Field Operations are an 80 person team based in New York and aim to create innovative design primarily in cities and urban spaces to create authentic spaces which work for the people living there.
The above design, by James Corner and Field Operations, was built in 2015 and cost $7.4 million. It is located in the heart of Philadelphia's Navy Yard Corporate Center, a site which has historically been marked by wetlands, a key habitat for many bird species. The design is innovative and links to the urban nature of the site as well as its native habitats, creating a sustainable, green, open space which has functionality as a social and active space. The circle organisation frames the indoor park which features flower meadows, groves, an outdoor amphitheater and fitness stations. I think that this design is a great way to make fitness and sport more attractive and accessible to people and provides a hugely pleasant space for people to exercise and feel safe in. the circle design gives the impression of honeycomb linking to the emphasis of nature in the site.
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