Çinpa's Signature at the NATO Summit: Protocol Road–Airport Road 3,500 m² Vertical Garden Installation

The main transportation corridors of cities are not merely roads that enable intra-city movement. These areas also define the city's architectural identity, its approach to landscape design, and the first impression it makes on visitors. Airport connections and protocol routes in particular rank among a city's most important showcases to the outside world.

In the run-up to the NATO Summit held in Turkey, the preparatory and landscape works carried out across the city helped give Ankara’s major transport axes a stronger appearance. During this period, the 3,500 m² vertical garden installation implemented along the Protocol Road–Airport Road became one of the notable landscape projects where large surfaces were reinterpreted through planting design.

Executed with Çinpa’s implementation experience, the project contributed to increasing green surfaces within the dense urban fabric, giving hard structures a more natural appearance, and creating an aesthetic unity along the route.

 The Role of the Protocol Road in City Identity

Protocol routes extending from the airport to the city center are the areas where domestic and foreign visitors first come into contact with the city. The landscaping of these roads, used by state representatives, diplomatic delegations, and international guests, is of distinct importance in terms of the city's representational power.

The works aimed at city aesthetics prior to internationally attended events like the NATO Summit should not be viewed as short-lived preparations. These implementations contribute to the city's long-term appearance and elevate the quality of public spaces.

The vertical garden installation along the Protocol Road–Airport Road created a more orderly, greener, and stronger urban appearance along the route. Covering large concrete-dominated surfaces with vegetation helped the road harmonize better with its surroundings.

 Visual Impact of the 3,500 m² Vertical Garden Installation

Vertical garden systems are an effective way to increase green coverage in areas where horizontal landscaping is limited. These systems, which can be applied to roadside walls, retaining surfaces, bridge surroundings, and large facades, transform hard and monotonous surfaces into more aesthetic compositions.

The 3,500 m² installation along the Protocol Road–Airport Road is, due to its scale, not merely a decorative work but a comprehensive landscape arrangement that alters the general perception of the route. Continuous green surfaces along a long stretch present a more maintained and cohesive appearance at the city entrance.

In roadside applications perceived from inside vehicles and at varying distances, the overall composition is of great importance. When color distribution, plant density, and surface transitions are properly planned, a vertical garden moves away from the look of a flat cladding and conveys a natural plant texture.

 The Importance of Planning in Large-Scale Applications

As the area of a vertical garden project increases, design, logistics, and site coordination become more comprehensive. It is necessary to measure the surfaces to be applied, divide installation areas into sections, determine the amount of products to be used, and plan the work sequence.

In high-meterage applications like the Protocol Road–Airport Road project, it is important that every section is completed to the same quality standard. Connections between panels or planted surfaces should be unnoticeable, the application should continue uninterrupted along the route, and the overall design language should be maintained.

Çinpa addresses the field process holistically with the implementation experience it has gained in large-scale vertical garden projects. From surface structure to application planning, and from product selection to the installation phase, all details are evaluated according to the project's needs.

 How to Achieve a Natural Appearance in Vertical Gardens?

Covering a large surface with a single species or single color of plant can make the application look flat and artificial. To achieve a more natural result, different leaf shapes, shades of green, and plant densities should be combined in a balanced way.

The rhythm of the design is particularly important in vertical gardens applied along long road routes. Areas of concentrated planting, transitions created with different tones, and balanced distribution give movement to the surface. This way the application is perceived as natural and coherent both up close and during vehicle transit.

The green texture created in the Protocol Road–Airport Road application also reduced the harsh effect of large surfaces and strengthened the environmental character of the route.

 Çinpa’s Experience in Vertical Garden Applications

Each vertical garden project should be planned differently according to the dimensions of the application area, surface characteristics, intended use, and environmental conditions. A small interior wall and a city-scale roadside installation cannot be approached with the same design and installation method.

Çinpa develops solutions at different scales, from decorative planting works to large-scale urban landscape applications. The 3,500 m² vertical garden work on the Protocol Road–Airport Road is one of the important examples demonstrating the brand's capacity for high-meterage projects and its field experience.

The Protocol Road–Airport Road vertical garden installation, carried out during the city preparations for the NATO Summit held in Turkey, has given one of Ankara’s major transport axes a greener and more aesthetic identity.

Implemented across a total area of 3,500 m², the project is a comprehensive landscape application that shows how hard and extensive surfaces can be transformed through planting design. Completed with Çinpa’s experience in planning, product selection, and field implementation, the project stands out for its visual coherence, scale of application, and contribution to urban aesthetics.