General Mills Corporate Campus

Borovsky's "Man With A Briefcase" encompasses the foreground as the new pond, dining terrace and buildings finish the composition.

The pond and the landform surrounding it have been delicately manipulated and planted to enhance the simplicity of the site.

A land bridge was designed to act as the break point between the formal and the informal landscape. On the interior side of the bridge is a formal pond, pristine and sculpted.

On the exterior is the stormwater treatment portion of the water body with natural edges and native plant materials best suited for cleaning site run-off.

This new picturesque landscape is a pleasure to view from the executive offices, the pedestrian link, or the dining terrace.

Views of the land bridge

A land bridge acts as the break point between the formal and the informal landscape.

A more formal pond on the near side contrasts with the storm-water treatment portion of the water body on the far side, edged with native plants best suited for cleaning site run-off.

The delicately manipulated water feature pond transitions from a formal reinforcement of the modernist architecture to a more undulating, picturesque landscape that elegantly compliments General Mills' extensive collection of sculpture on site.

Credits

• Text by David Motzenbecker
• Photographs by George Heinrich and Tadd Kreun
• Compiled by Suprio Bhattacharjee

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