''How would you like this case to change in the near future? (in 1-2 years)''
** ''And how could it look like in 10-15 years?''

<gallery caption="Projective Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Mfozukunft.jpg|MFO in 15 years
Image:yourfilename2.jpg|projective drawing 2
Image:yourfilename3.jpg|projective drawing 3
Image:yourfilename4.jpg|projective drawing 4
</gallery>

== Summary and conclusion ==
''Please summarize your case and give arguments for your projective design (approx 150 words).''

== Image Gallery ==
''You may add a series of images/photos in addition to the sketches/drawings''

<gallery caption="Image Gallery" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:IMG 1301.jpg|Autumn
Image:IMG 1305.jpg|Autumn
Image:Mfo.jpg
Image:Mfo4.jpg
</gallery>

== References ==
''* Please make sure that you give proper references of all external resources used.''

''* Do not use images of which you do not hold the copyright.''

''* Please add internet links to other resources if necessary.''

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2013-12-02T16:57:46Z

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Planting Design 2013 Working Group 5 - Case Study C

2013-12-02T15:53:42Z

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'''MFO-Park
'''
{| align="right" width="300pt" style="background:Gainsboro; color:black"
|-
| '''Name''' ||style="background:Lavender"| '' MFO-Park''
|-
| '''Location''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Zürich Oerlikon''
|-
| '''Country''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Switzerland''
|-
| '''Authors''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Carolina Esteves Flores''
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| [[Image:Mfo3.jpg|300px]]
|-
| ||style="background:Lavender"|
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| <googlemap version="0.9" lat="47.412146" lon="8.540293" type="satellite" zoom="16" width="300" height="250" selector="no" controls="small">
</googlemap>
|}

== Rationale: Why is this case interesting? ==

The MFO- Park is a park created by the architects Burckhardt + Partner and Raderschall and is located in Neu Oerlikon- Zürich. This park was built on the old industrial area of the engine factory "Maschinen Fabrik Oerlikon".
The park covers an area of 96,875 ft² and is characterized by its large metal construction which is covered by climbing plants. At night the structure is illuminated, giving this open space an amazing atmosphere.

I chose this park because I find really interesting how the architects were able to bring the "green" in a normally industrial and relatively sad area. It's really impressive how the main structure of the park brings the area back to life and gives the people of Oerlikon and the tourists one of Oerlikon's biggest attractions.

Nowadays in many cities the ruins of the former industrial boom are empty and remain as a sad testimony of what they used to be. It's really impressing how architects and landscape architects can bring back to life this spaces and give the city a new and better atmosphere with their work. The MFO-Park is a clear example of this situation.

== Author's perspective ==
I will analyse the MFO Park from the landscape architectural point of view. Not just the space situation but as well the diversity of plants that are located in this park. It is also important to understand what influence it has on the persons that visit this park.

Which impression does it leave them and in which extent do they perceive the industrial history of the MFO Park. Another interesting point is to see the change in the vegetation as the seasons change.

Furthermore, it would be good to find a solution in which way the MFO Park could keep its attraction and charm as well throughout the winter when the climbing vegetation dies.

== Landscape and/or urban context of your case ==

The MFO Park was created in 2002 after the Oerliker Park as the second of four public parks in the city of Oerlikon.

The MFO Park has an area of 0.85 ha and is aimed for all kind of visitors. This park is suited for a variety of activities like recreation, play, open-air cinema, theater plays and concerts.

A big “park house”, consisting of a double walled construction covered with wired mesh, surrounds the park and is enveloped by sprawling vegetation which gives the space an amazing and unique atmosphere and space quality. This aspect gives the visitors the sensation that they are enveloped by the vegetation and are in “Nature” in a very industrial place.

In the rear part, the big hall area is interrupted (or divided) by four vegetated chalices made of wire. The with iris planted water basin stands on a lowered surface. The interspaces in between the double walls are crossed by stair brackets, colonnades and overhanging loggias. The sun deck high upon the roof offers a breathtaking view over the northern part of Zurich.

With the variety of climbing vegetation the Landscape architects gave this park its unique atmosphere not just in spring with the different blossom colors but as well in autumn when their foliage color changes and we get the incredible diversity of red tones and colors.

Among the many sprawling plants in the MFO Park can be found:

• Aristolochia macrophylla (durior)
• Campsis radicans ‘Yellow Trumpet’
• Clematis alpina
• Clematis Montana
• Clematis orientalis
• Hedera helix ‘Autropurpurea’
• Jasminum humile
• Rosa ‘Kifsgate’
• Vitis aestivalis
• Wisteria sinensis
• Wisteria venusta ‘Alba’

Momentarily, the second part of the planned construction concept is still lacking. A square located in front of the open side of the hall with ranked steles has not yet been realized and neither has the four story brick house been destructed as it’s been planned.

== Analytical drawings ==

<gallery caption="Analytical Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Location.jpg|Parks in Oerlikon
Image:Mfospring1.jpg|Spring
Image:Mfoautumn1.jpg|Autumn
Image:Mfowinter1.jpg|Winter
</gallery>

== Projective drawings ==
* ''Please add four projective sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes) for your case and take the following aspects into account:''
** ''How would you like this case to change in the near future? (in 1-2 years)''
** ''And how could it look like in 10-15 years?''

<gallery caption="Projective Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:yourfilename1.jpg|projective drawing 1
Image:yourfilename2.jpg|projective drawing 2
Image:yourfilename3.jpg|projective drawing 3
Image:yourfilename4.jpg|projective drawing 4
</gallery>

== Summary and conclusion ==
''Please summarize your case and give arguments for your projective design (approx 150 words).''

== Image Gallery ==
''You may add a series of images/photos in addition to the sketches/drawings''

<gallery caption="Image Gallery" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:IMG 1301.jpg|Autumn
Image:IMG 1305.jpg|Autumn
Image:Mfo.jpg
Image:Mfo4.jpg
</gallery>

== References ==
''* Please make sure that you give proper references of all external resources used.''

''* Do not use images of which you do not hold the copyright.''

''* Please add internet links to other resources if necessary.''

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2013-12-02T15:52:37Z

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Planting Design 2013 Working Group 5 - Case Study C

2013-12-02T15:43:28Z

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'''MFO-Park
'''
{| align="right" width="300pt" style="background:Gainsboro; color:black"
|-
| '''Name''' ||style="background:Lavender"| '' MFO-Park''
|-
| '''Location''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Zürich Oerlikon''
|-
| '''Country''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Switzerland''
|-
| '''Authors''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Carolina Esteves Flores''
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| [[Image:Mfo3.jpg|300px]]
|-
| ||style="background:Lavender"|
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| <googlemap version="0.9" lat="47.412146" lon="8.540293" type="satellite" zoom="16" width="300" height="250" selector="no" controls="small">
</googlemap>
|}

== Rationale: Why is this case interesting? ==

The MFO- Park is a park created by the architects Burckhardt + Partner and Raderschall and is located in Neu Oerlikon- Zürich. This park was built on the old industrial area of the engine factory "Maschinen Fabrik Oerlikon".
The park covers an area of 96,875 ft² and is characterized by its large metal construction which is covered by climbing plants. At night the structure is illuminated, giving this open space an amazing atmosphere.

I chose this park because I find really interesting how the architects were able to bring the "green" in a normally industrial and relatively sad area. It's really impressive how the main structure of the park brings the area back to life and gives the people of Oerlikon and the tourists one of Oerlikon's biggest attractions.

Nowadays in many cities the ruins of the former industrial boom are empty and remain as a sad testimony of what they used to be. It's really impressing how architects and landscape architects can bring back to life this spaces and give the city a new and better atmosphere with their work. The MFO-Park is a clear example of this situation.

== Author's perspective ==
I will analyse the MFO Park from the landscape architectural point of view. Not just the space situation but as well the diversity of plants that are located in this park. It is also important to understand what influence it has on the persons that visit this park.

