Parco del Meisino, Turin
Italy
The Po River Park, located within the municipality of Turin, is a significant environmental and recreational project aimed at revitalizing the Meisino area. The design includes reshaping and reinforcing the riverbanks to protect the riverscape from flooding and enhance their environmental features.
Client
Comune di Torino
Geography
Status
Year
2000-2005
Area Size
19 ha
Partners
Virgilio Anselmo, Giancarlo Bortolami, Ivano Boris Di Molfetta, Dario Ferrero, Florin Florineth, Cristina Gragnolati, Gian Paolo Mondino, Lydia Re
Key project datas
550 trees, 6700 m² of cycle paths, 370 square metres of nature trail, 8000 m² of greened gravel parking area, 1 wooden foot and cycle bridge, 5000 cubic metres of noise barrier, engineering works to improve the banks of the river Po (repellents, bank defense, jetties)
The Po River Park, located within the municipality of Turin, is a significant environmental and recreational project aimed at revitalizing the Meisino area. The design includes reshaping and reinforcing the riverbanks to protect the riverscape from flooding and enhance their environmental features.
Client
Comune di Torino
Geography
Status
Year
2000-2005
Area Size
19 ha
Partners
Virgilio Anselmo, Giancarlo Bortolami, Ivano Boris Di Molfetta, Dario Ferrero, Florin Florineth, Cristina Gragnolati, Gian Paolo Mondino, Lydia Re
Key project datas
550 trees, 6700 m² of cycle paths, 370 square metres of nature trail, 8000 m² of greened gravel parking area, 1 wooden foot and cycle bridge, 5000 cubic metres of noise barrier, engineering works to improve the banks of the river Po (repellents, bank defense, jetties)
Intervention area
First trees
The Pathway
View from the Park to Superga
Winter impressions
This project is grounded in creating “spatial coherence” for the park, which involves connecting various project elements to ensure a unified and functional nature park. Key aspects of this approach include improving access to the park, organizing its functional areas, and enhancing visual access, openness, and articulation.
From an operational perspective, the final project emphasizes the environmental and landscape recovery of the Meisino area. Despite being a highly degraded urban edge, this area is notable for its significant ecological diversity, particularly its high biological richness indicated by the variety of avifauna species present.
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