1.000.000 Inhabitants Multiscale City
“The target of this Studio is the design of a city of inhabitants’ 1.000.000, based on the multiscalar theories of the city that are analyzed in the seminar Hyperhabitat, that previously has been developed by the Iaac. Considering the phenomena of urbanization that is been produced on a global scale with the creation of new establishments in China, Dubai, The India, or Europe, it becomes necessary to rethink how the cities must be projected, answering to the new conditions of energy self-sufficiency, functional hybridization and social interaction.
This Studio will work on the project of a generic city, which will obtain information from diverse places of the world as potential emplacement, producing diverse configurations relative to its density, form, relation with the scenery and other parameters that will be previously fixed.
The Studio will analyze diverse examples of developments of neighborhoods and cities ex-nuovo.”
Egypt: 997 739 sq.km
76 063 000 population
75.26 people/sq.km
1% not Egyptians
2.1% average growth/annum
By 2020 70% of Egypt's population will be leaving in cities.
The world has become more accessible and due to m o b i l i t y the interpretation of home has certainly changed. People now adapt while moving around. So cities need to a d a p t faster in order to accommodate the upcoming demands. Instead of layering or zoning the uses, the main idea is to create a mixture of uses both vertically (building up) in the city, and in terms of plan. Since the city will be formed with the logic of adding spaces according to the needs at a specific moment and the people immigrating to it at any given moment, the mixture of uses will be an autopoietic creation. A m i g r a t i o n city would be a city based on d e n s i t y. A c o m p a c t city? This would not only affect the quality of life but also how c o l l e c t i v e s p a c e s are used. Public spaces should be spaces that citizens can take possession of and transform into collective spaces through the uses they put them to. Collective interaction is a complex social phenomenon, where cultures can come together, as a stage for “conflicts”.
Through u r b a n r e n e w a l and the process of city regeneration, a compact city would be based on m i n i m u m f o o t p r i n t, r e n e w a b l e e n e r g y sources and efficient consumption and on the r e c y c l i n g o f s p a c e s. Spaces that can be adapted to meet new needs in the future by accomodating new flows or rapid changes in existing ones.
To r e d u c e the f o o t p r i n t of the city it is important to reduce sprawl by b u i l d i n g u p , instead of out, as well as r e d u c i n g automobile infrastructure, by creating more dynamic systems for pedestrians and bicycles. Reducing infrastructure can also be done by creating an e f f i c i e n t c e n t r a l n u c l e u s o f p u b l i c spaces that can be used by the entire community. A hierarchy of multi dimensional spaces: conference rooms with fine arts, a public library with private cafe, gymnasiums for the local school and business as well. Endless combinations of uses to create spaces that can be used by the entire community for any need.
Instead of layering or zoning the uses, the main idea is to create a mixture of uses both vertically (building up) in the city, and in terms of plan. Since the city will be formed with the logic of adding spaces according to the needs at a specific moment and the people immigrating to it at any given moment, the mixture of uses will be an autopoietic creation.
A m i g r a t i o n c i t y would be a city based on d e n s i t y . A c o m p a c t city? This would not only affect the quality of life but also how c o l l e c t i v e s p a c e s are used. Public spaces should be spaces that citizens can take possession of and transform into collective spaces through the uses they put them to. Collective interaction is a complex social phenomenon, where cultures can come together, as a stage for “conflicts”. The population of the city will be formed from locals (Egypt) that are aged under 35 (50% of Egypt’s population) and from people that are interested in travelling. The quick formation of the city, therefore the easy settlement, are main issues for people who would inhabit the city. The ability to add and configure one’s own space, will make the city more easy to immigrate to.
The e n e r g y n e t w o r k is mostly based on the wind t u r b i n e s that are placed in the buildings’ c o r e s . These turbines use the w i n d f o r c e to produce e l e c t r i c i t y and in some percentage to cool the wind and produce w a t e r . If we take into consideration that one turbine produces 1 200 000 KWatt/hour annually and that a family consumes an average of 24000 KWatt/hour annually, the number of turbines needed for each building is m a x i m u m 2 . So there will be a great s u r p l u s of energy that can serve the whole c i t y in public needs. The w a t e r distribution is based on the water transportation from the w a d i s .
Based on the concept of a d d i n g s p a c e s according to the needs of the city, and the fact that the main use will be the housing unit, we need to ‘calculate’ how many housing u n i t s correspond to a unit of another x u s e (x use being a working unit, education unit etc). The building units are characterized as h o u s i n g or more p u b l i c, according to the amount of housing and x use units added.