Which impression does it leave them and in which extent do they perceive the industrial history of the MFO Park. Another interesting point is to see the change in the vegetation as the seasons change.

Furthermore, it would be good to find a solution in which way the MFO Park could keep its attraction and charm as well throughout the winter when the climbing vegetation dies.

== Landscape and/or urban context of your case ==

The MFO Park was created in 2002 after the Oerliker Park as the second of four public parks in the city of Oerlikon.

The MFO Park has an area of 0.85 ha and is aimed for all kind of visitors. This park is suited for a variety of activities like recreation, play, open-air cinema, theater plays and concerts.

A big “park house”, consisting of a double walled construction covered with wired mesh, surrounds the park and is enveloped by sprawling vegetation which gives the space an amazing and unique atmosphere and space quality. This aspect gives the visitors the sensation that they are enveloped by the vegetation and are in “Nature” in a very industrial place.

In the rear part, the big hall area is interrupted (or divided) by four vegetated chalices made of wire. The with iris planted water basin stands on a lowered surface. The interspaces in between the double walls are crossed by stair brackets, colonnades and overhanging loggias. The sun deck high upon the roof offers a breathtaking view over the northern part of Zurich.

With the variety of climbing vegetation the Landscape architects gave this park its unique atmosphere not just in spring with the different blossom colors but as well in autumn when their foliage color changes and we get the incredible diversity of red tones and colors.

Among the many sprawling plants in the MFO Park can be found:

• Aristolochia macrophylla (durior)
• Campsis radicans ‘Yellow Trumpet’
• Clematis alpina
• Clematis Montana
• Clematis orientalis
• Hedera helix ‘Autropurpurea’
• Jasminum humile
• Rosa ‘Kifsgate’
• Vitis aestivalis
• Wisteria sinensis
• Wisteria venusta ‘Alba’

Momentarily, the second part of the planned construction concept is still lacking. A square located in front of the open side of the hall with ranked steles has not yet been realized and neither has the four story brick house been destructed as it’s been planned.

== Analytical drawings ==

<gallery caption="Analytical Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Location.jpg|Parks in Oerlikon
Image:Mfospring1.jpg|Spring
Image:Mfoautumn1.jpg|Autumn
Image:Mfowinter1.jpg|Winter
</gallery>

== Projective drawings ==
* ''Please add four projective sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes) for your case and take the following aspects into account:''
** ''How would you like this case to change in the near future? (in 1-2 years)''
** ''And how could it look like in 10-15 years?''

<gallery caption="Projective Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:yourfilename1.jpg|projective drawing 1
Image:yourfilename2.jpg|projective drawing 2
Image:yourfilename3.jpg|projective drawing 3
Image:yourfilename4.jpg|projective drawing 4
</gallery>

== Summary and conclusion ==
''Please summarize your case and give arguments for your projective design (approx 150 words).''

== Image Gallery ==
''You may add a series of images/photos in addition to the sketches/drawings''

<gallery caption="Image Gallery" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:IMG 1301.jpg|Autumn
Image:IMG 1305.jpg|Autumn
Image:Mfo.jpg|image 3
Image:yourfilename4.jpg|image 4
</gallery>

== References ==
''* Please make sure that you give proper references of all external resources used.''

''* Do not use images of which you do not hold the copyright.''

''* Please add internet links to other resources if necessary.''

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'''MFO-Park
'''
{| align="right" width="300pt" style="background:Gainsboro; color:black"
|-
| '''Name''' ||style="background:Lavender"| '' MFO-Park''
|-
| '''Location''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Zürich Oerlikon''
|-
| '''Country''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Switzerland''
|-
| '''Authors''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Carolina Esteves Flores''
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| [[Image:Mfo.jpg|300px]]
|-
| ||style="background:Lavender"|
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| <googlemap version="0.9" lat="47.412146" lon="8.540293" type="satellite" zoom="16" width="300" height="250" selector="no" controls="small">
</googlemap>
|}

== Rationale: Why is this case interesting? ==

The MFO- Park is a park created by the architects Burckhardt + Partner and Raderschall and is located in Neu Oerlikon- Zürich. This park was built on the old industrial area of the engine factory "Maschinen Fabrik Oerlikon".
The park covers an area of 96,875 ft² and is characterized by its large metal construction which is covered by climbing plants. At night the structure is illuminated, giving this open space an amazing atmosphere.

I chose this park because I find really interesting how the architects were able to bring the "green" in a normally industrial and relatively sad area. It's really impressive how the main structure of the park brings the area back to life and gives the people of Oerlikon and the tourists one of Oerlikon's biggest attractions.

Nowadays in many cities the ruins of the former industrial boom are empty and remain as a sad testimony of what they used to be. It's really impressing how architects and landscape architects can bring back to life this spaces and give the city a new and better atmosphere with their work. The MFO-Park is a clear example of this situation.

== Author's perspective ==
I will analyse the MFO Park from the landscape architectural point of view. Not just the space situation but as well the diversity of plants that are located in this park. It is also important to understand what influence it has on the persons that visit this park.

Which impression does it leave them and in which extent do they perceive the industrial history of the MFO Park. Another interesting point is to see the change in the vegetation as the seasons change.

Furthermore, it would be good to find a solution in which way the MFO Park could keep its attraction and charm as well throughout the winter when the climbing vegetation dies.

== Landscape and/or urban context of your case ==

The MFO Park was created in 2002 after the Oerliker Park as the second of four public parks in the city of Oerlikon.

The MFO Park has an area of 0.85 ha and is aimed for all kind of visitors. This park is suited for a variety of activities like recreation, play, open-air cinema, theater plays and concerts.

A big “park house”, consisting of a double walled construction covered with wired mesh, surrounds the park and is enveloped by sprawling vegetation which gives the space an amazing and unique atmosphere and space quality. This aspect gives the visitors the sensation that they are enveloped by the vegetation and are in “Nature” in a very industrial place.

In the rear part, the big hall area is interrupted (or divided) by four vegetated chalices made of wire. The with iris planted water basin stands on a lowered surface. The interspaces in between the double walls are crossed by stair brackets, colonnades and overhanging loggias. The sun deck high upon the roof offers a breathtaking view over the northern part of Zurich.

With the variety of climbing vegetation the Landscape architects gave this park its unique atmosphere not just in spring with the different blossom colors but as well in autumn when their foliage color changes and we get the incredible diversity of red tones and colors.

Among the many sprawling plants in the MFO Park can be found:

• Aristolochia macrophylla (durior)
• Campsis radicans ‘Yellow Trumpet’
• Clematis alpina
• Clematis Montana
• Clematis orientalis
• Hedera helix ‘Autropurpurea’
• Jasminum humile
• Rosa ‘Kifsgate’
• Vitis aestivalis
• Wisteria sinensis
• Wisteria venusta ‘Alba’

Momentarily, the second part of the planned construction concept is still lacking. A square located in front of the open side of the hall with ranked steles has not yet been realized and neither has the four story brick house been destructed as it’s been planned.

== Analytical drawings ==

<gallery caption="Analytical Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Location.jpg|Parks in Oerlikon
Image:Mfospring1.jpg|Spring
Image:Mfoautumn1.jpg|Autumn
Image:Mfowinter1.jpg|Winter
</gallery>

== Projective drawings ==
* ''Please add four projective sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes) for your case and take the following aspects into account:''
** ''How would you like this case to change in the near future? (in 1-2 years)''
** ''And how could it look like in 10-15 years?''

<gallery caption="Projective Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:yourfilename1.jpg|projective drawing 1
Image:yourfilename2.jpg|projective drawing 2
Image:yourfilename3.jpg|projective drawing 3
Image:yourfilename4.jpg|projective drawing 4
</gallery>

== Summary and conclusion ==
''Please summarize your case and give arguments for your projective design (approx 150 words).''

