Infrastructure meets Education
- solutions for a vertical city
As a city grows so does its demand for infrastructure such as roads. At the same time the city centre is often already crowded with buildings both residential and non-residential causing a serious conflict of space. In this setting, creative, innovative solutions are essential.
This is where our parametric model comes in. Our model supports engineers to plan a road which runs directly through an already existing multi-storey educational building passing through a tunnel which is placed at any desired level of this building.
The width of the tunnel adjusts according to the available space between the columns that support the above part of the building at the level of the tunnel. An insulation is integrated to uncouple the tunnel and the building from a building physics perspective.
At the same time the model supports the engineer with planning the distribution of lanes considering their use, e.g. as bike or car lane, as well as the available space. Our model does not only consider the road section within the tunnel but also the sections leading into and out of the tunnel to facilitate a route planning that is able to connect with the existing road network.
Combining these systems into one provides an optimal solution for a crowded metropolitan city saving valuable ground area by using the abundant vertical space.