One hexagon unit consists a polygonal area to inhabit and a triangular cavity to be used as an irrigable garden. When all modules combined, these triangle cavities act as a truss structure transferring the building’s loads to lower members.
As a whole, Urban Rural creates interdependencies between building systems, structure, landscape and architecture. Integration of such complex systems are achieved through modular design that persevere flexibility.
Urban Rural aims to minimize the building’s ecological footprint (see here 11 examples of biophilic architecture) and to maximize the positive impact on the environment, while considering the economic viability of the project.
In order to achieve this, component based modular design and locally sourced building materials together is the key.
Urban Rural is designed to become a city landmark
Building a vertical urban village in the heart of the city center, immediately reduces the dependency to cars and even to public transit, and it naturally promotes walking or cycling. This generates more opportunities for human interaction and moments of communication that will eventually result in a stronger community.
Urban Rural features social and recreational spaces on the lower floors to build a self-sufficient neighborhood where people could live, work and recreate locally.
About Eray Carbajo
Eray Carbajo is an international architecture and design studio based in Brooklyn and Istanbul. With over 20 international awards in architecture, interior design, planning and product design; the studio is known to solve design problems with innovative and value-adding solutions.
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The project aims to minimize the building's ecological footprint and to maximize the positive impact on the environment
The project aims to minimize the building's ecological footprint and to maximize the positive impact on the environment
The project aims to minimize the building's ecological footprint and to maximize the positive impact on the environment
The project aims to minimize the building's ecological footprint and to maximize the positive impact on the environment
The project aims to minimize the building's ecological footprint and to maximize the positive impact on the environment
The project aims to minimize the building's ecological footprint and to maximize the positive impact on the environment
The project aims to minimize the building's ecological footprint and to maximize the positive impact on the environment
The project aims to minimize the building's ecological footprint and to maximize the positive impact on the environment
The project aims to minimize the building's ecological footprint and to maximize the positive impact on the environment
The project aims to minimize the building's ecological footprint and to maximize the positive impact on the environment
The project aims to minimize the building's ecological footprint and to maximize the positive impact on the environment
The project aims to minimize the building's ecological footprint and to maximize the positive impact on the environment
The project aims to minimize the building's ecological footprint and to maximize the positive impact on the environment
The project aims to minimize the building's ecological footprint and to maximize the positive impact on the environment
The project aims to minimize the building's ecological footprint and to maximize the positive impact on the environment
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The project aims to minimize the building's ecological footprint and to maximize the positive impact on the environment
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The project aims to minimize the building's ecological footprint and to maximize the positive impact on the environment
The project aims to minimize the building's ecological footprint and to maximize the positive impact on the environment
The project aims to minimize the building's ecological footprint and to maximize the positive impact on the environment
The project aims to minimize the building's ecological footprint and to maximize the positive impact on the environment
The project aims to minimize the building's ecological footprint and to maximize the positive impact on the environment
The project aims to minimize the building's ecological footprint and to maximize the positive impact on the environment
The project aims to minimize the building's ecological footprint and to maximize the positive impact on the environment
The project aims to minimize the building's ecological footprint and to maximize the positive impact on the environment
The project aims to minimize the building's ecological footprint and to maximize the positive impact on the environment
The project aims to minimize the building's ecological footprint and to maximize the positive impact on the environment
The project aims to minimize the building's ecological footprint and to maximize the positive impact on the environment
The project aims to minimize the building's ecological footprint and to maximize the positive impact on the environment
The project aims to minimize the building's ecological footprint and to maximize the positive impact on the environment
The project aims to minimize the building's ecological footprint and to maximize the positive impact on the environment