Ruysdaelstraat – Amsterdam
Amsterdam. Netherlands
2023
Offices / Housing / Landscape
Renaturalizing the city
We have the opportunity to create a large green space for the city, an oasis in the middle of the metropolis. The vegetation uniformly occupies an desud area of the interior of a block, expanding to colonize facades and roofs. This intervention seeks to transcend the limits of the project to give back to the city part of the lost nature, recovering its protagonism. In addition, by using this green structure, the local ecosystem and the well-being of the people are improved, while mitigating the heat island effect and atmospheric pollution.
The proposal, easily replicable on a macro scale, not only seeks to revitalize and revalue the current urban space, but also aims to create future synergies between citizens and nature, harmonizing the urban environment.
The project encompasses the refurbishment and expansion of the office building towards the inner courtyard, adopting a holistic approach from the roof to the courtyard, as well as the incorporation of a new first floor office building. Blending harmoniously with its surroundings, its green roof merges with the surrounding garden, establishing a visual and functional continuity that encompasses the entire plot from an aerial perspective.
The city transformed into a garden.
With Corsaro Architetti and Noelle Tech – Common Ground Landscapes
L’Arca n. 169. L’Arca International. December 2022