Sensorial garden: a proposal for visually impaired kids
Visual deficient kids came to world with difficulties in forming concepts and mental construction of the space that
surrounds them. During childhood, precocious stimulation of other directions and verbal descriptions, which can
provide this information to them, is needed. However, many visual deficient kids are educated and stimulated by their
parents and teachers in the same way are kids with the visual sense, causing in this way introspection and deficit
insertion into the exterior world. This project aims to provide landscape and agronomic information in order to
subsidize the creation of public spaces for children with visual deficiency, from 5-10 years old. This space was
conceived to help visual deficient kids to discover nature, getting in touch closely with its elements, through their
perception. For this reason a playful garden where children can play under attendance of monitors was created, to
develop precocious autonomy and self confidence. In this garden wide, secure and organized spaces were created with
great attention to the natural elements, allowing children to show interest for the space that surrounds them, extending
their horizons. It also presents an educational proposal where daily species’ recognition is possible. Plants were
selected to sharp the sense of touch and the sense of smell, using textures, different forms and densities, besides
diverse fragrances. As a complement, different sound elements were included.