Article source: Studio Vulkan Landschaftsarchitektur GmbH

The new park facilitates the urbanistic integration of the university building, a freestanding object in a heterogeneous urban context. As envisioned in the master plan, the park acts as the entry foyer of the Polyfeld district and is a space of major relevance to the neighbourhood. At the same time, it represents the university’s main gathering area. Within this dual role, the park achieves autonomy through a change in level toward its surroundings and a unique atmosphere, distinctively avoiding appropriation by the university as a front yard.

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• Architects: Studio Vulkan Landschaftsarchitektur GmbH (pool Architekten)
• Project: FH Muttenz
• Location: Muttenz, Switzerland
• Photography: Das Bild
  
• Client: Bau- und Umweltschutzdirektion Basel-Landschaft, represented by the Building Department, Liestal
  
• Landscape Architects: Studio Vulkan Landschaftsarchitektur, Zürich
  
• Construction Management: pool Architekten / Takt Baumanagement AG, Zürich
  
• Competition: 2011, 1st Prize
  
• Project Development: Since 2011
  
• Realisation: 2016 – 2018
  

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