"The whole proposal for the eco-boulevard in Vallecas can be defined as an urban recycling operation consisting of the following actions: insertion of an air tree-social dynamizer, over an existing urbanization area, densification of existing alignment trees and reduction and asymmetric arrangement of wheeled traffic circulation. Superficial interventions reconfiguring the existing urbanization (perforations, fillings, paint, etc.) that defaces the executed kerb development."
:: images via Arch Daily
"Three pavilions or trees of air work as supports open to multiple activities chosen by the users. Installed in the non-city as temporary prostheses, they will be used only until the inactivity and climatic adaptation problem is corrected. Once the necessary time has elapsed, these devices should be taken down and the old premises should remain as clearings in the wood."
:: images via Arch Daily
The descriptions from Arch Daily are great - unlocking some of the info behind the design. There are some duplicates to the previous post I had - but thought I'd repost them for a fuller understanding. The plans are pretty zoomy as well... I don't think I'd seen the illustrative versions of these prior to this...
:: images via Arch Daily
One interesting thing I've noticed is the scale of this development - and really how long of a timeline they have set to acheive canopy closure - based on the coverage of the newly planted plaza trees. This is something where it will be amazing to see intervals of 5, 10, 20 years into the future, as well as what mortality, differential growth, and damage will do to the original concept.
:: images via Arch Daily
And some more dialogue that continues below via Arch Daily: "The air tree is a light structure that is self-sufficient in terms of energy and can be dismantled. It consumes only what it can produce through photovoltaic solar energy collection systems. Selling this energy to the power network generates a superavit on the annual balance sheet and this is reinvested in the maintenance of the structure itself. This is just a model for the management of resources on a project in the course of time."
:: images via Arch Daily
"The use of technology plays on this project a critical and decisive role as it adapts to an authentic and specific context. The architectural potential of technology lies on its reprogramming and combination with other elements, so that true architectural ready-mades are configured. In this case, climatic adaptation techniques normally employed in the farming industry are borrowed."
:: images via Arch Daily
"The simple climatic adaptation systems installed in the trees of air are of the evapotranspirative type, which is often used in greenhouses. This aerotechnical practice or artificial adaptation is not a part of a commercial strategy. On the contrary, it tries to undo the leisure - consumption binomial and reactivate the public space by creating climatically adapted environments (8ºC-10ºC cooler than the rest of the street in summer) where citizens will be once again active participants in public spaces."
:: images via Arch Daily
The details are amazing, and the more I see of this project, the more I like it. It's utter complexity juxtaposed within the simplicity of concept and idea of deconstructability. Imagine 100s of these in urban areas, not just stuck out in some 'air farm' but becoming both the physical and ecological fabric of the city. These have dual function as passive space, display space, and event space as well.
:: images via Arch Daily
And some interesting surprises as well to give some well-rounded experience to users. What looks like a purely functional element on the facade, becomes an artistic lighting element at night.
:: images via Arch Daily
One of my favorite features of Arch Daily is the detail and depth at which they get into projects - not just from a perspective of imagery, but drawings, sections, and information to gain a full understanding of the process and elements that make it work. The other thing - the images are high resolution, so you can get into the design aspects and see how things work (I've shrunk down and/or cropped some of the images on the site - so visit Arch Daily for the high res. versions.) A case in point are some more detailed views of sections of the vegetated screens:
:: images via Arch Daily
And I recently received a review copy of a great book called The Public Chance - from the publishers of of a+t which showcases a number of great international landscape projects (such as Eco-Boulevard). Not just a glossy photo book (although the imagery is awesome), there is deep analysis at work as well - including some fantastic thematic analysis and strategic comparion of elements that allows for study of the elements, scale, and concepts of these projects. Check out their website for a sneak peek, and stay tuned to L+U for a review in the next week or so.
:: Eco-Boulevard Analysis- image via A+T
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