By the year 2050, it is expected that the majority of the world (approx. 70%) will be urbanised and with a growing population, the subsequential effect is an increase in density in the architectural fabric within the core of the city, causing an ever growing disengagement of tall buildings and overall city scape. In the City — Manhattan, London, Hong Kong — today, tall buildings have long comprised of buildings that interact with locale through limited ground floor functions such as small restaurants, stores, cafes etc. Beyond the condition where the horizontal city meets the tower, these buildings are filled with programmatic uniformity, most commonly office towers. The city within the City is the concept of the unique world that exists inside hyper architectural buildings in major cities. We must address the needs of a socially diverse and constantly changing culture. In the built environment, that constant change needs to be addressed through buildings that can facilitate the mixture of many interactions, activities, users and programs.

Hybrid Vertical Park is located in a proposed car free city core, where vehicular access is restricted and various activities such as sports, playgrounds, yoga, lounging, food and drink, agriculture, exhibitions + more are amplified — enabling the street to be prioritised for people and cyclists. The Green Loop acts as an ‘air conditioner’ to counter C02 emissions — with planting and greenery introducing a sustainable and eco-environment. These qualities are lifted into the vertical realm and produce a hybrid symbiosis in both the horizontal and vertical city. The project explores beyond the contemporary skyscraper, testing the possibilities of future hybrid typologies that translate the horizontal urban qualities of the city into vertical anomalies. In our world, alternative typologies serve to accommodate the varying and changing needs of a society where the function of an office building is not only restricted to working, but, rather provides a hybrid typology in lieu with unpredictable future conditions — and therefore adapting to human needs first and corporate world second.

PROJECT INFO

TEAM

LOCATION

BIRMINGHAM, UK.

SIZE

XXXXX m².

PROGRAM

HYBRID TYPOLOGY — OFFICES, CO-WORKING, PARK, PLAY SPACES, THEATER, SPORTS.

CLIENT

UNDISCLOSED.

YEAR

2020.

STATUS

IDEA.

DESIGNER

EMRAAN X EMRAANMAYOW.