This was a weekend long
a pop-up event to allow the public to envision and comment on ideas for a
re-developed St. Michaels Drive corridor in Santa Fe. St. Michael's
Dr. is located in the geographic Center of Santa Fe. While the area has a long history, since the 60’s
it has been developed as a typical suburban style, 6 lane, strip mall dominated
highway. The event featured demonstrations and site specific artwork in
the areas of energy, water, transportation, entrepreneurship and built
environment. Activities included: parades, car show, concerts, lectures, film
screenings and a youth night. In the
long term, an interpretive center has been established on the site to continue
the community dialog and a planning studio from UNM is studying the corridor
and working on a form based code. For more information visit: remikeable.com
Autotroph was involved in 3 projects
for the event:
1. A building made from
shipping containers that represents the design standards the City's long range
planning division has developed for the corridor: Basic design
concepts included taller buildings pushed up to the street, porticos and tree
lined streets and courtyard spaces within.
2. A mock-up of a bus shelter
that we are working on for the City's transit division. It is an
interpretive exhibit that contains information on our project and represents
one of our shelter designs.
3. A micro grid; sourced from
biomass, solar and wind energy; that powered most of the event and an energy
village with information for the public.
A smart home demonstration was integrated into the Shipping Container
building.
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