{"id":471,"date":"2012-05-23T15:03:09","date_gmt":"2012-05-23T15:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/omnibus-lab.com\/blog\/?p=471"},"modified":"2012-09-14T10:58:31","modified_gmt":"2012-09-14T10:58:31","slug":"competition-entry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/omnibus-lab.com\/blog\/competition-entry\/","title":{"rendered":"Competition entry: Paradise Garden"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/em>“The garden is breathing out the air of Paradise today\/ Towards me, a friend with a sweet nature, and this wine.”<\/em><\/strong> Hafez (1489)- The garden<\/em>.<\/p>\n

OMNIBUS joined the Hardturm open competition for housing along with unique assemblage<\/a> and b\u00fcrgi architekten<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In terms of urban design and landscape, this part of the project draws an\u00a0<\/em> inspiration decomplex\u00e9e <\/em>from the Persian garden. From the outside, the garden- courtyard is signaled by its towering cypresses. The inside atmosphere marks an accentuated contrast between the hostile world outside the walls (<\/em>traffic, noise, asphalt) and the lush atmosphere inside, with bright vegetation, water fountains and colorful tiles. Axial symmetry contrasts with bushy areas. The plan is mimetically<\/em> and loosely based on the Persian carpet, defining fields of activity through different flooring. The water channels are concrete profile- lined with blue color so that the water seems always bright and vivid, a technique to be found in the Fin gardens of Kashan, Iran. The pool mirrors a central community pavilion. Lines of evergreens cypresses (Cupressus sempervirens)<\/em> along the ordered fields enforce the calm and relaxed atmosphere of the garden. Beeches (Fagus sylvatica<\/em> f. purpurea<\/em>) and spruces (Picea abies<\/em>) as well as pines keep a density and leafy atmosphere strong throughout the year.\n\t\t\t