Topography of Interconnections
TEMPORARY LIVING WITH BOUNDARIES
by A.Ozge Ozdamar
The post-unification situation led to two kinds of boundaries in Magdeburg-South: Linear Boundaries and Area Boundaries.
CONCEPT: Frugal solutions to modify boundaries.
GOAL: Providing interconnections between living environments by means of boundaries.
LINEAR BOUNDARIES: They are mainly walls and fences. They are solid obstacles for people. This could be named as non see-through and see-through boundaries. They could be modified to provide visibility, continuity, human scale, ecological continuity, and interest points.
STRATEGIES FOR NON SEE-THROUGH BOUNDARIES
Strategies for See-Through Boundaries
The holes in the different levels of the wall will let:
-Animals
move freely
-Diversity in nature
-Well working drainage
pattern
-Let human to enjoy the environment
Abandoned areas have
enormous potential to show people how nature grows with small
applications.
Within boundaries there could be spaces to experience
environment.Cleaning up the soil could be solved in economical way by
using plantation.
AREA BOUNDARIES: They are mainly abandoned former industrial areas with negative visual impact. They could be modified as observation points to perceive interconnection with the environment. Also, to provide time solution, as some pieces of them could be used as access corridors.
Strategies for Area Boundaries
Applications
Proposal to Owners of Former Industrial Areas: ?Give us land from your property; we can clean up some of your land. Therefore, we could have shortcuts or small pieces for living with our surrounding area by your permission. We will not pay you but your land value will increase by economical means and popularity.?
Who Pays? Community, promoters (companies, research centers) and area owners
Later: If the owner wants area back?
- Pay to the
public for the land
- Pay to the public for cleaning up
- Leave the
area without permanently chancing the land use.
Example Area
