For many years, the park on the banks of the Moskva River was in a state of neglect. District residents did not have a place for walks, sports activities, and rest with their families. We proposed to make the park a point of attraction, something similar to both an urban recreational area and suburban forest. Here, unlike in parks of the city center, its functions stretch along the entire perimeter, and one part of the park smoothly flows into another. To make the park a point of attraction for district inhabitants connecting its entire territory by walking and sports-oriented trails and filling it with recreational infrastructure while preserving the unique natural landscape.

The park was in a state of neglect despite its status as a specially protected natural area. Here, people used to walk their dogs and have barbecues, and the potential of the territory was not realized. Within the framework of the complex land improvement of Moy Rayon program (My district), we created a concept for the park where district inhabitants can spend their free time in nature. We already worked with the concept of the Park of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow located nearby. Trails of the park in Kapotnya became its continuation. Our idea was to unite the adjacent natural zones and parks creating a unified landscaped walking space. In this case, the Moskva River could become a city’s ecological axis.