In order to reduce the f o o t p r i n t of the city, it is essential to u s e the space e f f i c i e n t l y . Therefore, in addition with the recycling of spaces, the public and community use spaces are based on the H O T E L i n g system. In this way, a space can be used for example, as an art gallery at one point of the day or/and as a library when the art gallery is not being used. These spaces can have a certain size that can be divided and have different uses at the same time, or can be used as a whole but programmatically change their use according to the needs of the city.
SCALE_1 000 000
Wind and Energy
The wind is the cities main source of energy and water. The Eastern coast of the Gulf of Suez is one of the best places in the world for wind power. By locating horizontal wind turbines within the city buildings they can create enough electricity to power the city, while at the same time collecting moisture from the air on the turbine blades to begin to fullfill the water needs of the population.
The energy system is connected throughout communities and the city, so that some buildings do not necessarily need wind turbines, though with the modular core system they will still have the option, as well as having the buildings provide energy for public use, such as street lights.
Transportation
Along with creating a compact city where only the core creates permanent contact with the ground the city also eliminates auto infrastructure, creating a large pedestrian/bicycle zone as well as pedestrian only zones. Logistical transport to the center of the city is done from both sides, on a road that creates a border to the pedestrian/bicycle area.
Program
The city is based on distributed nodes through the site. Each node is a combination public, domestic, and business use, and no two nodes have the same program because the program can change over time. The largest, community nodes, serve as the hub of neighbourhoods, containing schools, health services, public amenities, and commercial activites. Work nodes contain commercial activity and the economic centers of the city. Finally, home nodes, the preponderance of which is domestic use. There is no zoning plan and it is important to note that each node contains part community, work, and a home node, though they are separated for organization they are all the same in this fact.
Distribution and Growth
The city grows in an organic process, because the buildings are of modular, prefabricated construction. They can be easily and inexpensively constructed but also be taken down as well. The only part of the building that affects the ground plane and can not be dismantled is the footing for the core. This means that, not only is the footprint immensely small, but with no auto-infrastructure, structures can be distributed where needed, based on the wind, wadis, adjacent structures, view, and user preference (be it government, business, or the public).
SCALE_10 000
Wind and Energy
The buildings are organized in a way that catches as much wind as possible. Therefore, the turbines are staggered so that when the wind hits a building, not going through a turbine, it will move around the building into the turbine of the next building.
Digital Information
Community nodes will provide municipal wireless internet, as well as implementing smart city technology to inform the population about public space usage, aiding in the hotelling concept. People will have up to the information about who is using what spaces, reserving public spaces, as well as general city information.
Program
The program of the neighbourhood is defined by adjustability. Based on input from the users the neighbourhoods can change to their needs. Schools can grow and shrink with the number of students, health care can adapt to the neighbourhood demographics. The neighbourhood is able to respond to the community population.
Distribution and Growth
Because the city grows and shrinks based on necessity there are infinite possibilities of how the neighbourhood can look at any given time. Therefore the community is not defined simply by look, but by the users and the program. Making it simple to change the buildings creates a dynamic landscape which reflects upon the city itself.
Wind and Energy
The horizontal wind turbines are hidden in between the floors. There are not turbines at every floor because it is unnecessary as they produce more than enough energy for the rest of the building. Each wind turbine is cooled, collecting moisture through condensation, providing water for the users.
SCALE_1 000
Wind and Energy
The horizontal wind turbines are hidden in between the floors. There are not turbines at every floor because it is unnecessary as they produce more than enough energy for the rest of the building. Each wind turbine is cooled, collecting moisture through condensation, providing water for the users.
Core Infrastructure
The core of the building is similar to the city in that it provides transportation, energy and water to the direct users. All of the vital amenities are connected to the prefabricated floors that are attached to the core. This is also the location of the water recycling system, reusing water as grey water.
Program
The program of the individual buildings is once again from the requisites of the user. The parameters are defined by the user, but also the placement of wind turbines and proximate buildings. If an employer needs more space, they can simply add another story to a building and a prefabricated floor, or relocated to an adjacent building that has open spaces for prefabricated pieces to be added in. The system is designed to create a structure from the complex system of the city, an open plan that can adapt to the changing city.
Distribution and Growth
Each building is comprised of its’ core, the only actual footprint on the site, and the floors, which are fabricated off the immediate site. The core itself is also a modular, consisting of units that are 1 story high and 1 turbine rotator. This allows for a turbine to be placed at every floor, though this is not necessary because they are efficient enough to power 5 buildings of the same size if placed at every floor. Therefore, the possibility exists of having multiple storey floors when the program calls for it, but also single buildings with multiple cores.
