Blooming Islands

The project “Blooming Islands in Everyday Life of Margareten“ searched for ideas for well-designed urban sites of trees and micro spaces in the streets of the Margareten district in Vienna.

Inhabitants and passers-by benefit from attractive streets. Especially important are micro spaces with their opportunities for short-time stays for groups who spend their time primarily in the neighbourhood such as children or elderly people.

tilia started with a systematic cartography of the streets, tree sites and micro spaces and analysed their specific potentials as open spaces. District residents were informed and were asked for their ideas: The participative actions of “What will I take with me to the Margarten Island?“ included information on the project, activating street interviews, seed envelops, free post cards picturing inspiring examples in Margareten and information on urban gardening offers by the city administration. The inputs were analysed and checked for their potential to realisation. We developed recommendations for more green and more possibilities for everyday needs in the streets of Margareten.

tilia	conception and conducting the project
time	2014
client	City of Vienna – MA 42, city district 5, Margareten