== Image Gallery ==
''You may add a series of images/photos in addition to the sketches/drawings''

<gallery caption="Image Gallery" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:IMG 1301.jpg|Autumn
Image:IMG 1305.jpg|Autumn
Image:Mfo.jpg|image 3
Image:yourfilename4.jpg|image 4
</gallery>

== References ==
''* Please make sure that you give proper references of all external resources used.''

''* Do not use images of which you do not hold the copyright.''

''* Please add internet links to other resources if necessary.''

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'''MFO-Park
'''
{| align="right" width="300pt" style="background:Gainsboro; color:black"
|-
| '''Name''' ||style="background:Lavender"| '' MFO-Park''
|-
| '''Location''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Zürich Oerlikon''
|-
| '''Country''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Switzerland''
|-
| '''Authors''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Carolina Esteves Flores''
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| [[Image:Mfo.jpg|300px]]
|-
| ||style="background:Lavender"|
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| <googlemap version="0.9" lat="47.412146" lon="8.540293" type="satellite" zoom="16" width="300" height="250" selector="no" controls="small">
</googlemap>
|}

== Rationale: Why is this case interesting? ==

The MFO- Park is a park created by the architects Burckhardt + Partner and Raderschall and is located in Neu Oerlikon- Zürich. This park was built on the old industrial area of the engine factory "Maschinen Fabrik Oerlikon".
The park covers an area of 96,875 ft² and is characterized by its large metal construction which is covered by climbing plants. At night the structure is illuminated, giving this open space an amazing atmosphere.

I chose this park because I find really interesting how the architects were able to bring the "green" in a normally industrial and relatively sad area. It's really impressive how the main structure of the park brings the area back to life and gives the people of Oerlikon and the tourists one of Oerlikon's biggest attractions.

Nowadays in many cities the ruins of the former industrial boom are empty and remain as a sad testimony of what they used to be. It's really impressing how architects and landscape architects can bring back to life this spaces and give the city a new and better atmosphere with their work. The MFO-Park is a clear example of this situation.

== Author's perspective ==
I will analyse the MFO Park from the landscape architectural point of view. Not just the space situation but as well the diversity of plants that are located in this park. It is also important to understand what influence it has on the persons that visit this park.

Which impression does it leave them and in which extent do they perceive the industrial history of the MFO Park. Another interesting point is to see the change in the vegetation as the seasons change.

Furthermore, it would be good to find a solution in which way the MFO Park could keep its attraction and charm as well throughout the winter when the climbing vegetation dies.

== Landscape and/or urban context of your case ==

The MFO Park was created in 2002 after the Oerliker Park as the second of four public parks in the city of Oerlikon.

The MFO Park has an area of 0.85 ha and is aimed for all kind of visitors. This park is suited for a variety of activities like recreation, play, open-air cinema, theater plays and concerts.

A big “park house”, consisting of a double walled construction covered with wired mesh, surrounds the park and is enveloped by sprawling vegetation which gives the space an amazing and unique atmosphere and space quality. This aspect gives the visitors the sensation that they are enveloped by the vegetation and are in “Nature” in a very industrial place.

In the rear part, the big hall area is interrupted (or divided) by four vegetated chalices made of wire. The with iris planted water basin stands on a lowered surface. The interspaces in between the double walls are crossed by stair brackets, colonnades and overhanging loggias. The sun deck high upon the roof offers a breathtaking view over the northern part of Zurich.

With the variety of climbing vegetation the Landscape architects gave this park its unique atmosphere not just in spring with the different blossom colors but as well in autumn when their foliage color changes and we get the incredible diversity of red tones and colors.

Among the many sprawling plants in the MFO Park can be found:

• Aristolochia macrophylla (durior)
• Campsis radicans ‘Yellow Trumpet’
• Clematis alpina
• Clematis Montana
• Clematis orientalis
• Hedera helix ‘Autropurpurea’
• Jasminum humile
• Rosa ‘Kifsgate’
• Vitis aestivalis
• Wisteria sinensis
• Wisteria venusta ‘Alba’

Momentarily, the second part of the planned construction concept is still lacking. A square located in front of the open side of the hall with ranked steles has not yet been realized and neither has the four story brick house been destructed as it’s been planned.

== Analytical drawings ==

<gallery caption="Analytical Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Location.jpg|Parks in Oerlikon
Image:Mfospring1.jpg|Spring
Image:Mfoautumn1.jpg|Autumn
Image:Mfowinter1.jpg|Winter
</gallery>

== Projective drawings ==
* ''Please add four projective sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes) for your case and take the following aspects into account:''
** ''How would you like this case to change in the near future? (in 1-2 years)''
** ''And how could it look like in 10-15 years?''

<gallery caption="Projective Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:yourfilename1.jpg|projective drawing 1
Image:yourfilename2.jpg|projective drawing 2
Image:yourfilename3.jpg|projective drawing 3
Image:yourfilename4.jpg|projective drawing 4
</gallery>

== Summary and conclusion ==
''Please summarize your case and give arguments for your projective design (approx 150 words).''

== Image Gallery ==
''You may add a series of images/photos in addition to the sketches/drawings''

<gallery caption="Image Gallery" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:IMG 1301.jpg|Autumn
Image:IMG 1305.jpg|Autumn
Image:yourfilename3.jpg|image 3
Image:yourfilename4.jpg|image 4
</gallery>

== References ==
''* Please make sure that you give proper references of all external resources used.''

''* Do not use images of which you do not hold the copyright.''

''* Please add internet links to other resources if necessary.''

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'''MFO-Park
'''
{| align="right" width="300pt" style="background:Gainsboro; color:black"
|-
| '''Name''' ||style="background:Lavender"| '' MFO-Park''
|-
| '''Location''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Zürich Oerlikon''
|-
| '''Country''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Switzerland''
|-
| '''Authors''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Carolina Esteves Flores''
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| [[Image:Mfo.jpg|300px]]
|-
| ||style="background:Lavender"|
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| <googlemap version="0.9" lat="47.412146" lon="8.540293" type="satellite" zoom="16" width="300" height="250" selector="no" controls="small">
</googlemap>
|}

== Rationale: Why is this case interesting? ==

The MFO- Park is a park created by the architects Burckhardt + Partner and Raderschall and is located in Neu Oerlikon- Zürich. This park was built on the old industrial area of the engine factory "Maschinen Fabrik Oerlikon".
The park covers an area of 96,875 ft² and is characterized by its large metal construction which is covered by climbing plants. At night the structure is illuminated, giving this open space an amazing atmosphere.

I chose this park because I find really interesting how the architects were able to bring the "green" in a normally industrial and relatively sad area. It's really impressive how the main structure of the park brings the area back to life and gives the people of Oerlikon and the tourists one of Oerlikon's biggest attractions.

Nowadays in many cities the ruins of the former industrial boom are empty and remain as a sad testimony of what they used to be. It's really impressing how architects and landscape architects can bring back to life this spaces and give the city a new and better atmosphere with their work. The MFO-Park is a clear example of this situation.

== Author's perspective ==
I will analyse the MFO Park from the landscape architectural point of view. Not just the space situation but as well the diversity of plants that are located in this park. It is also important to understand what influence it has on the persons that visit this park.

Which impression does it leave them and in which extent do they perceive the industrial history of the MFO Park. Another interesting point is to see the change in the vegetation as the seasons change.

Furthermore, it would be good to find a solution in which way the MFO Park could keep its attraction and charm as well throughout the winter when the climbing vegetation dies.

== Landscape and/or urban context of your case ==

The MFO Park was created in 2002 after the Oerliker Park as the second of four public parks in the city of Oerlikon.

The MFO Park has an area of 0.85 ha and is aimed for all kind of visitors. This park is suited for a variety of activities like recreation, play, open-air cinema, theater plays and concerts.

