CITY OUTSIDE THE BOX
Relocation of the Canadian Pacific rail lines running through the city opens a box of possibilities for Sudbury. It clears the space for new investments that will serve the residents. Area, previously occupied by the railways, will create a new zone filled with affordable housing, service and cultural buildings. Moreover, it will allow to create a new public city transit, a tram line. Structures important for the city, like current Main Library or Arena, which will be moved into new built structures, will be repurposed to serve the citizens as creative workspaces. New developments will be constructed with timber as base material, use recuperation system, solar panels and collect rain-water in order to achive positive net energy.
REGREENING 2.0
The idea of our project is centered around green trails that lead the participant to park areas or plazas. We wanted to create a coherent system that can fill a city full of empty spaces and inconsistent buildings. A system that will merge the city and make it possible to call it a coherent organism. The starting point became very dispersed green areas with a river inaccessible to residents. The river is a kind of bridge between the path and the box, on the one hand a park area, with new activities, and on the other a kind of trail. The renovation of the river will not only affect the consistency of greenery in the city, but also the attractiveness of the center due to its close location. The section of the river located south of the railway would have a more urbanized character, connected with a walking and cycling path. In contrast, the northern part of the river, located along single-family housing estates would have a less urban character, and served more recreation. Divided into thematic sections, it would meet the needs of the inhabitants. Leaving the river, we go to further paths, which are primarily green streets, most often divided spaces integrating residents, slowing down car traffic, filled with trees. Following one of the paths we reach a size M box. What exactly are boxes?
S, M, L, XL
Their idea results from numerous parking lots in the city center, which disrupt the space and create a sense of domination of the car over a man. The first box is the size S, which is the initial module of the puzzle. Simple in construction, wooden, easy to modify pavilion, which by combining and duplicating can create unusual spaces, with a variety of functions. For example, it can be a place to work together or a perfect introduction for a young start-up. It may well be a new place for a thriving cafe or pavilion forming part of a street market. In this way we come to a box size M. That is the space in which the architecture created with S boxes connects to the outside and creates a multifunctional square. A square that will fill with life the places previously filled with cars. It will also create a multifunctional space much needed for Sudbury, where life can go on for most of the day. It was the monothematic nature of the function that caused the creation of the L box, i.e. the scale of the building. The center should also be filled with multi-family buildings. This district has no permanent residents, it is full of people who spend time at work and then flee to single-family homes in other parts of the city. Thanks to modern solutions, the L box can also be based on a modular wooden structure, using the city's natural resources and creating a unique architecture on a global scale, and at the same time coherent and people-friendly. Such buildings combined with courtyards and small architecture can produce the last box, i.e. the XL scale. Housing estates, with spaces for various activities, such as co-working, restaurants and workshops. Fully compatible with
nature and drawing on modern technological solutions.
CULTURE MEETS BUSINESS
The core cannot be fully vibrant without its' inhabitants. Vacant spaces at currently emptied center can be populated again with the help of the city. Workshops, consultations and discussion meetings would be held in order to share ideas and inspirations between artists and entrepreneurs. Cross-sector cooperation can also help address social challenges. One of the biggest challenges is making sure that young people stay and explore their careers locally, therefore meeting with young adolescents is crucial. Conferences would address the issues concerning future business owners and develop strategies through laboratories of professional practice. Additionally, strategies supporting tax deductions and funding platforms would be implemented to appeal to talented young people and boost the innovation industries. While street level would be occupied again with services, upper stories can be transformed into housing inhabited by representatives of the cultural and creative industries with the help of residential programs.
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