damma garden

 

The system is a dandelion.

On one hand the projects suggestion is translating historical estimation of the quarter San Salvario (the historical vegetable garden) in Turin and on the other hand there is its strong intention to relaunch new traditions. The modular system of mobile vases is like an assembly of wandering green: it adapts to the chosen place by forming and arranging itself to the character of the streets: a corner, a crossing, etc. The presence of the green garden influences the street life; it creates a green freely meetingpoint for the neighbours around. But with its plants the assembly becomes also a new actor who needs care and water. The mobile assembly can also occupy interiors of empty shops which are at the time for rent or sale. It changes these empty spaces to green places for events or happenings. When the shops are sold or rent the green assembly transfers to an other free space.

©2009 Claudia Heiniger, Raffaela Cardia, Davide Musmeci, DAMMADAMMA