A big “park house”, consisting of a double walled construction covered with wired mesh, surrounds the park and is enveloped by sprawling vegetation which gives the space an amazing and unique atmosphere and space quality. This aspect gives the visitors the sensation that they are enveloped by the vegetation and are in “Nature” in a very industrial place.

In the rear part, the big hall area is interrupted (or divided) by four vegetated chalices made of wire. The with iris planted water basin stands on a lowered surface. The interspaces in between the double walls are crossed by stair brackets, colonnades and overhanging loggias. The sun deck high upon the roof offers a breathtaking view over the northern part of Zurich.

With the variety of climbing vegetation the Landscape architects gave this park its unique atmosphere not just in spring with the different blossom colors but as well in autumn when their foliage color changes and we get the incredible diversity of red tones and colors.

Among the many sprawling plants in the MFO Park can be found:

• Aristolochia macrophylla (durior)
• Campsis radicans ‘Yellow Trumpet’
• Clematis alpina
• Clematis Montana
• Clematis orientalis
• Hedera helix ‘Autropurpurea’
• Jasminum humile
• Rosa ‘Kifsgate’
• Vitis aestivalis
• Wisteria sinensis
• Wisteria venusta ‘Alba’

Momentarily, the second part of the planned construction concept is still lacking. A square located in front of the open side of the hall with ranked steles has not yet been realized and neither has the four story brick house been destructed as it’s been planned.

== Analytical drawings ==

<gallery caption="Analytical Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Location.jpg|Parks in Oerlikon
Image:Mfospring1.jpg|Spring
Image:Mfoautumn1.jpg|Autumn
Image:Mfowinter1.jpg|Winter
</gallery>

== Projective drawings ==
* ''Please add four projective sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes) for your case and take the following aspects into account:''
** ''How would you like this case to change in the near future? (in 1-2 years)''
** ''And how could it look like in 10-15 years?''

<gallery caption="Projective Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:yourfilename1.jpg|projective drawing 1
Image:yourfilename2.jpg|projective drawing 2
Image:yourfilename3.jpg|projective drawing 3
Image:yourfilename4.jpg|projective drawing 4
</gallery>

== Summary and conclusion ==
''Please summarize your case and give arguments for your projective design (approx 150 words).''

== Image Gallery ==
''You may add a series of images/photos in addition to the sketches/drawings''

<gallery caption="Image Gallery" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:IMG 1301.jpg|Autumn
Image:1305.jpg|Autumn
Image:yourfilename3.jpg|image 3
Image:yourfilename4.jpg|image 4
</gallery>

== References ==
''* Please make sure that you give proper references of all external resources used.''

''* Do not use images of which you do not hold the copyright.''

''* Please add internet links to other resources if necessary.''

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'''MFO-Park
'''
{| align="right" width="300pt" style="background:Gainsboro; color:black"
|-
| '''Name''' ||style="background:Lavender"| '' MFO-Park''
|-
| '''Location''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Zürich Oerlikon''
|-
| '''Country''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Switzerland''
|-
| '''Authors''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Carolina Esteves Flores''
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| [[Image:Mfo.jpg|300px]]
|-
| ||style="background:Lavender"|
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| <googlemap version="0.9" lat="47.412146" lon="8.540293" type="satellite" zoom="16" width="300" height="250" selector="no" controls="small">
</googlemap>
|}

== Rationale: Why is this case interesting? ==

The MFO- Park is a park created by the architects Burckhardt + Partner and Raderschall and is located in Neu Oerlikon- Zürich. This park was built on the old industrial area of the engine factory "Maschinen Fabrik Oerlikon".
The park covers an area of 96,875 ft² and is characterized by its large metal construction which is covered by climbing plants. At night the structure is illuminated, giving this open space an amazing atmosphere.

I chose this park because I find really interesting how the architects were able to bring the "green" in a normally industrial and relatively sad area. It's really impressive how the main structure of the park brings the area back to life and gives the people of Oerlikon and the tourists one of Oerlikon's biggest attractions.

Nowadays in many cities the ruins of the former industrial boom are empty and remain as a sad testimony of what they used to be. It's really impressing how architects and landscape architects can bring back to life this spaces and give the city a new and better atmosphere with their work. The MFO-Park is a clear example of this situation.

== Author's perspective ==
I will analyse the MFO Park from the landscape architectural point of view. Not just the space situation but as well the diversity of plants that are located in this park. It is also important to understand what influence it has on the persons that visit this park.

Which impression does it leave them and in which extent do they perceive the industrial history of the MFO Park. Another interesting point is to see the change in the vegetation as the seasons change.

Furthermore, it would be good to find a solution in which way the MFO Park could keep its attraction and charm as well throughout the winter when the climbing vegetation dies.

== Landscape and/or urban context of your case ==

The MFO Park was created in 2002 after the Oerliker Park as the second of four public parks in the city of Oerlikon.

The MFO Park has an area of 0.85 ha and is aimed for all kind of visitors. This park is suited for a variety of activities like recreation, play, open-air cinema, theater plays and concerts.

A big “park house”, consisting of a double walled construction covered with wired mesh, surrounds the park and is enveloped by sprawling vegetation which gives the space an amazing and unique atmosphere and space quality. This aspect gives the visitors the sensation that they are enveloped by the vegetation and are in “Nature” in a very industrial place.

In the rear part, the big hall area is interrupted (or divided) by four vegetated chalices made of wire. The with iris planted water basin stands on a lowered surface. The interspaces in between the double walls are crossed by stair brackets, colonnades and overhanging loggias. The sun deck high upon the roof offers a breathtaking view over the northern part of Zurich.

With the variety of climbing vegetation the Landscape architects gave this park its unique atmosphere not just in spring with the different blossom colors but as well in autumn when their foliage color changes and we get the incredible diversity of red tones and colors.

Among the many sprawling plants in the MFO Park can be found:

• Aristolochia macrophylla (durior)
• Campsis radicans ‘Yellow Trumpet’
• Clematis alpina
• Clematis Montana
• Clematis orientalis
• Hedera helix ‘Autropurpurea’
• Jasminum humile
• Rosa ‘Kifsgate’
• Vitis aestivalis
• Wisteria sinensis
• Wisteria venusta ‘Alba’

Momentarily, the second part of the planned construction concept is still lacking. A square located in front of the open side of the hall with ranked steles has not yet been realized and neither has the four story brick house been destructed as it’s been planned.

== Analytical drawings ==

<gallery caption="Analytical Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Location.jpg|Parks in Oerlikon
Image:Mfospring1.jpg|Spring
Image:Mfoautumn1.jpg|Autumn
Image:Mfowinter1.jpg|Winter
</gallery>

== Projective drawings ==
* ''Please add four projective sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes) for your case and take the following aspects into account:''
** ''How would you like this case to change in the near future? (in 1-2 years)''
** ''And how could it look like in 10-15 years?''

<gallery caption="Projective Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:yourfilename1.jpg|projective drawing 1
Image:yourfilename2.jpg|projective drawing 2
Image:yourfilename3.jpg|projective drawing 3
Image:yourfilename4.jpg|projective drawing 4
</gallery>

== Summary and conclusion ==
''Please summarize your case and give arguments for your projective design (approx 150 words).''

== Image Gallery ==
''You may add a series of images/photos in addition to the sketches/drawings''

<gallery caption="Image Gallery" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:IMG 1301.jpg|image 1
Image:yourfilename2.jpg|image 2
Image:yourfilename3.jpg|image 3
Image:yourfilename4.jpg|image 4
</gallery>

== References ==
''* Please make sure that you give proper references of all external resources used.''

''* Do not use images of which you do not hold the copyright.''

''* Please add internet links to other resources if necessary.''

