Spotlight on
Bayada Plaza Project
Project:
Bayada Plaza, Nursing Education Building
Client: University of
Pennsylvania, School of Nursing
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Program: Redesign
entry and outdoors space to express the values of the School
of Nursing and as the first key project to transform the University's
North Service Drive into a pedestrian friendly campus walk.
Concepts/Approach:
Viridian Landscape Studio transformed a forbidding and unfriendly,
walled and paved 1970s plaza into an urban garden entry court.
Working closely with SMP Architects, architects for the total
building renovation, we carefully designed the building entry
sequence. We consulted with Penn State soil scientist Tim
Craul to develop a special soil mix in which to grow a new
garden. This mix was placed atop the existing underground
parking structure. It supports the long-term growth of a lush
matrix of trees, shrubs and groundcovers.
Today this landscape embraces the new glass-enclosed lobby
and cafe space making the new entrance to the Nursing Education
Building a welcoming garden oasis.
Status: Completed
2005
Construction Cost:
$500,000
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Bayada Plaza
Nursing Education Building Project |
Noisette Urban Redevelopment
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Bartram's Garden Master
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