_Location: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
_Company: Stoss Landscape Urbanism | www.stoss.net
_Clients: University of Michigan, College of Engineering
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Photo: Diana Cheren Nygren
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Benches, Lawn, Meadows, Walls - Retaining
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Photo: Diana Cheren Nygren
Tags in this photo:
Benches, Meadows, Planting, Walls - Retaining
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Photo: Diana Cheren Nygren
Tags in this photo:
Lawn, Lighting, Pathways, Planting
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Photo: Diana Cheren Nygren
Tags in this photo:
Benches, Planting, Walls - Retaining
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Project Description
The Eda U. Gerstacker Grove is a renovation of an underutilized campus quad at the heart of the University of Michigan’s North Campus, home to the Colleges of Engineering, Art, and Architecture.
The Grove is a lush and active space that can accommodate a range of rotating events and everyday activities. It was conceived as a flexible green quad, with clearings in an elegant grove that can host larger-scale activities like musical and arts performances, student and alumni events, and casual play or recreation.
Infiltration gardens planted with bald cypress and ferns collect rainwater on site while a weather station reads rainfall, temperature, and other data to illuminate over 100 acrylic rods with vibrant LEDs in response to daily conditions.
