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REBURBIA - Green Las Vegas
In thinking about the suburban growth and the sprawl, we can
not help but wonder where nature has gone! The built environment is growing at
the expense of the natural environment, and population growth indicates that
this will go on in the future. Where is place for nature in suburbia? How can
these different ecologies – the ecology of people, the ecology of cars and the
ecology of nature – coexist and integrate in a new model of development?
We have come to the conclusion that green spaces, parks or
open spaces, as the lungs of the built environment and one of the driving
factors for the creation of the suburbs, should become the force that
restructures the suburban fabric. Juxtaposition of a network of green space on
the existing urban network demands re-structuring of the geometry of the grid.
For this restructuring we used the tool of parametric design to interpolate and
subdivide the urban fabric. This led to a robust and flexible system that could
accommodate the specifics of any given site.
“Speculative Urbanizations”, a graduate studio at CornellUniversity
provided us with an opportunity to test our idea at a location in Las Vegas. The suburbs of
Las Vegas are
characterized by the sprawl as the phenomenon of suburbia and the projected
population increase, the two issues that are the reason for re-thinking urban
tactics for the suburbs. We used the existing network of wash lines present in Las Vegas as a generator
of an ecological corridor, which would, in turn, lead to restructuring of the
urban geometry. Triangulation was the most appropriate interpolation method for
the specific site, and resulted in a variety of parcel sizes, housing
typologies, and open spaces.
Nature gradually makes its way through the entire
development, from the ecological corridor that reinstates animal and plant
migration routes, followed by a recreational buffer zone that provides valuable
amenities to the residents, and a network of greenways that mitigate the harsh
desert climate, finally reaching each individual housing unit through the
courtyard house typology.
Possibilities of the courtyard house are researched to suit
the various needs of residents, both in the traditional house-on-a-parcel
model, and a new collective housing typology. The combination of the
triangulation method and the stackable courtyard houses create a housing
structure that deals with increased density, while maintaining the privacy of
each unit. Its form allows for the accommodation of various functions to be
incorporated within the core of each structure, leading to a mixed-use
development. The building types are designed to be commercial, civic,
infrastructural and recreational, supplying the neighborhood with a range of
amenities which make it financially and programmatically sustainable.
The ecological approach to the development is further
reinstated by limiting vehicular traffic to the outer ring surrounding the
individual housing area, while pedestrian and bicycle traffic are encouraged
through the infrastructure of the greenways leading to the center of the
development. Public transport is given an important role in the way the
development is accessed, by including a larger bus station in one of the
buildings.
We create a Microcosm
of Las Vegas, which consists of porous high-rises brimming with life and
activity that surround the Mediterranean town of narrow shaded streets and
larger open spaces, ending in a landscape of people, animals, trees and water.
Each of these different ecologies is a part of life in the new suburb.
not help but wonder where nature has gone! The built environment is growing at
the expense of the natural environment, and population growth indicates that
this will go on in the future. Where is place for nature in suburbia? How can
these different ecologies – the ecology of people, the ecology of cars and the
ecology of nature – coexist and integrate in a new model of development?
We have come to the conclusion that green spaces, parks or
open spaces, as the lungs of the built environment and one of the driving
factors for the creation of the suburbs, should become the force that
restructures the suburban fabric. Juxtaposition of a network of green space on
the existing urban network demands re-structuring of the geometry of the grid.
For this restructuring we used the tool of parametric design to interpolate and
subdivide the urban fabric. This led to a robust and flexible system that could
accommodate the specifics of any given site.
“Speculative Urbanizations”, a graduate studio at CornellUniversity
provided us with an opportunity to test our idea at a location in Las Vegas. The suburbs of
Las Vegas are
characterized by the sprawl as the phenomenon of suburbia and the projected
population increase, the two issues that are the reason for re-thinking urban
tactics for the suburbs. We used the existing network of wash lines present in Las Vegas as a generator
of an ecological corridor, which would, in turn, lead to restructuring of the
urban geometry. Triangulation was the most appropriate interpolation method for
the specific site, and resulted in a variety of parcel sizes, housing
typologies, and open spaces.
Nature gradually makes its way through the entire
development, from the ecological corridor that reinstates animal and plant
migration routes, followed by a recreational buffer zone that provides valuable
amenities to the residents, and a network of greenways that mitigate the harsh
desert climate, finally reaching each individual housing unit through the
courtyard house typology.
Possibilities of the courtyard house are researched to suit
the various needs of residents, both in the traditional house-on-a-parcel
model, and a new collective housing typology. The combination of the
triangulation method and the stackable courtyard houses create a housing
structure that deals with increased density, while maintaining the privacy of
each unit. Its form allows for the accommodation of various functions to be
incorporated within the core of each structure, leading to a mixed-use
development. The building types are designed to be commercial, civic,
infrastructural and recreational, supplying the neighborhood with a range of
amenities which make it financially and programmatically sustainable.
The ecological approach to the development is further
reinstated by limiting vehicular traffic to the outer ring surrounding the
individual housing area, while pedestrian and bicycle traffic are encouraged
through the infrastructure of the greenways leading to the center of the
development. Public transport is given an important role in the way the
development is accessed, by including a larger bus station in one of the
buildings.
We create a Microcosm
of Las Vegas, which consists of porous high-rises brimming with life and
activity that surround the Mediterranean town of narrow shaded streets and
larger open spaces, ending in a landscape of people, animals, trees and water.
Each of these different ecologies is a part of life in the new suburb.
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