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microCIRCUITS
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microCIRCUITS
Because of the amount of people and it’s sprawl it is difficult for governing bodies to tackle many issues that people in different communities face, not to mention gathering funding for regeneration process. That is why project ’Microcircuits’ focuses on strengthening the role of the community within urban design and planning process. Rather than relying on municipality and external funding, project focuses on creating self-sustaining community that tackles and solves problems by itself.
KEY GOALS:
ELIMINATE / REDUCE NATURAL PHYSICAL THREATS IMPROVE HEALTH CONDITIONS INTEGRATE AREA INTO URBAN CONTEXT MAKE PEOPLE CONTRIBUTE TO THE CITY AND CITY WILL GIVE BACK ROBUST ECONOMICAL SUSTAINABILITY IMPROVE SANITARY CONDITIONS MAKE PEOPLE SAFE, BELONGING AND NEEDED
APPROACH:
FOCUS ON PUBLIC SPACE AND STREET-LED SETTLEMENT UPGRADING THAT WILL GRADUALLY INTEGRATE OLD SETTLEMENTS WITH NEW URBAN FABRIC. RATIONALISE LAYOUTS AND GENERATE URBAN PATTERNS WHERE STREET IS USED FOR FACILITATING THE MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE, GOODS AND BECOMES A SPACE WHERE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES CAN MANIFEST. STREETS BECOME TOOLS FOR SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND SPATIAL INTEGRATION OF THE NEIGHBOURHOODS WITH THE CITY. RETHINK TYPICAL URABA SETTLEMENT TYPOLOGIES AND INTEGRATE VALUABLE CHARACTERISTICS. RECREATE URBAN TYPOLOGY THAT TELLS STORY OF THE DISPLACED PEOPLE.
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STRATEGIES
1. WORK WITH THE RIVER
Clean water is essential to the site. People use river water for cooking, washing clothes and sanitary purposes. It is important that redevelopment of the area starts with providing residents with clean water. The western part of the site which doesn’t have any residents and tends to flood should be transformed into a wetland, that 1. 32
also works as a remediation mechanism for the water. The polluted water that comes down the stream should get partially cleaned before reaching residential area. The span of the performative landscape towards north-west would vary between 1 - 1.5 km.
The water stream is also being divided into 2 streams. The main stream - flows down the valley, and secondary stream is slowly going through water remediation zones and gets collected at the main water reservoir at the beginning of the residential zone.
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CLEAN RIVER WATER & REUSE IT
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DIVIDE THE STREAM | REMOVE POLLUTANTS | STORE WATER | DIRECT TO USERS
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It is calculated that single person need approximately 0.2 cubic meters a day. A water reservoir is designed to accommodate water for potentially 2 500 people in the area. And is being constantly refilled with purified river water. The water is then
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being sent to 5 other reservoirs that distribute water to areas 200x200m. Grey and black water from residents is being sent to the river edge where living machines and other natural purifying systems clean the water and takes it back to the river.
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In the end residents should not only be able to use river water for all their needs, but also give value back to the city by reducing the flood risk and cleaning the river water.
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CURRENT BACKSIDE
Polluted water is not the only issue when it comes to the river. At the moment riverfront serves no other purpose than being a backside of the plot. It is contaminated and community does not see the value in it. River is a resource not just for water, but it has potential to be 1. 34
FUTURE FRONTSIDE
an attractive gathering object for people. In rural Uraba villages people use rivers for many purposes, therefore residents of the site should see riverfront as a potential asset rather than turning their back on it.
Riverfront should accommodate circular water usage and natural purification methods. With the right design the riverfront of the site could become lush and attractive green space that would bring people from all around the city to enjoy and experience.
INCORPORATE RAINWATER INTO WATER CLEANING CYCLE
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CREATE ACCESS AND PUBLIC SPACES NEXT TO THE RIVER 3
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STRATEGIES
2. DEDICATE LAND FOR PRODUCTION
One of the skills IDP have in common is agriculture. Microcircuits concept aims to allow IDP use that skill in urban environments. The idea is to make community as much self-sustaining when it comes not only for water, but also building materials, food & clothing. 1. 36
We achieve this idea by dedicating land between Laureles main street and river for production, so that the local residents can use this land for producing natural materials.
