GREEN DECK CITY
LINE ARCHITECT, INSPIRED BY NATURE
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ARCHITECTURAL IN NATURE
LINE Architect Inc. 366 Adelaide St. E. Toronto, ON M5A 3X9 Tel. 647.352.5799
1
2 green deck city
assumption: in the future we MAY HAVE to build self sustaining cities ready to withstand all perils
green deck city
GREEN DECK CITY DESIGN CONCEPT IS SUBMITTED TO THE URBAN LAND INSTITUTE FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF URBAN IDEAS COMPETITION AND ILLUSTRATES A CONCEPTUAL FUTURISTIC VISION FOR TORONTO’S WATERFRONT ANZD SHALL NOT BE USED FOR CONSTRUCTION, ATTRIBUTION, REPRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION EXCEPT AS AGREED UNDER THE TERMS OF THIS COMPETITION, THE DESIGN IDEAS, INFORMATION AND CONCEPTS CONTAINED HEREIN ARE THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OF LINE ARCHITECT INC, 28 MARCH 2014 . TORONTO.
READY STAGE 5. NET BALANCED STATE WITH NATURE . SELF BUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE . TOTAL RENEWABLE ENERGY . RESTORE ECO FOOTPRINT .
RAPID TRANSIT . SHARED ELECTRIC CARS . PROMENADES . BOARDWALKS . SELF RELIANT FOR FOOD, ENERGY, LIVE, WORK, LEARN, PLAY & LOCAL ECONOMY.
downtown
port lands
lake ontario
2050
WATER
productive landscaping . food and products for industrial use
existing areas existing heritage and significant immutable buildings or area urban water life . canals . waterways . aquatic wild life . marine farms . swimming . sailing . rowing . fishing . water Parks . public spaces . winter ice urban greens . food Farms . productive landscaping . public spaces . wood lots . managed forestry . playgrounds . botanic gardEns . fruit orchards camping grounds . natural storm and sewer treatment systems . wild life habitat . riparian areas . wetlands . sports fields . natural clean water
2014 1951
WIND pedestrian promenade cyclists/skateboarders
FARM
T3
T4
valume of value and change of all existing assetts on site over time
TREES
V3: return in investment FOOD
front street is envisaged as a new active hub connecting city to water
T2
volume of value increse of all new assetts from initial investment during implementation v1: value of existing assetts in 2014 v2: marginal new investment until year T1 t1: year of begining of exchnage between existing assets with new T2: year of equal exchnage between existing assets and new t3: year of total replacement of existing assets with new t4: year of sustained growth under the new asset paradigm
RAIN shared cars
T1
B:
Urban Corridors for Movements DOCKS
BOARDWALK
BOULEVARD
CYCLING LANE
STREETCAR
a:
b
a
2014
grains
SOALR
rapid transit
V1 v2
V3
SUN
BELOW GRADE RAILWAY AND INTERCITY RAPID RAIL
STREET
VALUE $
ENERGY
TIERED DECKS . URBAN CORRIDORS FOR RAPID TRANSIT, GOODS DELIVERY, SHARED ELECTRIC CARS, PEDESTRIAN PROMENADES, SOLAR AND WIND POWER GENERATION, ON DECK PUBLIC SPACES, GARDENS, POOLS, RECREATION SPACES, GREEN LANDSCAPING, OBSERVATION DECKS.
SIDEWALK
1835
ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY
public spaces . pedestriaN paths, bridges and promenades . squares . piazza . festival grounds . boulevards . delivery and emergency services pin towers different hEIghts for offices, colleges, schools, hospitals, r&D condos, governmeNt buildings, vertical farms and manufacturing, power generation, institutions, commercial retail warehousing and storAGE, MAINTENANCE AND EMERGENCY.
BELOW GRADE COMBINED LAKESHORE DRIVE AND GARDINER EXPRESSWAY
site context
V0
SITE LAND USE PLAN
GEO
1
2 green deck city
assumption: in the future we MAY HAVE to build self sustaining cities ready to withstand all perils
green deck city
GREEN DECK CITY DESIGN CONCEPT IS SUBMITTED TO THE URBAN LAND INSTITUTE FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF URBAN IDEAS COMPETITION AND ILLUSTRATES A CONCEPTUAL FUTURISTIC VISION FOR TORONTO’S WATERFRONT ANZD SHALL NOT BE USED FOR CONSTRUCTION, ATTRIBUTION, REPRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION EXCEPT AS AGREED UNDER THE TERMS OF THIS COMPETITION, THE DESIGN IDEAS, INFORMATION AND CONCEPTS CONTAINED HEREIN ARE THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OF LINE ARCHITECT INC, 28 MARCH 2014 . TORONTO.
READY STAGE 5. NET BALANCED STATE WITH NATURE . SELF BUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE . TOTAL RENEWABLE ENERGY . RESTORE ECO FOOTPRINT .
RAPID TRANSIT . SHARED ELECTRIC CARS . PROMENADES . BOARDWALKS . SELF RELIANT FOR FOOD, ENERGY, LIVE, WORK, LEARN, PLAY & LOCAL ECONOMY.
downtown
port lands
lake ontario
2050
WATER
productive landscaping . food and products for industrial use
existing areas existing heritage and significant immutable buildings or area urban water life . canals . waterways . aquatic wild life . marine farms . swimming . sailing . rowing . fishing . water Parks . public spaces . winter ice urban greens . food Farms . productive landscaping . public spaces . wood lots . managed forestry . playgrounds . botanic gardEns . fruit orchards camping grounds . natural storm and sewer treatment systems . wild life habitat . riparian areas . wetlands . sports fields . natural clean water
2014 1951
WIND pedestrian promenade cyclists/skateboarders
FARM
T3
T4
valume of value and change of all existing assetts on site over time
TREES
V3: return in investment FOOD
front street is envisaged as a new active hub connecting city to water
T2
volume of value increse of all new assetts from initial investment during implementation v1: value of existing assetts in 2014 v2: marginal new investment until year T1 t1: year of begining of exchnage between existing assets with new T2: year of equal exchnage between existing assets and new t3: year of total replacement of existing assets with new t4: year of sustained growth under the new asset paradigm
RAIN shared cars
T1
B:
Urban Corridors for Movements DOCKS
BOARDWALK
BOULEVARD
CYCLING LANE
STREETCAR
a:
b
a
2014
grains
SOALR
rapid transit
V1 v2
V3
SUN
BELOW GRADE RAILWAY AND INTERCITY RAPID RAIL
STREET
VALUE $
ENERGY
TIERED DECKS . URBAN CORRIDORS FOR RAPID TRANSIT, GOODS DELIVERY, SHARED ELECTRIC CARS, PEDESTRIAN PROMENADES, SOLAR AND WIND POWER GENERATION, ON DECK PUBLIC SPACES, GARDENS, POOLS, RECREATION SPACES, GREEN LANDSCAPING, OBSERVATION DECKS.
SIDEWALK
1835
ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY
public spaces . pedestriaN paths, bridges and promenades . squares . piazza . festival grounds . boulevards . delivery and emergency services pin towers different hEIghts for offices, colleges, schools, hospitals, r&D condos, governmeNt buildings, vertical farms and manufacturing, power generation, institutions, commercial retail warehousing and storAGE, MAINTENANCE AND EMERGENCY.
BELOW GRADE COMBINED LAKESHORE DRIVE AND GARDINER EXPRESSWAY
site context
V0
SITE LAND USE PLAN
GEO