{"id":8696,"date":"2025-12-11T13:25:42","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T13:25:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sassogna.sviluppo.host\/portfolio\/mediterranean-park-rome\/"},"modified":"2025-12-22T18:44:55","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T18:44:55","slug":"mediterranean-park-rome","status":"publish","type":"astra-portfolio","link":"https:\/\/sassogna.sviluppo.host\/en\/portfolio\/mediterranean-park-rome\/","title":{"rendered":"Mediterranean Park, Rome"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Rome: a 3-hectare journey through the evolution of the Mediterranean landscape.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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We are in Rome, immersed in a historic context declared a UNESCO World Heritage site, where strict landscape restrictions embrace the entire area.<\/p>

Here, we embraced the challenge of shaping a three-hectare park, combining regulatory rigor with a deep ecological vision. Inspired by the fluidity of the M\u00f6bius strip, we designed a path system that acts as a backbone, connecting the residence to every corner of the garden.<\/p>

It is not merely a park, but a complex organism where human presence gradually fades into wild nature.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The heart of the project is a miniature representation of Mediterranean plant successions.<\/p>

Near the house, the quintessential anthropic environment, we find the garrigue: an ecosystem rich in biodiversity and scents, typical of poor, sun-drenched soils. Moving away, biological forms mutate: small herbaceous plants give way to the shrubs of the maquis and finally to the large trees of the climax forest.<\/p>

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Water management was the guiding principle. We moved beyond the classic English lawn\u2014fragile and water-intensive\u2014replacing it with “alternative meadows” of Phyla nodiflora and Achillea crithmifolia, which are walkable and rich in biodiversity.<\/p>

This choice not only reduces consumption but respects the needs of the existing Pinus pinea.
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Every square meter was realized according to the Mediterranean Mixed Planting method.
These are not simple flowerbeds, but plant communities scientifically calibrated to occupy every ecological niche.<\/p>

Structural plants, companions, and groundcovers coexist in a dynamic equilibrium that requires “care” rather than simple maintenance.
It is a garden that never remains the same, but evolves year after year under the landscape architect’s discreet guidance, becoming increasingly resilient, autonomous, and fascinating.<\/p>

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