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'''MFO-Park
'''
{| align="right" width="300pt" style="background:Gainsboro; color:black"
|-
| '''Name''' ||style="background:Lavender"| '' MFO-Park''
|-
| '''Location''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Zürich Oerlikon''
|-
| '''Country''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Switzerland''
|-
| '''Authors''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Carolina Esteves Flores''
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| [[Image:Mfo.jpg|300px]]
|-
| ||style="background:Lavender"|
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| <googlemap version="0.9" lat="47.412146" lon="8.540293" type="satellite" zoom="16" width="300" height="250" selector="no" controls="small">
</googlemap>
|}

== Rationale: Why is this case interesting? ==

The MFO- Park is a park created by the architects Burckhardt + Partner and Raderschall and is located in Neu Oerlikon- Zürich. This park was built on the old industrial area of the engine factory "Maschinen Fabrik Oerlikon".
The park covers an area of 96,875 ft² and is characterized by its large metal construction which is covered by climbing plants. At night the structure is illuminated, giving this open space an amazing atmosphere.

I chose this park because I find really interesting how the architects were able to bring the "green" in a normally industrial and relatively sad area. It's really impressive how the main structure of the park brings the area back to life and gives the people of Oerlikon and the tourists one of Oerlikon's biggest attractions.

Nowadays in many cities the ruins of the former industrial boom are empty and remain as a sad testimony of what they used to be. It's really impressing how architects and landscape architects can bring back to life this spaces and give the city a new and better atmosphere with their work. The MFO-Park is a clear example of this situation.

== Author's perspective ==
I will analyse the MFO Park from the landscape architectural point of view. Not just the space situation but as well the diversity of plants that are located in this park. It is also important to understand what influence it has on the persons that visit this park.

Which impression does it leave them and in which extent do they perceive the industrial history of the MFO Park. Another interesting point is to see the change in the vegetation as the seasons change.

Furthermore, it would be good to find a solution in which way the MFO Park could keep its attraction and charm as well throughout the winter when the climbing vegetation dies.

== Landscape and/or urban context of your case ==

The MFO Park was created in 2002 after the Oerliker Park as the second of four public parks in the city of Oerlikon.

The MFO Park has an area of 0.85 ha and is aimed for all kind of visitors. This park is suited for a variety of activities like recreation, play, open-air cinema, theater plays and concerts.

A big “park house”, consisting of a double walled construction covered with wired mesh, surrounds the park and is enveloped by sprawling vegetation which gives the space an amazing and unique atmosphere and space quality. This aspect gives the visitors the sensation that they are enveloped by the vegetation and are in “Nature” in a very industrial place.

In the rear part, the big hall area is interrupted (or divided) by four vegetated chalices made of wire. The with iris planted water basin stands on a lowered surface. The interspaces in between the double walls are crossed by stair brackets, colonnades and overhanging loggias. The sun deck high upon the roof offers a breathtaking view over the northern part of Zurich.

With the variety of climbing vegetation the Landscape architects gave this park its unique atmosphere not just in spring with the different blossom colors but as well in autumn when their foliage color changes and we get the incredible diversity of red tones and colors.

Among the many sprawling plants in the MFO Park can be found:

• Aristolochia macrophylla (durior)
• Campsis radicans ‘Yellow Trumpet’
• Clematis alpina
• Clematis Montana
• Clematis orientalis
• Hedera helix ‘Autropurpurea’
• Jasminum humile
• Rosa ‘Kifsgate’
• Vitis aestivalis
• Wisteria sinensis
• Wisteria venusta ‘Alba’

Momentarily, the second part of the planned construction concept is still lacking. A square located in front of the open side of the hall with ranked steles has not yet been realized and neither has the four story brick house been destructed as it’s been planned.

== Analytical drawings ==

<gallery caption="Analytical Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Location.jpg|Parks in Oerlikon
Image:Mfospring1.jpg|Spring
Image:Mfoautumn1.jpg|Autumn
Image:Mfowinter1.jpg|Winter
</gallery>

== Projective drawings ==
* ''Please add four projective sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes) for your case and take the following aspects into account:''
** ''How would you like this case to change in the near future? (in 1-2 years)''
** ''And how could it look like in 10-15 years?''

<gallery caption="Projective Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:yourfilename1.jpg|projective drawing 1
Image:yourfilename2.jpg|projective drawing 2
Image:yourfilename3.jpg|projective drawing 3
Image:yourfilename4.jpg|projective drawing 4
</gallery>

== Summary and conclusion ==
''Please summarize your case and give arguments for your projective design (approx 150 words).''

== Image Gallery ==
''You may add a series of images/photos in addition to the sketches/drawings''

<gallery caption="Image Gallery" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:yourfilename1.jpg|image 1
Image:yourfilename2.jpg|image 2
Image:yourfilename3.jpg|image 3
Image:yourfilename4.jpg|image 4
</gallery>

== References ==
''* Please make sure that you give proper references of all external resources used.''

''* Do not use images of which you do not hold the copyright.''

''* Please add internet links to other resources if necessary.''

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Planting Design 2013 Working Group 5 - Case Study C

2013-11-26T16:12:40Z

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'''MFO-Park
'''
{| align="right" width="300pt" style="background:Gainsboro; color:black"
|-
| '''Name''' ||style="background:Lavender"| '' MFO-Park''
|-
| '''Location''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Zürich Oerlikon''
|-
| '''Country''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Switzerland''
|-
| '''Authors''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Carolina Esteves Flores''
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| [[Image:Mfo.jpg|300px]]
|-
| ||style="background:Lavender"|
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| <googlemap version="0.9" lat="47.412146" lon="8.540293" type="satellite" zoom="16" width="300" height="250" selector="no" controls="small">
</googlemap>
|}

== Rationale: Why is this case interesting? ==

The MFO- Park is a park created by the architects Burckhardt + Partner and Raderschall and is located in Neu Oerlikon- Zürich. This park was built on the old industrial area of the engine factory "Maschinen Fabrik Oerlikon".
The park covers an area of 96,875 ft² and is characterized by its large metal construction which is covered by climbing plants. At night the structure is illuminated, giving this open space an amazing atmosphere.

I chose this park because I find really interesting how the architects were able to bring the "green" in a normally industrial and relatively sad area. It's really impressive how the main structure of the park brings the area back to life and gives the people of Oerlikon and the tourists one of Oerlikon's biggest attractions.

Nowadays in many cities the ruins of the former industrial boom are empty and remain as a sad testimony of what they used to be. It's really impressing how architects and landscape architects can bring back to life this spaces and give the city a new and better atmosphere with their work. The MFO-Park is a clear example of this situation.

== Author's perspective ==
I will analyse the MFO Park from the landscape architectural point of view. Not just the space situation but as well the diversity of plants that are located in this park. It is also important to understand what influence it has on the persons that visit this park.

Which impression does it leave them and in which extent do they perceive the industrial history of the MFO Park. Another interesting point is to see the change in the vegetation as the seasons change.

Furthermore, it would be good to find a solution in which way the MFO Park could keep its attraction and charm as well throughout the winter when the climbing vegetation dies.

== Landscape and/or urban context of your case ==

The MFO Park was created in 2002 after the Oerliker Park as the second of four public parks in the city of Oerlikon.

The MFO Park has an area of 0.85 ha and is aimed for all kind of visitors. This park is suited for a variety of activities like recreation, play, open-air cinema, theater plays and concerts.

A big “park house”, consisting of a double walled construction covered with wired mesh, surrounds the park and is enveloped by sprawling vegetation which gives the space an amazing and unique atmosphere and space quality. This aspect gives the visitors the sensation that they are enveloped by the vegetation and are in “Nature” in a very industrial place.

In the rear part, the big hall area is interrupted (or divided) by four vegetated chalices made of wire. The with iris planted water basin stands on a lowered surface. The interspaces in between the double walls are crossed by stair brackets, colonnades and overhanging loggias. The sun deck high upon the roof offers a breathtaking view over the northern part of Zurich.

