Green cities
An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about green cities
Project • By Tuncer Cakmakli Architects • Masterplans
Magok Waterfront Seoul Urban Design Concept
Propelled by the ambition to redefine the cityscape and address the high-density living demands of Seoul’s inhabitants, this architectural marvel envisions a landscape that seamlessly merges water, greenery, and innovative urban planning.The Magok Waterfront aims to be an unprecedented oasis in the bustling metropolis, introducing an expansive network of water features, green parks, and vertical gardens to create a harmonious balance between urban living and nature on an unparalleled scale.
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The driving force behind the Magok Waterfront project is to address the need for accessible and abundant green spaces within the high-density fabric of Seoul. The concept unfolds as an expansive urban landscape, where water and greene... More
Project • By OKRA • Urban Green Spaces
Grotestraat Nijverdal
Revitalising the city centre
The redevelopment of the 800-metre-long Grotestraat in Nijverdal (NL) is distinctive because of its green-blue structure with a climate-adaptive wadi (bioswale) and water-bearing plant pockets around the trees. The revitalisation of the city centre and dealing with climate change go hand in hand in this project. The landscaping qualities of the surrounding area are now visible and experienceable right to the core of Nijverdal. The area covered by the project is 19,200 m2. The street is 800 meters long and 24 meters wide. The surface of the planting areas is 6.000 m2; the storage capacity is 600 m2. The surface of the climate wadi is 1500 m2. The wadi has a storage capacity of approx. 750 m3.
Climate-adaptive d... More
Project • By OKRA • Residential Landscape
Grünewald Kirchberg
A geometric grid
Recent urban developments tend to create homogeneous and generic landscapes and cities. The urban plan of the Grünewald district, which is part of the new European district in Luxembourg, was developed based on a geometric grid. The mixture of building blocks, private gardens and squares has the structure of a chessboard. The district is on the edge of a plateau, where it borders the open landscape overlooking the valley.
The fragmented orchard
It was challenging to provide the neighbourhood with a strong identity and to create a sense of togetherness. We developed the principle of the 'fragmented orchard' that spreads across the entire network of squares and gardens. Three types of orchards can be distinguished: an... More