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PARK(ing) landscape project by Julie Bargmann

American landscape architect and D.I.R.T. Studio founder Julie Bargmann describes PARK(ing), a 2,230-square-metre site in Detroit’s Core City neighbourhood, as a green space first and a parking lot second. “Let’s imagine that the whole thing is a crazy wild forest,” she says, “and then you take your eraser and put in as many cars as necessary.”

PARK(ing) landscape project by Julie Bargmann

In this case, that means parking spots for 28 vehicles — each one nestled among a dense thicket of native trees, grasses and flowers. Brought to life by local real estate development and property management company Prince Concepts and designed by Bargmann with Prince’s in-house landscape designer Andrew Schwartz, the site melds greenery with permeable pavers and granite ground covers in...

Detroit’s PARK(ing)is a Green Space First and Parking Lot Second

Detroit’s new landscape is a thoughtful mediation among beauty, ecology, and the car.

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