EveryVille Competition by La Biennale di Venezia -  project 120 of 195	browse projects: prev | next
LZH Architects	page 2 (page 1)
Lee-Su Huang (UNITED STATES), Chih-Jou Lee (UNITED STATES)
We propose a triangular tiling system that reconstitutes the urban fabric according to different program and adjacencies. Offering linear, centrifugal, and cluster configurations of differing density and orientation catering to a vast array of needs, the road network is also optimized according to the intensity of use within the adjacent block. This is intended to be a dynamic framework for ever-shifting sub/urban forces at play, easily accommodating growth and reconfiguration. Centrifugal nodes create enclaves that can be expanded or extended, while the mesh road network in between oscillates in response to usage demands. The triangular block varies only in orientation and size, yet possible combinations lend to the part-whole relationship as organs in the overall city organism, also creating spatial definition for a cluster within the overall fabric. Redundancy allows for swift reconstitution of urban constituents, and an ephemeral community with a particular sense of place.