The team at the Buro Koray Duman design firm hopes to utilizes the negative space located under the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway in New York City with communal building highway designs. The roadway is elevated off of the ground, providing a block of unused space that the firm proposes can be transformed into a neighbourhood with food shops and a sport's centre.
Often times the space under highways is wasted -- unless it is occupied by another joining road. Regardless, it is rare the space contributes to the community in any way. Buro Koray Duman hopes to change this by building an epicentre with foldable structures that could house food trucks and transportable kitchens. The layout could be used as a food centre to help feed busy urban areas.
Neighbourhood Highway Designs
Buro Koray Duman Fills Negative Road Space With Communal Buildings
Trend Themes
1. Negative Space Utilization - Designing communal buildings beneath elevated roadways is an opportunity for innovators to make use of negative space.
2. Foldable Structures - Incorporating collapsible and transportable structures in communal building designs can provide flexibility and creative use of space.
3. Food Centre Transformation - Transforming underutilized negative space into a food centre can address the need for accessible and convenient food options in busy urban areas.
Industry Implications
1. Architecture - Architects can explore designing urban community spaces that cater to the specificities of affected urban spaces and seek to make use of negative space.
2. Urban Planning - Urban planners can factor-in the redevelopment of underutilized negative space in developing their plans and seek to identify opportunities to maximize this space.
3. Food and Hospitality - Food and hospitality innovators can explore the potential opportunities to cater to the needs of busy urban areas by transforming underutilized negative space into food centres.