MFO Park

This is the most unusual urban park.  Generally a park designer will install trees in circles of soil lined by areas of lawn. A non offensive use of space.  However, reaching beyond may reward you with some brilliant results.  The MFO Park was built in 2002 in Zurich, Switzerland and it has created its own interpretation of a park. Designed by Burckhardt + Partner AG and Raderchall Landschaftsarchitekten AG .  Think vertically when looking for their inspiration for this one.  It feels like you're entering a building.  What looks like scaffolding and guy wires creates the structure for this park. Climbing vines are grown up the wires creating walls and columns of green, replicating stands of trees.  Staircases are built into the design to create different vantage points and areas of contemplation.   Benches are placed throughout. I especially like that different vines were used to create different colours of bloom and foliage throughout the space, like virginia creeper and wisteria.