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DISTRITO DE LAS FLORES M.ARCH / SPRING 2019

Kent State University College of Architecture and Environmental Design: Cleveland Studios Professor: Taraneh Meshkani

DIVISIÓN DEL RÍO MEDELLIN / ANTIQUIA / COLOMBIA

Featured in the published book River, Nahr, Río: A Riverscape Analysis of Cleveland, Beirut and Medellín by Taraneh Meshkani.

OVERVIEW

Every august, the city of hosts its biggest event: Feria De Las Flores. The 10-day flower festival dates back to 1957 and has become a great source of pride for the city. The district, with pedestrian boulevards and shopping streets lined with flowers and other greenery, will capture the vibrancy of the city and the pride that locals have in their flower industry culture.

The new plan creates a wide spanning display of flowers and tree-lined boulevards to create an ideal experience for visitors and an attractive area for locals to live. In addition to re-using existing houses, new spaces will celebrate the pride that Medellín has in their flower industry.

WHOLESALE + LOCAL MARKET

Large scale flower sales take place within the market’s core. The auction area is viewable from the above floors, even the upper residential and office floors. The flowers from the market are transported from Santa Elena to the display greenhouses prior to the auction. The perspectives capture flower sales in both small scale and large scale from singular pots to wholesale auctions.

For miles, there is no trans-river connection at the immediate site, as the river banks are occupied by the highway. The section illustrates the bridging of this gap by burying the highway beneath the bank. This will create not only direct access to the river, but also space for a new, centralized metro station for connection to and from the entire city of Medellín.

BRIDGE The bridges take on a terraced form that can be utilized for seating or for growing and display of flowers.

DISPLAY Vertical greenhouses serve as display features for flowers sourced from Santa Elena. The flowers can be viewed prior to auctions taking place.

BALCONY Vegetation on the facade of both new construction and existing buildings brings life to otherwise bare facades.

M U S E U M Similar to terraced warehouse roofs, the Silleros museum roof takes on a terraced form that is positioned for ideal views of the festival and river.