- Site-specific cases
The park develops in a 700-metre-long linear walkway linking the pre-hill area with the city centre, uniting four bordering districts.
This placemaking project, based on a sustainable and participatory approach to the organisation of public space has urban ecology as one of its inspirational elements: the improvements have involved the care of the greenery and the installation of seats (benches, chaise longues) and flower pots which now give the residents the opportunity to enjoy on a daily basis an otherwise abandoned space.
During the summer season and the first part of autumn, the park hosted numerous cultural and recreational meetings, becoming a place for sharing and creativity open to all citizens. Precollinear Park demonstrates the great potential of an approach to the organisation of public space based on three essential elements: low invasiveness, rapid implementation and low costs.
What, until a few years ago, was the terminus of the light tramway is now a small furnished square. A number of seats made of recycled materials have been placed here, and the platform supports info-graphic panels telling the different phases of the project and the history of the place.
The small hill behind the terminus houses a colourful installation: coloured ribbons have been tied to the branches of the four monumental beech trees, creating a protected space surrounded by greenery.
The long, gently sloping promenade connecting the pre-hill area to the city centre is now the central part of the park. Here, the vegetation is constantly taken care of, and seats and flower pots made of recycled materials and designed by some of the team members have been added.
Continuing along the tree-lined strip you reach the second section of the park, where a small arena has been set up for meetings and concerts. Here, too, a number of seats allows participants to follow the events more comfortably. This area of the park is where most of the numerous cultural events organised by the association are staged: concerts, book presentations and meetings with authors.
The bridge, which is the last section of the park, comprises three of the park's most original elements: an open-air exhibition describing the possible developments of the Turin of the future, a photo-opportunity frame enclosing the hilly landscape and a shipping container used as an info point and space to support events and workshops.
