dynamic urban central park

dynamic urban central park by donggu lim from korea

designer's own words:

Today, the problem in the Metropolis is the lack of urban nature and public by rapid urbanization which take away enough space for public urban nature space. It is impossible to provide urban nature like Central Park in NY to every urban center. But there is the way to obtain extensive nature in the center of the city which is covered with high-rise buildings.

The answer is "Vertical urban Park" for providing vitality of nature to contemporary city. The main design idea for vertical park is rolling up nature vertically. With this idea, we can also make extensive urban park like Central Park.

These are positive effect of vertical park below.
1. obtaining public space and urban resting space generated by high density
2. 3-dimensional connection of vertical park with surrounding buildings
3. sustainable effect; low carbon & low temperature
4. social effect; providing extensive green space for community and increasing social activities
5. economic effect; using minimum 1/10 space area, compared with making horizontal park
6. possibility of planing guerilla middle or small size vertical parks between buildings
7. longer walking course than Central park in NY. Rolling up the Central Park!!!

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