REZIDENTIAL COMPLEX "UNITY"
With the rapid extinction of species and the ongoing urbanization of natural lands, cities are becoming an important factor in maintaining biodiversity, architecture can contribute to its conservation, creating opportunities for habitat within the framework of new developments. Although cities occupy 2% of the world's surface, they have a huge impact on the environment. Urban areas consume 75% of the world's natural resources and cause 80% of greenhouse gas emissions. Urbanization is also changing the ecology and features of the urban landscape. The management of water resources, the use of grey waters and construction materials from recycled waste are also important. Green roofs, green facades, roadside trees, together with larger green infrastructure such as parks and wetlands, can contribute to biodiversity conservation by providing breeding habitat, shelter and food for birds, pollinators and other animals. The construction process is very destructive to the local fauna and flora, but the manufacture of components outside the construction site will help minimize the impact on the environment. Conservation of biodiversity is even more important for development on abandoned sites, which are characterized by rich ecosystems.
Problem: the decline of the natural environment due to the rapid development of mankind.
Solution: placement of green spaces on existing and new buildings, as well as on abandoned sites.
Metabolism reaches its maximum as a new space is created for both the natural environment and human interaction.
Problem: the decline of the natural environment due to the rapid development of mankind.
Solution: placement of green spaces on existing and new buildings, as well as on abandoned sites.
Metabolism reaches its maximum as a new space is created for both the natural environment and human interaction.
BIODIVERSITY TOWER
Urban habitat of a bee colony. The 30-meter-high tower is a finished steel structure designed and built using standard steel corners and tubular sections. It is sheathed with perforated stainless steel panels, which have been parametrically designed to protect the hive and its visitors from the wind, and also provide both an influx of sun in winter and shading in summer. The bees are housed in a hexagonal cypress box with a laminated glass bottom through which you can observe the bees.
This "bee booth" provides protection, warmth and divides the entrance between bees and humans. Visitors can enter the tower, stand under a cypress tree and look up to see a colony of bees behind glass, similar to an ant farm, while they build their hive. Beekeepers gain access to the hive by lowering it, which allows them to ensure the health and safety of bees.
Elevator B
This "bee booth" provides protection, warmth and divides the entrance between bees and humans. Visitors can enter the tower, stand under a cypress tree and look up to see a colony of bees behind glass, similar to an ant farm, while they build their hive. Beekeepers gain access to the hive by lowering it, which allows them to ensure the health and safety of bees.
Elevator B
Hive City as Architects