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USE LAND TO GROW FOOD, MATERIALS FOR CLOTHING, BUILDING CONSTRUCTION, FURNITURE, BOOST BIODIVERSITY AND TO REDUCE AIR POLUTION
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USE LOCAL BAMBOO SPECIES
The great thing about dedicating southern part of the riverside to green production zone is that it benefits both residents and the city. Apart from producing most of the products for the residents, the green structure can help to purify the air in the city. Car and motorbike traffic in Medellin is extremely high 1. 38
and it is required to do something about tackling worsening air condition. One of the plants that could be used in this situation is bamboo, which is naturally found in Medellin. Different types of bamboo have different properties. Some can be used for
clothing, another for building structures and cladding panels, or even food. Bamboo can grow at pace of 3cm/h and produces 135 % more oxygen compared to standard tree. It is strong, durable, strengthens soil and has antibacterial properties. It is one of the alternatives for locally found materials.
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ACTIVATE RIVER FROM BOTH SIDES, CONNECTING PEOPLE FROM LAURELES AND ROBLEDO
The process of production would go as follows: residents of the site recognise riverfront as a front side of the site. The green production site is divided into plots for residents. Then residents plant vegetation that remediate soil from some of
the contaminants at the same time planting bamboo and other required greenery. When the bamboo is ready - residents use it for their needs or sell it.
Over time when the area has been cleaned from its contaminants, families can start planting more diverse cultures to be used for food.
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STRATEGIES
3. MAXIMIZE THE LAND. EDUCATE AND SHOW YOUR SKILL
NATIONAL COLOMBIA UNIVERSITY
In order to make production zone more effective, it should be maximized in expense of 2 car lanes of the main street separating Robledo and Laureles. Also the access points to the site are reduced for cars and become pedestrianized. 1. 40
National Colombia University is located right next to the site, therefore they are directly affected with the development of the site. Instead of enclosing themselves from the site, University should allow use their vast green areas for
production too. In exchange their cmapus could be potentially more integrated and even become a part of the residential site.
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OPEN UP THE CAMPUS AND INCLUDE IT INTO DEVELOPMENT OF THE AREA
It’s not only the university that should be more open to surrounding plots, but also the protected park. Instead of being fenced off it should allow production area to be integrated into the park. Also residents should be given responsibility to
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maintain it. That’s how they will build strong relation with the city itself.
University should also be involved in educating communities in the site about what and how they can grow, advise them and teach about designs using bamboo in order to create truly functioning structures for living. 1. 41
STRATEGIES
4. RESTRUCTURE AND CONNECT
EVENING PLAZA
MORNING PLAZA
Next step is to improve pedestrian and cyclist connection between two sides of the river. at the same time restructure the built environment around existing central street and structures bordering the hill. At both ends the site will allocate morning and evening plazas that are linked to marketplaces 1. 42
located onto 2 bridges. This strategic move not only starts connecting 2 different sides of the river but also indicates connection between Robledo and Laureles communas.
LAURELES
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STRATEGIES
5. BLOCK DIVISION AND SECONDARY PATHS
EVENING PLAZA
MORNING PLAZA
The internal site paths connect to the paths around the site. The connections become active meeting spaces for residents and public. This represents that physical barrier between the communas 1. 44
is being eliminated and the project site is becoming more integrated into the context. The central street works as the main commercial street connecting both ends of the site. Spaces in-between the
blocks are for public activities and will include more mixed-use functions.
IDENTIFY CONNECTING POINTS | OPEN THE SPACE UP & ACTIVATE IT WITH ATTRACTIVE PUBLIC REALMS & COMMERCIAL GROUND FLOORS
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6. DEVELOPED SCHEME FOR VILLA DE IGUANA
The diagram indicates blocks becoming courtyard developments having public use around and private or semiprivate inside the courtyards. The development also takes further into the southern part of the university campus. This 1. 46
potentially could serve student housing and rentable residential The new development should be designed in respect to current unit demand. Also, this would increase diversity of people in the site characteristics, typologies and economic realities. area and reduce social division.
NEW STRUCTURES REPRESENT MIX OF TRADITIONAL & MODERN DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS
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7. STRENGTHEN LAURELES GRID
After the site is developed, the vision of the area would be strengthening Laureles grid with structures that represent both - the new development of the site and the planned Laureles typology. 1. 48
FROM EXISTING EDGE
TO TRANSITION BETWEEN ROBLEDO & LAURELES
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TYPOLOGY FOR DEVELOPING LAURELES EDGE
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GOAL VISION | RIVERFRONT & PUBLIC SPACE
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VISION | PUBLIC REALM
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