Festival of Gardens

In response to the theme of ‘Play in the Garden’ for the 2006 International Garden Festival at Chaumont-sur-Loire, France, the firm proposed an interactive word search game with acrylic letters overlaid on an enclosed perennial garden. The challenge involved finding ten hidden words were French onomatopoeic words, each evoking the sounds commonly heard in the garden. Garden elements such as the pond, footbridge, perennial bands, and knoll added a layer of complexity to the game by acting as visual obstacles.  One must physically experience the entire garden to complete the game successfully, making the activity as much about discovery and immersion as it was about solving the puzzle.