Zayandeh Rud Park

The Zayandeh River runs through the heart of Isfahan, a world-heritage city that twice in its history has been the capital of Persia. The city’s wealth of cultural landscapes include one of the world's largest public squares, the Meidan Emam, also know as Naghsh-e Jahan (“Image of the World”). Along with this square, a string of other exceptionally beautiful public spaces, parks and gardens weave expertly into the urban fabric of this city.

Adding to and fitting naturally into this same urban fabric is the new Zayandeh Rud Park. While its design offers a contemporary interpretation of the Persian landscape, it respects and draws on traditional approaches to landscape design as well.
The new park will also support the outdoor lifestyle that the people of Isfahan enjoy. During the evenings and weekends, throngs of people in the city’s promenades, parks and squares gather for family picnics, stroll about or listen to live poetry performances or folk song.
The outskirts of the city are home to the park. From the higher part of this attractive location, visitors will see the Zagros Mountains. Following the site downwards, they will reach the banks of the Zayandeh River.
In linking with the past, the landscape layout follows the ordered linear geometry of traditional Persian parks and gardens. Landscape spaces are ordered along several key axes.
Accentuating the sloping topography is the horizontal line of long elevated boardwalk that leads out to the tea house.
Location
Isfahan, Iran
32.6234003, 51.7306817
Plot Size
5.3 ha (13 acre)
Lead Consultant
Direct Appointment.
Studio Team
Miguelito Pegi, Andre Paul Saladaga,
Pierre Smit, Laith Wark
Project Owner
Mehr Dana Tahr Pardazan
Role
Concept Design