The Flying Garden

Public park in Pistoia
Flying Garden design Pistoia Public garden project, Pistoia Execution and maintenance of public park, Tuscany Tuscany, public park project Landscape Design, Toscana
Designers

Arch. Lapo Ruffi, Arch. Angiola Mainolfi

Artists

Luigi Mainolfi, Atelier Mendini with Andrea Balzari, and Gianni Ruffi

Execution

Primanatura Giardini s.r.l.

Client

Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio of Pistoia and Pescia and the Municipality of Pistoia

Location

Pistoia

Photography

Stefano Poggialini

Category
Parks & Gardens
About This Project

The Flying Garden was borne of an interaction between artists and architects whose combined experience helped develop this location, which extends across 8000 square metres (26,000 square feet). The goal was to create a large land-art park for children. The grounds were designed as a large “workshop” in which installations transform into objects of play. Our task was to create a green space that could both accommodate the artists’ works and be a hospitable, welcoming place for children to experiment, discover and play.

 

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