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urbanCLOUD
In New York City,
more than 6,000 sidewalk sheds flank buildings and construction sites at any given
time, obstructing more 1 million linear feet of sidewalk. Most remain in place
for a year or more, these supposedly temporary structures have become permanent
features of the urban streetscape. While intended to protect pedestrians from
overhead construction debris, they undermine the aesthetic and social qualities
of one of the most important and dynamic forms of public space—the sidewalk.Unchanged in
fifty years, sidewalk sheds are heavy, dark structures, which negatively affect
businesses and neighborhood character. Because current building code prohibits
their surfaces being used for posters, painting or anything visually
stimulating, they have become fixed, utilitarian eyesores. For something that
occupies nearly half the area of Central Park shouldn’t some attention be paid
to quality of design and public experience? urbanCLOUD is
a simple, transformative new sidewalk shed system that utilizes lightweight
translucent materials, which are suspended from buildings, to create a
seemingly effortless structure. The result is a protective canopy, which
levitates above sidewalks, allowing natural light to filter below, generating a
soft, subtle glow. This glow, enhanced by the ‘clouds’ white materiality,
provides a soothing contrast to the dirt, noise and congestion of urban life. The underlying
thesis behind urbanCLOUD is that street scaffolding and sidewalk sheds should
not be a burden within neighborhoods but rather create interesting spatial
conditions, provide an area people want to inhabit, and add value to cities at
both the pedestrian and urban scales.
more than 6,000 sidewalk sheds flank buildings and construction sites at any given
time, obstructing more 1 million linear feet of sidewalk. Most remain in place
for a year or more, these supposedly temporary structures have become permanent
features of the urban streetscape. While intended to protect pedestrians from
overhead construction debris, they undermine the aesthetic and social qualities
of one of the most important and dynamic forms of public space—the sidewalk.Unchanged in
fifty years, sidewalk sheds are heavy, dark structures, which negatively affect
businesses and neighborhood character. Because current building code prohibits
their surfaces being used for posters, painting or anything visually
stimulating, they have become fixed, utilitarian eyesores. For something that
occupies nearly half the area of Central Park shouldn’t some attention be paid
to quality of design and public experience? urbanCLOUD is
a simple, transformative new sidewalk shed system that utilizes lightweight
translucent materials, which are suspended from buildings, to create a
seemingly effortless structure. The result is a protective canopy, which
levitates above sidewalks, allowing natural light to filter below, generating a
soft, subtle glow. This glow, enhanced by the ‘clouds’ white materiality,
provides a soothing contrast to the dirt, noise and congestion of urban life. The underlying
thesis behind urbanCLOUD is that street scaffolding and sidewalk sheds should
not be a burden within neighborhoods but rather create interesting spatial
conditions, provide an area people want to inhabit, and add value to cities at
both the pedestrian and urban scales.
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