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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. A Mobile Italian Garden in London, England by The DecoratorsJanuary 13th, 2015 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: The Decorators A Mobile Italian Garden transforms the terrace at Alexandra Palace into a welcoming area with exceptional views over the city. Drawing inspiration from the architecture of the palace, the proposal breaks the monumental proportions of the main building to meet visitors with a more intimate scale on their first encounter with Alexandra Palace. The theatricality of the terraced view is accentuated by the enclosed viewing amphitheater to contemplate the surrounding landscape: bringing to stage the gardens and the city of London in the background.  Image Courtesy © Dosfotos
 Image Courtesy © Dosfotos Besides ‘theatricalizing”the views, the design organises the area of the terrace into a landscape of scattered objects that can be rearranged geometrically resembling the formal garden, between grotto and folly, garden and landscape, stage and amphitheater, drawing from the historical character of the Palace and Garden.  Image Courtesy © Dosfotos The design is directly inspired by the formal arrangement of the geometrical Italian Garden. The floor plan of the garden is extruded to create a series of three-dimensional movable structures of varying sizes. These units work as both planters and seating areas, functioning as viewing pods to seat from two to ten people. Each unit can provide a particular sensorial experience, provided by the smell of the botanical species that it contains, the quality and texture of the materials and the sights.  Image Courtesy © Dosfotos The pods can be arranged into 2 configurations: • a scattered, spread configuration that provides diverse different viewing perspectives giving variety to the garden experience. This configuration serves the quotidian use of the terrace, providing visitors the chance to linger or seat and enjoy the refreshments served at the bar. • an enclosed tight configuration for quieter times of the year and more intimate events. This configuration is displaced around a central area where concerts and screenings can be held, providing intimate cabins for watching the shows. The picnic tables will be arranged in grid format in accordance to the visual sightlines for the ‘garden’. The intervention was installed in July 2014 and will be used every summer at Alexandra Palace.  Image Courtesy © Dosfotos About The Decorators The Decorators are an interdisciplinary group of practitioners working with space, designing short to long-term experiences that invite people to engage with objects and places. As a socially engaged design practice, The Decorators’ work usually involves designing interventions in the public realm and curating activities that activate places and involve the participation of local communities. Their work celebrates, critiques and interrogates places undergoing processes of transformation, informing their future development.  Image Courtesy © Dosfotos  Image Courtesy © Dosfotos  Image Courtesy © Dosfotos  Image Courtesy © Dosfotos  Image Courtesy © Dosfotos  Image Courtesy © Dosfotos  Image Courtesy © Dosfotos  Image Courtesy © Dosfotos  Image Courtesy © Dosfotos  Image Courtesy © Dosfotos  Image Courtesy © Dosfotos  Image Courtesy © Dosfotos
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