Catalogue of urban forms. Perforated urban block
Extract from the book Why Density? Debunking the myth of the cubic watermelon
May 17, 2015
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1. Access to the underground car park 2. High-rise patios 3. Courtyard 4. Slopped plinth
This project is an alternative solution to the city block. It is proposed as more of a building system than as an individual building. The lattice-like set intersperses 30 built volumes and 30 empty spaces. These empty spaces are high-rise patios for neighbourhood life, open to cross views.
Celosía
MVRDV, BLANCA LLEÓ
Madrid (Spain) 2009
Plot area: 6,021 m2
Floor Area: 13,800 m2
Coverage: 0.35
Floor Area Ratio: 2.29
Dwellings: 146
Parking places: 162
Other uses: -
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