MVRDV creates temporary artificial hill near London's Hyde Park

MVRDV today revealed "Marble Arch Hill," a temporary installation next to London's Marble Arch. It is a hollowed-out mountain based on a scaffolding structure designed to create a rendered interest in the surrounding area, which connects Oxford Street and Hyde Park. The design introduces a park-like landscape that climbs over the artificial mountain, giving visitors a 25-meter-tall viewpoint to see the surrounding area from a new perspective. Marble Arch Hill uses a scaffold structure on its base that will support the plywood and soil layers needed to hold the outer grass "skin."  "This project is a wonderful opportunity to give an impulse to a highly recognizable location in London," said MVRDV founding partner Winy Maas in a statement. "It’s a location full of contradictions, and our design highlights that. By adding this landscape element, we make a comment on the urban layout of the Marble Arch, and by looking to the site’s history, we make a comment on the area’s future. We enl...