Planting Design 2013 Working Group 10 - Case Study C

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Name	Ion Mincu University interior terrace
Location	Bucharest
Country	Romania
Authors	Adina Matroz

Rationale: Why is this case interesting?

Please give a short introduction to the site you have selected (not more than 150 words)

The University of Architecture and Urbanism Ion Mincu in Bucharest was built in 1916-1927 after Grigore Cerchez project on the grounds of an historical public garden called "Rasca" Garden. This was a very popular place for the high society of Bucharest in the late 19th century. Ulysse de Marsillac remembers: "The garden is brightly lit every night and on holidays, the lighting is dazzling. (…) Two orchestras play in two different corners of the garden. One is the Army Brass Band, the other the Orchestra of the Opera”. The garden bore the name of its Polish owner, Hrtschka (Hirtscha), impossible to pronounce for Romanians, who changed it to Raşca. The famous garden and restaurant visited so frequently by the local elite (...).” Nowdays, the interior terrace is used for experimental projects of arhitecrure students and sometimes for events. Planting wise, there are some old tall trees, that were planted at the time of the University's construction.

• Why did you select it?

The garden should function as a representative and symbolical space for the University of Arhitecture an Urbanism, but it lacks in space connectivity and visual atractivity.The existing plants are impressive for their silhouette and hight, and are always visible from inside the building. It is a neccesary an well intended green area, that does not fully meet its purpose, and it is in poor condition.

• Is it exemplary for a specific theme or a problem?

It is representative for relatively small and representative interior gardens.

• In how far does it relate to your life?

It is the space where the Annual Masked Bal takes place and it is the main recreational space for students in summer and spring, so it has always been present durring the time I've spent in the Faculty of Landscape Planning.

Author's perspective

From which professional background/perspective are your documenting this case?

I am documenting this exemple from a landscape arhitecture student perspective, influenced at a personal level by the need to re-think and re-use that space.

Landscape and/or urban context of your case

• Biogeography, cultural features, overall character, history and dynamics

The context is an urban landscape with an overall academic or institutional character, with a lost hystorical value for the local community and for the students.

• Illustration: Map; sketches; short descriptive analyses

• Maps and schemes
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  context map

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  planting areas

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

The construction of the University of Arhitecture "Ion Mincu", was made in two phases, first the historical wing was built in 1952, and the newest wing was finished in the late 70s'.At this last addition, the cortyard was shapped. It was designed at 2 levels: an elevated terrace ment to be a space for leisure and exhibition area, and a plannted space at the ground level. The plants that were used were tall trees like- Populus alba, Quercus robur, Aesculus hippocastanum. Both spaces can be viewed from inside of the university as a dynamic space.

The problem is that the green area is now used as a storage and a parking space, not being a well maintained space. Moreover, new vegetation has starded to emerge, species such as Fraxinus excelsior. And overall, the space is not that atractive through out the year. The most important feature of the planted area is the shilluete and the hight of the old trees, giving the elevated terrace a very natural touch.

• Analytical Drawings
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  analytical plan

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  sesson change analysis

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  perspective of terrace and garden

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  perspective at ground level

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?

• Projective Drawings
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  projective plan scheme

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  projective plan scheme

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  projective plan scheme

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  projective plan scheme

Summary and conclusion

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

Planning the projective design of the courtyard essentialy consists in enlarging the green space and trimming the existing trees. Introducing new species such as Betula pendula trees to unify the overall look of the garden, within new student experimental gardens with shrub, perrenial, annual based plants.

Sessonal change would effect the courtyard so that the students experimental gardens would be very dynamic green are with sitting areas and leisure activities.

Image Gallery

You may add a series of images/photos in addition to the sketches/drawings

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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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