With the variety of climbing vegetation the Landscape architects gave this park its unique atmosphere not just in spring with the different blossom colors but as well in autumn when their foliage color changes and we get the incredible diversity of red tones and colors.

Among the many sprawling plants in the MFO Park can be found:

• Aristolochia macrophylla (durior)
• Campsis radicans ‘Yellow Trumpet’
• Clematis alpina
• Clematis Montana
• Clematis orientalis
• Hedera helix ‘Autropurpurea’
• Jasminum humile
• Rosa ‘Kifsgate’
• Vitis aestivalis
• Wisteria sinensis
• Wisteria venusta ‘Alba’

Momentarily, the second part of the planned construction concept is still lacking. A square located in front of the open side of the hall with ranked steles has not yet been realized and neither has the four story brick house been destructed as it’s been planned.

== Analytical drawings ==

<gallery caption="Analytical Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:yourfilename1.jpg|analytical drawing 1
Image:Mfospring1.jpg|Spring
Image:Mfoautumn1.jpg|Autumn
Image:Mfowinter1.jpg|Winter
</gallery>

== Projective drawings ==
* ''Please add four projective sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes) for your case and take the following aspects into account:''
** ''How would you like this case to change in the near future? (in 1-2 years)''
** ''And how could it look like in 10-15 years?''

<gallery caption="Projective Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:yourfilename1.jpg|projective drawing 1
Image:yourfilename2.jpg|projective drawing 2
Image:yourfilename3.jpg|projective drawing 3
Image:yourfilename4.jpg|projective drawing 4
</gallery>

== Summary and conclusion ==
''Please summarize your case and give arguments for your projective design (approx 150 words).''

== Image Gallery ==
''You may add a series of images/photos in addition to the sketches/drawings''

<gallery caption="Image Gallery" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:yourfilename1.jpg|image 1
Image:yourfilename2.jpg|image 2
Image:yourfilename3.jpg|image 3
Image:yourfilename4.jpg|image 4
</gallery>

== References ==
''* Please make sure that you give proper references of all external resources used.''

''* Do not use images of which you do not hold the copyright.''

''* Please add internet links to other resources if necessary.''

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Planting Design 2013 Working Group 5 - Case Study C

2013-11-26T16:11:52Z

Cesteves: /* Analytical drawings */

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'''MFO-Park
'''
{| align="right" width="300pt" style="background:Gainsboro; color:black"
|-
| '''Name''' ||style="background:Lavender"| '' MFO-Park''
|-
| '''Location''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Zürich Oerlikon''
|-
| '''Country''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Switzerland''
|-
| '''Authors''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Carolina Esteves Flores''
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| [[Image:Mfo.jpg|300px]]
|-
| ||style="background:Lavender"|
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| <googlemap version="0.9" lat="47.412146" lon="8.540293" type="satellite" zoom="16" width="300" height="250" selector="no" controls="small">
</googlemap>
|}

== Rationale: Why is this case interesting? ==

The MFO- Park is a park created by the architects Burckhardt + Partner and Raderschall and is located in Neu Oerlikon- Zürich. This park was built on the old industrial area of the engine factory "Maschinen Fabrik Oerlikon".
The park covers an area of 96,875 ft² and is characterized by its large metal construction which is covered by climbing plants. At night the structure is illuminated, giving this open space an amazing atmosphere.

I chose this park because I find really interesting how the architects were able to bring the "green" in a normally industrial and relatively sad area. It's really impressive how the main structure of the park brings the area back to life and gives the people of Oerlikon and the tourists one of Oerlikon's biggest attractions.

Nowadays in many cities the ruins of the former industrial boom are empty and remain as a sad testimony of what they used to be. It's really impressing how architects and landscape architects can bring back to life this spaces and give the city a new and better atmosphere with their work. The MFO-Park is a clear example of this situation.

== Author's perspective ==
I will analyse the MFO Park from the landscape architectural point of view. Not just the space situation but as well the diversity of plants that are located in this park. It is also important to understand what influence it has on the persons that visit this park.

Which impression does it leave them and in which extent do they perceive the industrial history of the MFO Park. Another interesting point is to see the change in the vegetation as the seasons change.

Furthermore, it would be good to find a solution in which way the MFO Park could keep its attraction and charm as well throughout the winter when the climbing vegetation dies.

== Landscape and/or urban context of your case ==

The MFO Park was created in 2002 after the Oerliker Park as the second of four public parks in the city of Oerlikon.

The MFO Park has an area of 0.85 ha and is aimed for all kind of visitors. This park is suited for a variety of activities like recreation, play, open-air cinema, theater plays and concerts.

A big “park house”, consisting of a double walled construction covered with wired mesh, surrounds the park and is enveloped by sprawling vegetation which gives the space an amazing and unique atmosphere and space quality. This aspect gives the visitors the sensation that they are enveloped by the vegetation and are in “Nature” in a very industrial place.

In the rear part, the big hall area is interrupted (or divided) by four vegetated chalices made of wire. The with iris planted water basin stands on a lowered surface. The interspaces in between the double walls are crossed by stair brackets, colonnades and overhanging loggias. The sun deck high upon the roof offers a breathtaking view over the northern part of Zurich.

With the variety of climbing vegetation the Landscape architects gave this park its unique atmosphere not just in spring with the different blossom colors but as well in autumn when their foliage color changes and we get the incredible diversity of red tones and colors.

Among the many sprawling plants in the MFO Park can be found:

• Aristolochia macrophylla (durior)
• Campsis radicans ‘Yellow Trumpet’
• Clematis alpina
• Clematis Montana
• Clematis orientalis
• Hedera helix ‘Autropurpurea’
• Jasminum humile
• Rosa ‘Kifsgate’
• Vitis aestivalis
• Wisteria sinensis
• Wisteria venusta ‘Alba’

Momentarily, the second part of the planned construction concept is still lacking. A square located in front of the open side of the hall with ranked steles has not yet been realized and neither has the four story brick house been destructed as it’s been planned.

== Analytical drawings ==
''Please add four analytical sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes) of your case and take the following aspects into account:''
* ''natural dynamic versus cultural framework - in how far do these two forces come together in your case?''
* ''dynamic through the year (you may imagine how the site looks in spring and summer, maybe you also remember it)''
* ''highlight potentials and problems''

<gallery caption="Analytical Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:yourfilename1.jpg|analytical drawing 1
Image:Mfospring1.jpg|Spring
Image:Mfoautumn1.jpg|Autumn
Image:Mfowinter1.jpg|Winter
</gallery>

== Projective drawings ==
* ''Please add four projective sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes) for your case and take the following aspects into account:''
** ''How would you like this case to change in the near future? (in 1-2 years)''
** ''And how could it look like in 10-15 years?''

<gallery caption="Projective Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:yourfilename1.jpg|projective drawing 1
Image:yourfilename2.jpg|projective drawing 2
Image:yourfilename3.jpg|projective drawing 3
Image:yourfilename4.jpg|projective drawing 4
</gallery>

== Summary and conclusion ==
''Please summarize your case and give arguments for your projective design (approx 150 words).''

== Image Gallery ==
''You may add a series of images/photos in addition to the sketches/drawings''

<gallery caption="Image Gallery" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:yourfilename1.jpg|image 1
Image:yourfilename2.jpg|image 2
Image:yourfilename3.jpg|image 3
Image:yourfilename4.jpg|image 4
</gallery>

== References ==
''* Please make sure that you give proper references of all external resources used.''

''* Do not use images of which you do not hold the copyright.''

''* Please add internet links to other resources if necessary.''

