Haut is a 21-storey timber and hybrid skyscraper completed in Amsterdam in 2022. It was designed by British engineering group Arup and Dutch architecture firm Team V. Haut has 55 apartments, bicycle parking, underground parking and a city garden. This is the first residential building in the Netherlands to be certified by the sustainability rating system BREEAM. The combination of wood and hybrid technology minimized the building’s environmental impact. Wood and hybrid high-rise buildings are on the rise around the world, offering an architectural model with a lower carbon footprint. Port Plus, an all-wooden high-rise building, was constructed in Yokohama in March 2022.
Tokyo Bay eSG project
Tokyo, Japan
Image: Tokyo Bay ESG Project
The development of Tokyo Bay is essential to the future of the city. In 2021, the Governor’s Policy Office announced the Tokyo Bay eSG Project, an urban development scheme for the Tokyo Waterfront Subcenter and Central Breakwater area. This project envisions a sustainable city that combines nature and convenience. Every year, organizers call for projects with themes such as “environmental improvement and resource circulation” and “cutting-edge renewable energy.” So far, we have selected projects from companies working on cultivating microalgae and producing hydrogen from seawater. Tokyo Bay is expected to become an incubation site for future revitalized cities.
regeneration city
In July 2024, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, a global organization promoting the circular economy, will building prosperity Report. This report describes the transition to a circular economy in European architecture and cities and presents six strategies that are essential for building circular cities. Redevelopment of brownfield sites (land that was once used for industry but cannot be redeveloped or sold due to soil contamination). ; converting vacant commercial buildings; Adopts a design with high material efficiency. Made of low impact materials. Expand the green and blue space. and increase the crown. The report also provides examples of strategies being deployed by companies such as Ginkgo, an investment firm specializing in the restoration and redevelopment of brownfield sites in Europe, and the aforementioned Haut, a high-rise wood hybrid.
In addition to these six strategies, another area of focus is leveraging the ecosystems found in cities. Engineering group Arup, which was involved in the construction of Haut and also contributed to the Architectural Thrives report, has published another report in 2023 on the theme of urban rewilding, focusing on regeneration design. Arup’s report uses the Billion Oyster Project as an example of urban rewilding. The project’s goal is to return one billion oysters to New York Harbor by 2035 as part of an effort to reduce the effects of erosion from torrential rains and protect coastlines from storm surges and storm surges. Another example from New York is Brooklyn Grange, mentioned above. The facility aims to reduce the impact of stormwater on New York’s sewer system through a network of rooftop green spaces.
The ring city movement is not limited to North America or Europe. It is also attracting attention in Asia. Kongjian Yu, founder of Chinese architecture and landscaping company Turenscape, proposed the idea of a sponge city. This is an approach to urban planning that involves increasing the amount of green space that collects rainwater to prepare for water shortages due to climate change. “Sponge cities are an urgent and immediate solution that can help cities adapt to climate change, heat, floods and drought,” Yu said in an interview with WIRED.
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