Plantelor, General Nicolae C. Dabija, Dr. Burghelea and Avram Iancu streets
The proposal extends the park and triples the area of walking routes, keeping the playground and the mature vegetation that give the space its identity. The northern side is pedestrianised, traffic is reorganised to the south, and a new axis links the park to the Art Theatre and the surrounding streets. The planted area and the number of trees are roughly doubled.
Known in the neighbourhood also as “La Pătrat”, General Dabija Square already works as a playground, meeting place and pause for children, parents and neighbours. The park is nevertheless surrounded by roadway and parked cars, and the walking links with the fronts around it are interrupted or too narrow.
The playground and the small park are used daily by children, parents and residents. The square already has a strong social function; the problem is not a lack of life, but the way that life is separated from the rest of the neighbourhood by traffic and parking.
Several streets surround the park, and parking occupies much of the edges. Crossings are possible, but the link with the Art Theatre and the adjoining sidewalks is fragmented, and some road profiles are wider than needed.
The park has mature trees that give shade and a valuable green core. Shade does not, however, cover the playground and sitting areas evenly, and the planted surface can be extended without losing the current functions.
Nicolae Dabija Park, the local name “La Pătrat”, the Art Theatre and the residential fronts are the immediate landmarks. The identity of the place comes above all from its long use as a neighbourhood space.
The square is closely tied to the homes around it, to Școala H and to nearby cultural activities. It is one of the places where neighbourhood life already exists and must be protected, not invented from scratch.
The northern side becomes pedestrian, and a new axis links the park to the square and the theatre.
The function for children and families is kept and receives more shade.
Mature trees are kept, and the planted area and the number of trees increase.
Walking routes are tripled and completed with a picnic area and furniture.
The roadway is narrowed, and parking spaces remain on the eastern, southern and western sides.
Feedback confirmed that the playground and the neighbourhood-square character must be kept, but asked for more green, more shade and fewer conflicts with cars. The solution does not change the identity of the space; it strengthens it: it extends the park, links existing functions more clearly and keeps local access. The interventions concentrate on the everyday comfort of children, parents and neighbours.
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