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Planting Design 2013 Working Group 5 - Case Study C

2013-11-26T16:11:04Z

Cesteves: /* Analytical drawings */

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'''MFO-Park
'''
{| align="right" width="300pt" style="background:Gainsboro; color:black"
|-
| '''Name''' ||style="background:Lavender"| '' MFO-Park''
|-
| '''Location''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Zürich Oerlikon''
|-
| '''Country''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Switzerland''
|-
| '''Authors''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Carolina Esteves Flores''
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| [[Image:Mfo.jpg|300px]]
|-
| ||style="background:Lavender"|
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| <googlemap version="0.9" lat="47.412146" lon="8.540293" type="satellite" zoom="16" width="300" height="250" selector="no" controls="small">
</googlemap>
|}

== Rationale: Why is this case interesting? ==

The MFO- Park is a park created by the architects Burckhardt + Partner and Raderschall and is located in Neu Oerlikon- Zürich. This park was built on the old industrial area of the engine factory "Maschinen Fabrik Oerlikon".
The park covers an area of 96,875 ft² and is characterized by its large metal construction which is covered by climbing plants. At night the structure is illuminated, giving this open space an amazing atmosphere.

I chose this park because I find really interesting how the architects were able to bring the "green" in a normally industrial and relatively sad area. It's really impressive how the main structure of the park brings the area back to life and gives the people of Oerlikon and the tourists one of Oerlikon's biggest attractions.

Nowadays in many cities the ruins of the former industrial boom are empty and remain as a sad testimony of what they used to be. It's really impressing how architects and landscape architects can bring back to life this spaces and give the city a new and better atmosphere with their work. The MFO-Park is a clear example of this situation.

== Author's perspective ==
I will analyse the MFO Park from the landscape architectural point of view. Not just the space situation but as well the diversity of plants that are located in this park. It is also important to understand what influence it has on the persons that visit this park.

Which impression does it leave them and in which extent do they perceive the industrial history of the MFO Park. Another interesting point is to see the change in the vegetation as the seasons change.

Furthermore, it would be good to find a solution in which way the MFO Park could keep its attraction and charm as well throughout the winter when the climbing vegetation dies.

== Landscape and/or urban context of your case ==

The MFO Park was created in 2002 after the Oerliker Park as the second of four public parks in the city of Oerlikon.

The MFO Park has an area of 0.85 ha and is aimed for all kind of visitors. This park is suited for a variety of activities like recreation, play, open-air cinema, theater plays and concerts.

A big “park house”, consisting of a double walled construction covered with wired mesh, surrounds the park and is enveloped by sprawling vegetation which gives the space an amazing and unique atmosphere and space quality. This aspect gives the visitors the sensation that they are enveloped by the vegetation and are in “Nature” in a very industrial place.

In the rear part, the big hall area is interrupted (or divided) by four vegetated chalices made of wire. The with iris planted water basin stands on a lowered surface. The interspaces in between the double walls are crossed by stair brackets, colonnades and overhanging loggias. The sun deck high upon the roof offers a breathtaking view over the northern part of Zurich.

With the variety of climbing vegetation the Landscape architects gave this park its unique atmosphere not just in spring with the different blossom colors but as well in autumn when their foliage color changes and we get the incredible diversity of red tones and colors.

Among the many sprawling plants in the MFO Park can be found:

• Aristolochia macrophylla (durior)
• Campsis radicans ‘Yellow Trumpet’
• Clematis alpina
• Clematis Montana
• Clematis orientalis
• Hedera helix ‘Autropurpurea’
• Jasminum humile
• Rosa ‘Kifsgate’
• Vitis aestivalis
• Wisteria sinensis
• Wisteria venusta ‘Alba’

Momentarily, the second part of the planned construction concept is still lacking. A square located in front of the open side of the hall with ranked steles has not yet been realized and neither has the four story brick house been destructed as it’s been planned.

== Analytical drawings ==
''Please add four analytical sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes) of your case and take the following aspects into account:''
* ''natural dynamic versus cultural framework - in how far do these two forces come together in your case?''
* ''dynamic through the year (you may imagine how the site looks in spring and summer, maybe you also remember it)''
* ''highlight potentials and problems''

<gallery caption="Analytical Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:yourfilename1.jpg|analytical drawing 1
Image:Mfospring1.jpg|analytical drawing 2
Image:Mfoautumn1.jpg|analytical drawing 3
Image:Mfowinter1.jpg|analytical drawing 4
</gallery>

== Projective drawings ==
* ''Please add four projective sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes) for your case and take the following aspects into account:''
** ''How would you like this case to change in the near future? (in 1-2 years)''
** ''And how could it look like in 10-15 years?''

<gallery caption="Projective Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:yourfilename1.jpg|projective drawing 1
Image:yourfilename2.jpg|projective drawing 2
Image:yourfilename3.jpg|projective drawing 3
Image:yourfilename4.jpg|projective drawing 4
</gallery>

== Summary and conclusion ==
''Please summarize your case and give arguments for your projective design (approx 150 words).''

== Image Gallery ==
''You may add a series of images/photos in addition to the sketches/drawings''

<gallery caption="Image Gallery" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:yourfilename1.jpg|image 1
Image:yourfilename2.jpg|image 2
Image:yourfilename3.jpg|image 3
Image:yourfilename4.jpg|image 4
</gallery>

== References ==
''* Please make sure that you give proper references of all external resources used.''

''* Do not use images of which you do not hold the copyright.''

''* Please add internet links to other resources if necessary.''

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File:Mfowinter1.jpg

2013-11-26T16:10:52Z

Cesteves:

Planting Design 2013 Working Group 5 - Case Study C

2013-11-26T16:10:16Z

Cesteves: /* Analytical drawings */

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'''MFO-Park
'''
{| align="right" width="300pt" style="background:Gainsboro; color:black"
|-
| '''Name''' ||style="background:Lavender"| '' MFO-Park''
|-
| '''Location''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Zürich Oerlikon''
|-
| '''Country''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Switzerland''
|-
| '''Authors''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Carolina Esteves Flores''
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| [[Image:Mfo.jpg|300px]]
|-
| ||style="background:Lavender"|
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| <googlemap version="0.9" lat="47.412146" lon="8.540293" type="satellite" zoom="16" width="300" height="250" selector="no" controls="small">
</googlemap>
|}

== Rationale: Why is this case interesting? ==

The MFO- Park is a park created by the architects Burckhardt + Partner and Raderschall and is located in Neu Oerlikon- Zürich. This park was built on the old industrial area of the engine factory "Maschinen Fabrik Oerlikon".
The park covers an area of 96,875 ft² and is characterized by its large metal construction which is covered by climbing plants. At night the structure is illuminated, giving this open space an amazing atmosphere.

I chose this park because I find really interesting how the architects were able to bring the "green" in a normally industrial and relatively sad area. It's really impressive how the main structure of the park brings the area back to life and gives the people of Oerlikon and the tourists one of Oerlikon's biggest attractions.

Nowadays in many cities the ruins of the former industrial boom are empty and remain as a sad testimony of what they used to be. It's really impressing how architects and landscape architects can bring back to life this spaces and give the city a new and better atmosphere with their work. The MFO-Park is a clear example of this situation.

== Author's perspective ==
I will analyse the MFO Park from the landscape architectural point of view. Not just the space situation but as well the diversity of plants that are located in this park. It is also important to understand what influence it has on the persons that visit this park.

Which impression does it leave them and in which extent do they perceive the industrial history of the MFO Park. Another interesting point is to see the change in the vegetation as the seasons change.

Furthermore, it would be good to find a solution in which way the MFO Park could keep its attraction and charm as well throughout the winter when the climbing vegetation dies.

== Landscape and/or urban context of your case ==

The MFO Park was created in 2002 after the Oerliker Park as the second of four public parks in the city of Oerlikon.

The MFO Park has an area of 0.85 ha and is aimed for all kind of visitors. This park is suited for a variety of activities like recreation, play, open-air cinema, theater plays and concerts.

A big “park house”, consisting of a double walled construction covered with wired mesh, surrounds the park and is enveloped by sprawling vegetation which gives the space an amazing and unique atmosphere and space quality. This aspect gives the visitors the sensation that they are enveloped by the vegetation and are in “Nature” in a very industrial place.

