—As a rule for myself, I don't post about conceptual projects because often what we are presented in those renderings is not what we get in real life. However, the LowLine project is a different story.
A proposal to build an underground park in an abandoned trolley terminal (with natural light) is so radically different that I'm going to break my rule.
Dan Barasch and James Ramsey, the co-founders of the LowLine concept (which gets its name and entrepreneurial spirit from New York's renowned High Line linear park) stumbled upon an unused and long neglected 13-acre former stretch of trolley terminal underneath Delancey Street, built in 1903 in New York’s Lower East Side. Decrying the neighbourhood's lack of green space, they thought that the abandoned space would make for an ideal park. I know what you're thinking, because I thought the same thing too. How do you have a park underground with no trees, no grass and no light?
McDonald’s is something that I can only do in moderation. Having said that, if the Mickey D’s in my neighbourhood looked like this, I might be inclined to give in a bit more.
Corner lots in a neighbourhood are important because of the visual prominence that they hold. Sometimes, that notion is forgotten. Thankfully, not in this case.
Selfie pics are common place amongst social media users. Knowingly or unknowingly, this new mirrored pavilion might contribute to taking that phenomenon to the next level.
Typically, our architecture posts at Inqmind are contemporary and progressive, but how do you describe a building that was originally designed 130 years ago and is STILL under construction? How about out of this world and ahead of its time?
Located in Zaragoza, Spain and designed by J-Uno Architects, the “Whale” (as the students have lovingly called it due to it’s rather generous proportions) was created to increase space for structured and recreational play to occur on.
