| Client: | Bezirksamt Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg von Berlin |
| Period: | 2010-2013 |
| Dimension: | 6.700 m² |
| Location: | Berlin-Friedrichshain |
The starting point for the redesign of Helsingforser Platz is the southern Finnish landscape around Helsinki. The characteristic islands surrounding the city are made up of weathered stone and a sparse covering of trees. At the centre of the spatial mise-en-scène are modelled islands (of vegetation) created out of coarse greywacke gravel and single boulders.
The numerous connecting paths and crossings are preserved by the precisely-shaped amorphous islands of vegetation. An irregular, yet concise planting scheme of multi-stemmed birches and grasses aims at establishing a relationship to the landscape. The islands are embedded within a concrete pavement made up of two different lengths of paving stone and stripes of small cobbles, forming a pattern of waves that – being perpendicular to the main direction of movement – produces a decelerating effect.