We may never tire of new ways to interject some spontaneous green space into a concrete cityscape. Kevin van Braak’s caravan takes a top spot on our urban intervention favorites list. It’s a mobile trailer that unfolds into an elevated park replete with a fire circle and wildflowers.

Most information we found on the Dutch artist is [obviously] in Dutch, which leaves us depending upon Babelfish for detailed interpretation. Luckily the intention behind the project doesn’t require too much guessing; though from the translation, it seems that besides simply reintroducing nature in the concrete jungle, Braak aims to address cultural issues such as individuality vs. community, and the role of religion and ritual in group experience. If you want to read the whole semi-sensical Babelfish translation, read on…

other works


Untitled (Boxing Balls) 2002




Bathroom (Graduation Project) 1999

via Inhabitat