Comparison of the footprint of COMPACT city with Mexico City and Shanghai
Project by: Maria Papaloizou_Alexander M. Harris
Tutors: Vicente Guallart_ Assistants: Daniel Ibañez_Rodrigo Rubio
“The target of this Studio is the design of a city of inhabitants’ 1.000.000, based on the multiscalar theories of the city that are analyzed in the seminar Hyperhabitat, that previously has been developed by the Iaac. Considering the phenomena of urbanization that is been produced on a global scale with the creation of new establishments in China, Dubai, The India, or Europe, it becomes necessary to rethink how the cities must be projected, answering to the new conditions of energy self-sufficiency, functional hybridization and social interaction.
This Studio will work on the project of a generic city, which will obtain information from diverse places of the world as potential emplacement, producing diverse configurations relative to its density, form, relation with the scenery and other parameters that will be previously fixed.
The Studio will analyze diverse examples of developments of neighborhoods and cities ex-nuovo.”
Egypt: 997 739 sq.km
76 063 000 population
75.26 people/sq.km
1% not Egyptians
2.1% average growth/annum
By 2020 70% of Egypt's population will be leaving in cities.
The world has become more accessible and due to m o b i l i t y the interpretation of home has certainly changed. People now adapt while moving around. So cities need to a d a p t faster in order to accommodate the upcoming demands. Instead of layering or zoning the uses, the main idea is to create a mixture of uses both vertically (building up) in the city, and in terms of plan. Since the city will be formed with the logic of adding spaces according to the needs at a specific moment and the people immigrating to it at any given moment, the mixture of uses will be an autopoietic creation. A m i g r a t i o n city would be a city based on d e n s i t y. A c o m p a c t city? This would not only affect the quality of life but also how c o l l e c t i v e s p a c e s are used. Public spaces should be spaces that citizens can take possession of and transform into collective spaces through the uses they put them to. Collective interaction is a complex social phenomenon, where cultures can come together, as a stage for “conflicts”.
Through u r b a n r e n e w a l and the process of city regeneration, a compact city would be based on m i n i m u m f o o t p r i n t, r e n e w a b l e e n e r g y sources and efficient consumption and on the r e c y c l i n g o f s p a c e s. Spaces that can be adapted to meet new needs in the future by accomodating new flows or rapid changes in existing ones.
To r e d u c e the f o o t p r i n t of the city it is important to reduce sprawl by b u i l d i n g u p , instead of out, as well as r e d u c i n g automobile infrastructure, by creating more dynamic systems for pedestrians and bicycles. Reducing infrastructure can also be done by creating an e f f i c i e n t c e n t r a l n u c l e u s o f p u b l i c spaces that can be used by the entire community. A hierarchy of multi dimensional spaces: conference rooms with fine arts, a public library with private cafe, gymnasiums for the local school and business as well. Endless combinations of uses to create spaces that can be used by the entire community for any need.
Instead of layering or zoning the uses, the main idea is to create a mixture of uses both vertically (building up) in the city, and in terms of plan. Since the city will be formed with the logic of adding spaces according to the needs at a specific moment and the people immigrating to it at any given moment, the mixture of uses will be an autopoietic creation.
A m i g r a t i o n c i t y would be a city based on d e n s i t y . A c o m p a c t city? This would not only affect the quality of life but also how c o l l e c t i v e s p a c e s are used. Public spaces should be spaces that citizens can take possession of and transform into collective spaces through the uses they put them to. Collective interaction is a complex social phenomenon, where cultures can come together, as a stage for “conflicts”. The population of the city will be formed from locals (Egypt) that are aged under 35 (50% of Egypt’s population) and from people that are interested in travelling. The quick formation of the city, therefore the easy settlement, are main issues for people who would inhabit the city. The ability to add and configure one’s own space, will make the city more easy to immigrate to.
The e n e r g y n e t w o r k is mostly based on the wind t u r b i n e s that are placed in the buildings’ c o r e s . These turbines use the w i n d f o r c e to produce e l e c t r i c i t y and in some percentage to cool the wind and produce w a t e r . If we take into consideration that one turbine produces 1 200 000 KWatt/hour annually and that a family consumes an average of 24000 KWatt/hour annually, the number of turbines needed for each building is m a x i m u m 2 . So there will be a great s u r p l u s of energy that can serve the whole c i t y in public needs. The w a t e r distribution is based on the water transportation from the w a d i s .
Based on the concept of a d d i n g s p a c e s according to the needs of the city, and the fact that the main use will be the housing unit, we need to ‘calculate’ how many housing u n i t s correspond to a unit of another x u s e (x use being a working unit, education unit etc). The building units are characterized as h o u s i n g or more p u b l i c, according to the amount of housing and x use units added.
