Further Precedents

Both of these precedents come from the architect Bjarke Ingels. Both relating to a 'mountain' concept. The first is the Mountain Dwellings in Copenhagen, Denmark. Completed in 2008.
This building is similar to my idea of bringing the countryside into the city. an urban mountain if you will. A clever use of space of having housing on top of a car park rather than having it as 2 seperate blocks. Since the parking building doesnt need things such as sunlight or views out it has an interesting facade of having steel with small holes punched into it so it creates an image of Mount Everest. Each of the housing elements on the top layer of this building has a roof garden so it keeps to this idea of mountains being built up areas made of earth.


The completed project.













An image of the roof. the materiality of the timber and the grass of the roof gives the impression of built up earth which is what a mountain is made up of.

An image showing the facade with the picture intergrated within the material. At night this is lit up so it becomes a photo negative of the image.


















A striking image of having this 'mountain' in the city. 

A section throught the building which is very similar to an early concept sketch i did for my project.

The second piece of work i wish to bring up by Bjarke Ingels is Zira Zero Island. This island is a 1,000,000 m2 master plan for a carbon neutral resort and residential development located along the Caspian Sea.

The concept is based upon the natural landscape of Azerbaijan using the seven major peaks not only as metaphors but as living models. Working together over the island it fits into this eco system where the flow of air, water, heat and energy are channeled in almost natural ways, it channels water and stores heat, it provides viewpoints and valleys, access and shelter.

The main aim of this masterplan is to make it completely carbon neutral this is made possible by the combination of solar energy, wind energy and the water surrounding the island. Due to the island being a sort of desert plane at the moment the waste water is fed back into the landscape to encourage the growth of vegetation.

Image showing the finished proposal.