AmstelFlow

Amsterdam doesn´t rush: it flows. It is a city built in concentric circles, like ripples in quiet pond, where time slows down to the pace of gliding bicycle. The canals are the city´s veins, pulsing with liquid history. It was these canals, specifically their shapes, that inspired my design a lot. All three parks are designed on the water surface at Flevopark, secured with ropes so that people can feel the movement of the water when they enter the park. Each park is enriched with interesting features, such as pergolas that cast sharp shadows in contrast with the calm water or thin steel walls with carved silhouettes of dancing people fixed in the center of the park, such as the famous dancing houses around the canals.