In the rear part, the big hall area is interrupted (or divided) by four vegetated chalices made of wire. The with iris planted water basin stands on a lowered surface. The interspaces in between the double walls are crossed by stair brackets, colonnades and overhanging loggias. The sun deck high upon the roof offers a breathtaking view over the northern part of Zurich.

With the variety of climbing vegetation the Landscape architects gave this park its unique atmosphere not just in spring with the different blossom colors but as well in autumn when their foliage color changes and we get the incredible diversity of red tones and colors.

Among the many sprawling plants in the MFO Park can be found:

• Aristolochia macrophylla (durior)
• Campsis radicans ‘Yellow Trumpet’
• Clematis alpina
• Clematis Montana
• Clematis orientalis
• Hedera helix ‘Autropurpurea’
• Jasminum humile
• Rosa ‘Kifsgate’
• Vitis aestivalis
• Wisteria sinensis
• Wisteria venusta ‘Alba’

Momentarily, the second part of the planned construction concept is still lacking. A square located in front of the open side of the hall with ranked steles has not yet been realized and neither has the four story brick house been destructed as it’s been planned.

== Analytical drawings ==
''Please add four analytical sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes) of your case and take the following aspects into account:''
* ''natural dynamic versus cultural framework - in how far do these two forces come together in your case?''
* ''dynamic through the year (you may imagine how the site looks in spring and summer, maybe you also remember it)''
* ''highlight potentials and problems''

<gallery caption="Analytical Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:yourfilename1.jpg|analytical drawing 1
Image:Mfospring1.jpg|analytical drawing 2
Image:Mfoautumn1.jpg|analytical drawing 3
Image:yourfilename4.jpg|analytical drawing 4
</gallery>

== Projective drawings ==
* ''Please add four projective sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes) for your case and take the following aspects into account:''
** ''How would you like this case to change in the near future? (in 1-2 years)''
** ''And how could it look like in 10-15 years?''

<gallery caption="Projective Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:yourfilename1.jpg|projective drawing 1
Image:yourfilename2.jpg|projective drawing 2
Image:yourfilename3.jpg|projective drawing 3
Image:yourfilename4.jpg|projective drawing 4
</gallery>

== Summary and conclusion ==
''Please summarize your case and give arguments for your projective design (approx 150 words).''

== Image Gallery ==
''You may add a series of images/photos in addition to the sketches/drawings''

<gallery caption="Image Gallery" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:yourfilename1.jpg|image 1
Image:yourfilename2.jpg|image 2
Image:yourfilename3.jpg|image 3
Image:yourfilename4.jpg|image 4
</gallery>

== References ==
''* Please make sure that you give proper references of all external resources used.''

''* Do not use images of which you do not hold the copyright.''

''* Please add internet links to other resources if necessary.''

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Planting Design 2013 Working Group 5 - Case Study C

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'''MFO-Park
'''
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| '''Name''' ||style="background:Lavender"| '' MFO-Park''
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| '''Location''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Zürich Oerlikon''
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| '''Country''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Switzerland''
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| '''Authors''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Carolina Esteves Flores''
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== Rationale: Why is this case interesting? ==

The MFO- Park is a park created by the architects Burckhardt + Partner and Raderschall and is located in Neu Oerlikon- Zürich. This park was built on the old industrial area of the engine factory "Maschinen Fabrik Oerlikon".
The park covers an area of 96,875 ft² and is characterized by its large metal construction which is covered by climbing plants. At night the structure is illuminated, giving this open space an amazing atmosphere.

I chose this park because I find really interesting how the architects were able to bring the "green" in a normally industrial and relatively sad area. It's really impressive how the main structure of the park brings the area back to life and gives the people of Oerlikon and the tourists one of Oerlikon's biggest attractions.

Nowadays in many cities the ruins of the former industrial boom are empty and remain as a sad testimony of what they used to be. It's really impressing how architects and landscape architects can bring back to life this spaces and give the city a new and better atmosphere with their work. The MFO-Park is a clear example of this situation.

== Author's perspective ==
I will analyse the MFO Park from the landscape architectural point of view. Not just the space situation but as well the diversity of plants that are located in this park. It is also important to understand what influence it has on the persons that visit this park.

Which impression does it leave them and in which extent do they perceive the industrial history of the MFO Park. Another interesting point is to see the change in the vegetation as the seasons change.

Furthermore, it would be good to find a solution in which way the MFO Park could keep its attraction and charm as well throughout the winter when the climbing vegetation dies.

== Landscape and/or urban context of your case ==

The MFO Park was created in 2002 after the Oerliker Park as the second of four public parks in the city of Oerlikon.

The MFO Park has an area of 0.85 ha and is aimed for all kind of visitors. This park is suited for a variety of activities like recreation, play, open-air cinema, theater plays and concerts.

A big “park house”, consisting of a double walled construction covered with wired mesh, surrounds the park and is enveloped by sprawling vegetation which gives the space an amazing and unique atmosphere and space quality. This aspect gives the visitors the sensation that they are enveloped by the vegetation and are in “Nature” in a very industrial place.

In the rear part, the big hall area is interrupted (or divided) by four vegetated chalices made of wire. The with iris planted water basin stands on a lowered surface. The interspaces in between the double walls are crossed by stair brackets, colonnades and overhanging loggias. The sun deck high upon the roof offers a breathtaking view over the northern part of Zurich.

With the variety of climbing vegetation the Landscape architects gave this park its unique atmosphere not just in spring with the different blossom colors but as well in autumn when their foliage color changes and we get the incredible diversity of red tones and colors.

Among the many sprawling plants in the MFO Park can be found:

• Aristolochia macrophylla (durior)
• Campsis radicans ‘Yellow Trumpet’
• Clematis alpina
• Clematis Montana
• Clematis orientalis
• Hedera helix ‘Autropurpurea’
• Jasminum humile
• Rosa ‘Kifsgate’
• Vitis aestivalis
• Wisteria sinensis
• Wisteria venusta ‘Alba’

Momentarily, the second part of the planned construction concept is still lacking. A square located in front of the open side of the hall with ranked steles has not yet been realized and neither has the four story brick house been destructed as it’s been planned.

== Analytical drawings ==
''Please add four analytical sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes) of your case and take the following aspects into account:''
* ''natural dynamic versus cultural framework - in how far do these two forces come together in your case?''
* ''dynamic through the year (you may imagine how the site looks in spring and summer, maybe you also remember it)''
* ''highlight potentials and problems''

<gallery caption="Analytical Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:yourfilename1.jpg|analytical drawing 1
Image:yourfilename2.jpg|analytical drawing 2
Image:Mfoautumn1.jpg|analytical drawing 3
Image:yourfilename4.jpg|analytical drawing 4
</gallery>

== Projective drawings ==
* ''Please add four projective sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes) for your case and take the following aspects into account:''
** ''How would you like this case to change in the near future? (in 1-2 years)''
** ''And how could it look like in 10-15 years?''

<gallery caption="Projective Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:yourfilename1.jpg|projective drawing 1
Image:yourfilename2.jpg|projective drawing 2
Image:yourfilename3.jpg|projective drawing 3
Image:yourfilename4.jpg|projective drawing 4
</gallery>

== Summary and conclusion ==
''Please summarize your case and give arguments for your projective design (approx 150 words).''

== Image Gallery ==
''You may add a series of images/photos in addition to the sketches/drawings''

<gallery caption="Image Gallery" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:yourfilename1.jpg|image 1
Image:yourfilename2.jpg|image 2
Image:yourfilename3.jpg|image 3
Image:yourfilename4.jpg|image 4
</gallery>

== References ==
''* Please make sure that you give proper references of all external resources used.''

''* Do not use images of which you do not hold the copyright.''

''* Please add internet links to other resources if necessary.''

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