BUGA Koblenz 2011 and IGS Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg 2013
On the contemporary use of traditional materials
A fair share of visitors to a gardening exhibition expect to get familiar with new materials for outdoor spaces and their fields of use. When looking for spectacular innovations, however, they will get quite disappointed in Koblenz at first glance – at least with respect to the permanent facilities. In this case, the approach chosen was to develop the design based on the location, including materials that do not primarily attract the visitors’ attention but elegantly merge with the surroundings. This philosophy was applied to the planning and design of the spaces surrounding Koblenz Castle,...
