esci - project overview

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Prof. Brillembourg & Prof. KlumpnerChair of Architecture and Urban DesignDepartment of Architecture

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emerging & sustainable citiesetH | secO | iDb partnersHip prOmOting integrateD urban sustainability in barranquilla prOject Overview

September 2013 - June 2016

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2etH ZuricH prOf. alfreDO brillembOurg & prOf. Hubert klumpner 3Promoting integrAteD UrBAn SUStAinABility in BArrAnqUillA

Swiss Federal institute of technology (etH Zurich)Department of Architecture (D-ArCH)Chair of Architecture and Urban DesignProf. Alfredo Brillembourg & Prof. Hubert Klumpner

postal addressetH ZurichChair of Architecture and Urban Design onA J 25, 4th floorneunbrunnenstrasse 508050 Zürich, Switzerland

contactmSc Architect lea rüfenacht [email protected]+1 202 286 85 95

mA Urban Policy Alice Hertzog [email protected]+41 44 633 90 80

websitewww.u-tt.arch.ethz.chwww.u-tt.com

partnersinter-American Development Bank (iDB)emerging and Sustainable Cities initiative (eSCi)State Secretariat for economic Affairs (SeCo)Financiera de Desarrollo territorial (FinDeter)

project timeframeSeptember 2013 - June 2016

the partnership between the eidgenössische technische Hochschule Zürich (etH), State Secretariat of economic Affairs (SeCo) and inter-American Development Bank (iDB) for integrated urban sustainability in Colombia is an applied research project that will run from September 2013 – June 2016. it was initiated by etH with the support of SeCo and in collaboration with iDB.

iDB launched the emerging and Sustainable Cities initiative (eSCi) to help intermediate cities make more informed planning decisions and take immediate actions towards smart and sustainable urban development in latin America and the Caribbean. the focus is on cities with populations of 100,000 to 2 million, fast growing economies and urban growth.

this partnership builds on the ongoing collaboration initiated in August 2012 by etH Chair of Architecture and Urban Design of Prof. Alfredo Brillembourg & Prof. Hubert Klumpner with iDB eSCi.

We aim to develop innovative and sustainable solutions for one emerging Colombian city within the eSCi network. Based on the eSCi Action Plans, local Development Plans and Swiss research expertise, we will work in Barranquilla, Colombia. to do so, we have formed a trans-disciplinary research team, which will work in collaboration with SeCo experts, iDB specialists, local government agencies, local universities, architects and civil society organizations.

the outcome will be an innovative and sustainable urban prototype that contributes to an integrated urban regeneration strategy of a specific site. the urban prototype will include the implementation of innovative technologies, ecological systems, and construction methods. it will address the city’s most pressing urban, social, and environmental challenges. in parallel, our research team will explore the application of integrated urban sustainability and conduct a trans-disciplinary teaching program. the project will contribute to a pre-existing toolbox of urban prototypes, which can be scaled and replicated in other cities within the esci network.

Currently, the project is in the launching phase. this involves concluding contracting arrangements between the partners, mobilizing etH resources, and establishing working relationships with local stakeholders. through the research and development phases we will procure and deploy resources to develop an urban prototype, conduct analysis and contribute to the toolbox. During the phasing out, we will hand over the design for an urban prototype to a local team of architects and engineers. We will ensure coaching and monitoring plans are in place and that project has been transferred effectively (until June 2016).

executive summary

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the Swiss Federal institute of technology (etH Zurich) is a state university, mandated to conduct research, development and innovation. With the financial contribution of SeCo, we set up an interdisciplinary group of researchers and experts. our team consists of the Department of Architecture and Urban Design, Department of Civil, environmental and geomatic engineering, and Department of environmental Systems Science. our problem oriented research will be translated into integrated urban prototypes for Barranquilla, Colombia.

our competencies are:

Architecture, landscape and Urban Design• Urban design of marginalized and

disconnected urban zones • landscape design of public spaces

and green areas• Social infrastructure for cultural,

educational and recreational uses (music, sport, community centers, school or learning centers)

• low cost housing typologies and strategies

• Sustainable and energy efficient building and construction systems

mobility and Urban transportation modes• Alternative systems and modes of

public transportation (cable-car)• Soft modes of transportation

(pedestrian and bicycles)

Water – energy – Food nexus• renewable energy systems and

environmentally viable infrastructure • energy, water and food security• Alternative food systems (urban

farming and hydroponics)

