Five Senses Park is a pioneering; inclusive landscape project located in the heart of ‘Ganei Yehoshua’ in Tel Aviv–Yafo and using as a therapeutic zone.
Covering approximately 15 dunams (3.7 acres), the park introduces a new paradigm for public open spaces by placing people with disabilities at the center of the planning process, while simultaneously serving the general public.

The project transforms a neglected historic ‘Zafari complex’ into a vibrant, fully accessible public park. All existing vegetation—approximately 300 mature trees, including: Eucalyptus, Ficus, and Palm species—was fully preserved and integrated into a contemporary, sensory-driven landscape.
Inspired by the five human senses, the park translates this concept into a comprehensive spatial and experiential system. Accessibility is not treated as an add-on but as an inherent design strategy, integrating enhanced physical, visual, and cognitive accessibility across all layers of the project.
The park is conceived as an interactive, multi-sensory environment where people with sensory, physical, or cognitive disabilities can experience activities on equal terms with the general population. For users with sensory impairments, alternative and complementary sensory stimuli allow full engagement with movement, space, nature, and social interaction. This makes the project a rare international precedent in which inclusivity is methodically implemented as a functional design principle.
The park is organized into a sequence of sensory zones calibrated to varying abilities, while encouraging interaction among diverse user groups.

A first-of-its-kind interactive cycling loop, approximately 350 meters long, was designed specifically for handcycles, tricycles, and tandem bicycles.
The loop incorporates tactile, acoustic, visual, olfactory, and mist-based elements. Varied ground textures, sound installations for visually impaired users, a 70 meter fragrant planting tunnel, and a shallow water feature—the “Senses Stream of the Yarkon River”—enhance both ecological and sensory richness.

An additional 400 meter single trail simulates a forest riding experience for experienced riders, including users of adaptive bicycles, strengthening physical skills, confidence, and independence.
At the heart of the park is a 2,500 m² central gathering plaza with play elements inspired by winged animals, referencing the site’s ‘Zafari’ heritage. The plaza includes lawns, accessible seating, a water axis, and proximity to restrooms and a café, with seating arranged to promote eye contact and interaction, including wheelchair-accessible zones.
A linear Sensory Promenade offers focused experiences through Sound, Taste (via mist installations), and Smell zones, with fragrant planting tunnels and raised beds. The park also features a dedicated planting beds approximately 20m long, accommodating up to 70 wheelchair users simultaneously, and a stainless-steel mirrored bean reflecting the surrounding landscape from an alternative point of view.
The park functions as an accessible environment for leisure, sport, therapy, and rehabilitation, fostering dignity, equality, and community cohesion. Designed entirely through the perspective of the “challenged individual”, Five Senses Park transforms daily limitations into moments of empowerment, joy, and shared experience.

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