A NECKLACE OF DIVERSE HEALING GARDENS AT THE NEW INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CLUSTER
Healing Gardens is a chain of diverse public spaces designed to heal the patients of a new medical cluster district in Moscow through a variety of sensory themes, such as ‘view’, ‘art’, ‘movement’, ‘taste’, ‘sound’, ‘touch’, ‘smell’ and other sources of sensation.
The following are the main design principles;
- The area is made up of a variety of vibrant public spaces that are well connected.
- Fully pedestrianised public spaces
- Maximum preservation of existing trees on site
- Highly climate-adaptive design with large water retention area and minimised use of hard paved surfaces
- Rainwater recycling for irrigation
MMK is created to develop medical activities for the provision of medical care, improve its quality, promote the development of medicine, medical technologies and medical devices, develop educational activities and conduct scientific research in the field of health care, as well as to develop international cooperation in the specified field of activity.