Greenscape System
Kunsthochschule Weißensee Berlin | 2022
In most citys, green spaces are mostly adapted for humans and filled with re creational opportunities that do not take into account the needs of local animal populations. Greenscape System provides a series of modules that create various habitats for animals living in the city. The individual ele-ments form a system that can not only be a refuge for living creatures, but also offers the opportunity to learn about local wildlife and draw attention to the importance of its preservation.
Through the shaping of the components, it was important to me to systematically link all objects with each other and allow different possibilities of variations.
Also the choice of materials was a decisive factor. Most of the modules are made of weatherresistant wood, such as larch or robinia, and folded steel sheets as connecting elements. As the modules are intended for public spaces, they provide enough stability and resilience.
Habitats can be built with the simplest of methods. It is usually enough to leave the natural materials on their own. Stones, sand or clay are perfect breeding grounds for a variety of small creatures. Compostable elements are also an important building material for birds, mammals and insects. Greenscape System offers a way to reuse these materials in a meaningful way by creating important habitats while allowing park users, gardeners and others to participate in the process.
By raising wildflowers and other plant species off the ground, they allow you to perceive the raised bed as a small habitat and observe the life between.
Clay, sand and rocks function as a micro habitats for small species and they provide ideal nesting conditions for wild bees.
Basic park furniture can be spread all over the green area and provide a recreational offer through seatings, shadow etc.
A depository for cuttings and deadwood generates habitats for various species and takes advantage of the produced garden waste.
Some modules can be switched or added through different parks, that the system can spread and change over time, in order to promote bio-diversity efficiently.
