Sofia
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A “linear park” is an ecological passageway, a genuine green infrastructure, and a part of the green system of the city of Sofia. This complex organism is made up of three macro-elements: green areas, green lines, and green points.
The linear park is structured on an axis from the outskirts all the way to the city center through a “green belt”, and is based on 4 different systems: the building system, the water, the green, and the infrastructures.
Within the park, cycle paths are considered a priority over other vehicle use, and so is the east-west axis in relation to north-south paths running on different levels, such as the city plan and the underground lines.
This stands for a sort of musical score palimpsest, in which people’s movement intercepts the functions of the buildings overlooking the park, and interacts with the different shades of green, offering the beholder varying viewpoints, within the ever-changing morphology of the place.
TECHNICAL DATA SHEET.
Project: Il parco lineare
Where: Sofia
Client: Europan 5
Partners: Antonio Gonella, Margarita Kroucharska
Timeline: 1998
Area: km 1