Having prioritized the regeneration of the Russian capital’s parks to make the city a more comfortable and attractive place in which to live, the Moscow Department of Culture appointed LDA Design & Alphabet City to produce transformational masterplans for the city’s principal parks.
LDA Design’s response emphasized health and wellbeing, and play and recreation. The team worked hard to create opportunities for the community, as well as providing a rich horticultural and ecological experience.
At Sadovniki, the ‘Gardeners’ Park’, we had two key issues to resolve. Although at the center of dense urban environment, prior to redesign the park was only used by the local residents as a transitional route to the nearest metro station. The park needed a new path network that responded to the way in which people wanted to use the space.
Secondly, the Park needed the sort of amenities that would make it a destination for the many thousands of people who live adjacent to it. Within this context, a masterplan for a beautiful modern park emerged, focused on a new ‘heart of the park’ and pavilion. New facilities include a fountain plaza with a family cafe, ice rink and events space, BMX track, skateboarding bowl, gardens, and play spaces.
Client: Mosgorpark/Moscow Department of Culture Parks’ Authority
Lead designer: LDA Design
Planting Design/Concept, DD & Supervision: Alphabet City
Alphabet City Team: Anna Andreyeva, Harry Nuriev, Olga Drozdova
Lighting Design: Michael Grubb Studio
Pavilions’ Concept: Moxon Architects
Year built: 2014
Area: 34 Ha
Парк "Садовники" открылся осенью 2014 года и был назван журналом Афиша самым современным парком в городе за пределами Садового кольца. На месте пустыря, через который люди ходили только к метро и домой, появился новый парк с детскими и спортивными площадками, новыми цветниками в стиле New perennials, современным освещением, павильонами кафе и прокатов.