Thread by @APearlBird

I‘ve been exploring a public #parc in @MySwitzerland_e.

Relaxation after strenuous medical treatment is very important by my book.

Not only the mushrooms are beautiful.

🧵 of #snapshot|s and comments

This parc is extremely Swiss.

It is:
• clean
• designed with CAD
• accessible for everyone
• nearly reaches the fine line of „over engineered“

2/n

I‘m not going to present it in its entirety.

The engineering and landscaping are based on a storyline and a User Requirements Specification or a similar BD document described many fundamental aspects and there has definitely been input from biologists and others.
3/n

Maybe you already understand why I‘m posting this - I‘m an Engineer and was looking for distraction.
How many fences and the like are between you and the tarmac if you‘d fall down?

Three

The odd fence prevents kids walking up the lowest edge.
Risk mitigation per design.
4/n

This is a hint where this parc is located.

I won‘t state where - it‘s in #Switzerland and about thee runways are nearby.

5/n

Clean public restrooms accessible during the day.

Entry is free

Many Swiss flats have less valuable bathrooms.

What a view opening the door..

6/n

There are a few routes around this park.
Open grassy areas (not a lawn).
Structures to shelter.
Views.
Fountain.
Chairs and benches.
Signs at points of interest.

Hidden spots in the woods - with oak floor..
7/n

Well - I found peace in the parc and enjoyed the time I spent there.

An island of engineered biodiversity between brutal civilian infrastructure cutting through the landscape.

Engineered.
8/8