Salesforce Transit Park by PWP and Pelli Clarke Pelli, San Francisco, CA, United States The parks each embody new, dynamic ways to think about landscape and public life. Made with a range of forms, programs and structural approaches, the designs bring architecture and nature together through engineering. Designed as a series of moments, the parks are considered in sequence and how they will be enjoyed by people. Looking at elevated parks around the world, the following section drawings explore a shared spatial experience. They are inherently designed as a response to unique environmental, social and urban conditions. Taking these ideas to new heights, elevated parks shape and transform civic areas as they give people a new perspective. Landscape architects and designers are increasingly mindful of the value of public space and its role in the development of our cities, landmarks and shared identity.

Parks are civic amenities that transcend cultures. This collaborative profit-sharing initiative is easily replicable and a prime example of how circular business models can fund public spaces and sustainable urban development.Architects: Showcase your next project through Architizer and sign up for our inspirational newsletter. Despite the low percentage given to the project, it provided enough support capital to ensure the park could remain public and enjoyed by all. However, the project share was relatively small, and the property owners would gain most of the profits. Such a redevelopment and feature in any part of a city, regardless of the exact locality, undoubtedly adds significant value to nearby properties.ĭevelopers struck a deal with owners to share a certain percentage of this rise in property value. Except proposed an innovative profit-sharing scheme to help fund the park, encourage cooperation and actively involve nearby residents and developers with the complex.įirst, properties surrounding the park were valued by an independent and well-established third party and compared to future values - projected to five years after its completion.

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