Tbilisi Central Park Ensemble

Requirements

Create a park ensemble that includes:

A Pavilion that can accommodate 200 people and a cafe;

An 'amphitheatre' - a place where people can gather in groups and watch presentations, performances etc.;

A space for children to play - more of creative sculpture installation type rather than a conventional playground.

Location

Tbilisi Central Park used to be a hippodrome. Currently the area is unkempt. People use it as a park and as a shortcut to the next district. The terrain is mostly flat and there is vast amount of groundwater underneath it.

Vision

I wanted to: fit all elements of the ensemble into the existing path layout; to blend the pavilion with the flat open environment; make it light and airy; create a peaceful presence.

I decided to make the pavilion and the area around it of a more semi-circular rather than rectangular shape so that it would:

fit naturally into the flow of people;

act as an amphitheatre around the lawn that can be used as a playground or as a place for a sculpture or a fountain.

A slight slope the pavillion is built on allows for some 3-D elements: stairs, a sloping pathway and a parapet to sit on, making the composition more interesting and engaging. The structure is made of steel columns, lightweight wooden roof frame covered with asphalt shingles.

The playground imitates hexagonal volcanic rock formations.

The small amphitheater sits 20 people. The hedge around it adds some privacy to it.

Software used: AutoCad, Revit, Blender, Photoshop