Urban jungle
An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about urban jungle
Progetto • By superspace • Parchi/Giardini
the ring
an urban square doomed to live with vehicle traffic for so long that it has forgotten the meaning of enjoying the companionship of people. a non-place in the middle of the city center acting improperly to fleeting inhabitants, wasting time all alone...
it is time to behave more decent to make friends and spend some time together!
the victory square, literally the heart of Prague 6, is a lately developed area differentiating from the old city with abruptly emerging wide boulevards flowing to a unique horseshoe shape. a.engels planned it as an urban square which in time became severely inhuman, amplified by heavy traffic turning into a non-permeable urban void, unattractive to be claimed as a vibrant public space. a simple solut... Altro
Progetto • By PLUS ULTRA studio • Appartamenti
ALM | Domestic Jungle Apt
Due livelli per una giovane famiglia di quattro persone, un’occasione per sperimentare con nuovi accostamenti di materiali, colori e texture, creando scenari diversi all’interno dello stesso appartamento.
Contestualmente alla ristrutturazione, il recupero dell’ampio spazio del sottotetto ha consentito di sperimentare un layout non convenzionale con la zona giorno estesa su due livelli: al piano inferiore un’accogliente e ampia zona di ingresso in continuità con zona pranzo e cucina e al livello superiore un ampio spazio living caratterizzato dalle falde inclinate e da un ampio terrazzo.
Il piano inferiore gioca sulla presenza del verde, reale e illusorio: di fronte all’ingresso una grande parete... Altro
Progetto • By Elenberg Fraser • Piano Generale
Federal Street
Elenberg Fraser love Auckland. We have long admired the city and its exports in culture and business and the arts. Almost 20 years ago we published the works of the great Rewi Thompson in Transition magazine, it is powerful work that we have absorbed and never forgotten.
So our response to the Federal Street site is a personal and complex one. In contemporary architecture, landscape is often reduced to view lines and decoration. But we have sought to evacuate the ground plane and to reinstate the traditional forests of the New Zealand Taraire. We see this as a gift to the city, a visceral tactile forest experience with waterfalls and rocks and moss and layered dense vegetation – a real, living forest experience for residents and visi... Altro