Cities built without planning often resemble chaos while those that are meticulously planned look artificial. There is a need for the city to be a model of harmonious co-existence of natural and man-made elements. And that is the inspiration
for the design and development of the Bio Divercity concept for
planning and construction of cities. The concept intends to create a
biosphere out of the concrete jungles. The challenge in designing the
city along the lines of the biosphere would be to retain the
individuality of each structure and still make each of them work towards
a collective identity and purpose.
2011 BIO DIVERCITY
The designers have proposed to build the whole city as aligned along two
axes. Different activities will be grouped and aligned along the axes.
This will help in ordering the city to ensure that there is no crowding
on the streets. Most of the crowding on streets takes place because of
the parked vehicles. Now, the space for cars will get limited to a lane
and thus the clutter in the area is removed making it more attractive to
pedestrians and cyclists. Next, a green belt will be created along the
hitherto parking areas of the cars. The traffic circles which are often
converted into oases of greenery will no longer be that way for they
actually obstruct the view of the cyclists, pedestrians and traffic.
One axis will get aligned with green social spaces. These include areas for picnics, art exhibitions and playgrounds. Organic gardens
also will be planted, which will become community centers where
everyone, irrespective of age, will work and maintain. This will also
promote learning about gardening methods and techniques. Open public
courtyards will make the produce from these gardens available for sale.
This boost to local gardening is a vital part of growing a green world.
A very unique feature of the Bio
Divercity will be the alignment of facades and huge screens of glass
that will shield the gardens and growing vegetation. These screens are
aesthetic and they protect the spaces from noise, wind and dust. Most
importantly, they also provide security, eliminating the need for fences.
The palette of colors and textures of the screens will allow for
consistency between the natural elements and built structures.
This means that instead of central outdoor spaces like the ones in
Copenhagen, we have central indoor spaces. And these spaces act as a
melting pot for people from all strata of society. During the summers, the mobile
structures on the roof and wall can be opened up to allow for
ventilation, while in winters, the area can be completely enclosed to
make better use of the greenhouse effect! The design is such that there
is reduced heat demand from the buildings.
The residential areas will be grouped together and be separated from the areas designated for commercial and business
activities. While the former are clustered in the southern areas along
with kindergartens and sports center, the latter are located in the
northern areas. The overall design aims to eliminate any unnecessary
traffic and movement of people.
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