In order to reduce the f o o t p r i n t of the city, it is essential to u s e the space e f f i c i e n t l y . Therefore, in addition with the recycling of spaces, the public and community use spaces are based on the H O T E L i n g system. In this way, a space can be used for example, as an art gallery at one point of the day or/and as a library when the art gallery is not being used. These spaces can have a certain size that can be divided and have different uses at the same time, or can be used as a whole but programmatically change their use according to the needs of the city.
SCALE_1 000 000
Wind and Energy
The wind is the cities main source of energy and water. The Eastern coast of the Gulf of Suez is one of the best places in the world for wind power. By locating horizontal wind turbines within the city buildings they can create enough electricity to power the city, while at the same time collecting moisture from the air on the turbine blades to begin to fullfill the water needs of the population.
The energy system is connected throughout communities and the city, so that some buildings do not necessarily need wind turbines, though with the modular core system they will still have the option, as well as having the buildings provide energy for public use, such as street lights.
Transportation
Along with creating a compact city where only the core creates permanent contact with the ground the city also eliminates auto infrastructure, creating a large pedestrian/bicycle zone as well as pedestrian only zones. Logistical transport to the center of the city is done from both sides, on a road that creates a border to the pedestrian/bicycle area.
Program
The city is based on distributed nodes through the site. Each node is a combination public, domestic, and business use, and no two nodes have the same program because the program can change over time. The largest, community nodes, serve as the hub of neighbourhoods, containing schools, health services, public amenities, and commercial activites. Work nodes contain commercial activity and the economic centers of the city. Finally, home nodes, the preponderance of which is domestic use. There is no zoning plan and it is important to note that each node contains part community, work, and a home node, though they are separated for organization they are all the same in this fact.
Distribution and Growth
The city grows in an organic process, because the buildings are of modular, prefabricated construction. They can be easily and inexpensively constructed but also be taken down as well. The only part of the building that affects the ground plane and can not be dismantled is the footing for the core. This means that, not only is the footprint immensely small, but with no auto-infrastructure, structures can be distributed where needed, based on the wind, wadis, adjacent structures, view, and user preference (be it government, business, or the public).
SCALE_10 000
Wind and Energy
The buildings are organized in a way that catches as much wind as possible. Therefore, the turbines are staggered so that when the wind hits a building, not going through a turbine, it will move around the building into the turbine of the next building.
Digital Information
Community nodes will provide municipal wireless internet, as well as implementing smart city technology to inform the population about public space usage, aiding in the hotelling concept. People will have up to the information about who is using what spaces, reserving public spaces, as well as general city information.
Program
The program of the neighbourhood is defined by adjustability. Based on input from the users the neighbourhoods can change to their needs. Schools can grow and shrink with the number of students, health care can adapt to the neighbourhood demographics. The neighbourhood is able to respond to the community population.
Distribution and Growth
Because the city grows and shrinks based on necessity there are infinite possibilities of how the neighbourhood can look at any given time. Therefore the community is not defined simply by look, but by the users and the program. Making it simple to change the buildings creates a dynamic landscape which reflects upon the city itself.
Wind and Energy
The horizontal wind turbines are hidden in between the floors. There are not turbines at every floor because it is unnecessary as they produce more than enough energy for the rest of the building. Each wind turbine is cooled, collecting moisture through condensation, providing water for the users.
SCALE_1 000
Wind and Energy
The horizontal wind turbines are hidden in between the floors. There are not turbines at every floor because it is unnecessary as they produce more than enough energy for the rest of the building. Each wind turbine is cooled, collecting moisture through condensation, providing water for the users.
Core Infrastructure
The core of the building is similar to the city in that it provides transportation, energy and water to the direct users. All of the vital amenities are connected to the prefabricated floors that are attached to the core. This is also the location of the water recycling system, reusing water as grey water.
Program
The program of the individual buildings is once again from the requisites of the user. The parameters are defined by the user, but also the placement of wind turbines and proximate buildings. If an employer needs more space, they can simply add another story to a building and a prefabricated floor, or relocated to an adjacent building that has open spaces for prefabricated pieces to be added in. The system is designed to create a structure from the complex system of the city, an open plan that can adapt to the changing city.
Distribution and Growth
Each building is comprised of its’ core, the only actual footprint on the site, and the floors, which are fabricated off the immediate site. The core itself is also a modular, consisting of units that are 1 story high and 1 turbine rotator. This allows for a turbine to be placed at every floor, though this is not necessary because they are efficient enough to power 5 buildings of the same size if placed at every floor. Therefore, the possibility exists of having multiple storey floors when the program calls for it, but also single buildings with multiple cores.
Comparison of the footprint of COMPACT city with Mexico City and Shanghai
Project by: Maria Papaloizou_Alexander M. Harris
Tutors: Vicente Guallart_ Assistants: Daniel Ibañez_Rodrigo Rubio
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