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chair of architecture and urban Design Prof. Alfredo Brillembourg Prof. Hubert Klumpnerlea rufenachtAlice HertzogDaniel Wills

chair of landscape architectureProf. Christophe girot

institute of technology in architectureProf. Dr. Arno SchlüterJimeno Fonseca

institute for transport planning and systemsDr. monica menendez

center for Development & cooperation (naDel)Prof. Dr. isabel günther

Department of environmental systems science Prof. Dr. rené SchwarzenbachProf. Dr. Peter edwards

etH trans-disciplinary laboratory (tdlab)Dr. michael StauffacherPius Krütli

etH world food system centermichelle grant

etH sustainabiltyChristine Bratrich

inter-Disciplinary etH team

Form left to right: site analysis | community workshops | project team | pre-feasibility studies | roundtable discussion | 1:1 model

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the project is composed of three methodological tracks that provide complementary means of contributing to esci:

a. Development of an innovative sustainable prototype

b. analysis of integrated urban sustainability strategies

c. trans-disciplinary learning platform

track a: Development of an innovative sustainable prototype

As starting point, we will investigate the case study city’s key urban, social, economic, and environmental challenges and potentials. We will map the priorities underlined in the eSCi Action Plan and Development Plan onto the city.

A priority perimeter of intervention will be defined in collaboration with local authorities. For this specific site, an urban prototype will be developed and designed. it will be informed by applied research on integrated urban sustainability and a trans-disciplinary teaching program, both in collaboration with a top Colombian university.

We will conduct fieldwork, collect data, and develop tools of comprehension

track b: analysis of integrated urban sustainability strategies

leading experts from various disciplines in the field of sustainability will explore the conceptual framework of sustainable integrated development. this track will seek to address the key issues at stake. What are the criteria needed to define urban sustainability? What are the processes, structures, and means

prOject metHODOlOgy

needed to attain integrated sustainable development?

the analysis will be structured through a series of lectures, workshops and seminars by researchers and international practitioners. results will be published in two consecutive issues of the journal S.l.U.m. lab (Sustainable living Urban model).

track B will enable our design team in track A to incorporate an informed understanding of integrated urban design.

track c: trans-disciplinary learning program

the teaching program will build upon our pre-existing curriculum incorporating design studios, field visits, elective courses, and lecture series. During the field visits, students from etH will engage with students from the partner university in Colombia.

in coordination with the trans-disciplinary lab (tdlab) the teaching program will be supplemented with three-week summer schools. Students from multiple disciplines and from the partner local university will participate, bringing together young talent from the architectural, engineering and environmental systems departments. Summer schools will run in Colombia and Switzerland.

the teaching activities will provide a unique opportunity for european and Colombian students to train together in zones of high urban vulnerability and enable transfers of knowledge between Colombia and Switzerland.

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prOject pHases

*note 1: the scale and size of the intervention will remain within the allocated budget andtimescale of the project.

**note 2: etH will not approve and sign construction drawings / documents, deliver final bill of quantities, and conduct the construction supervision. the budget does not cover the implementation costs of this phase.

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our point of departure for research is architecture’s failure to define informal urbanism and the effects of its urban growth. We have worked in cities in latin America for the last 20 years, investigating the urban, social, environmental, and economic challenges of marginalized areas and risk zones withing these cities.

as a response to these challenges we have developed a toolbox of innovative urban prototypes - social infrastructure. these include: metro-cable, Dry toilet scheme, vertical gymnasium, music school, growing House typology and street children’s shelter.

the project we will develop for Barranquilla will be added to the pre-existing toolbox of sustainable prototypes to be diffused within the eSCi cities.

tOOlbOx OfprOtOtypes

metrO cable

sOcial HOusingre-urbaniZatiOn plan

reHabilitatiOn plan

city lifter

grOwing HOuseautism scHOOlstreet cHilDrensHelter

Dry tOilet anglican cHurcH

park city

mODular stairs peDestrian briDge

vertical gym #1cHacaO

vertical gym #5 rusaifaH

music scHOOl cOmmunity center

vertical gym #2baruta

vertical gym #3lOs teques

vertical gym #4miranDa

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scHOOl fOr cHilDren witH autismchacao, caracas, venezuela

music scHOOlparaisopolis, sao paulo, brazil

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vertical gym #1chacao, caracas, venezuela

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Dry tOilettela vega, caracas, venezuela

metrO cablesan agustin, caracas, venezuela

mODular stairscaracas, venezuela

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Alfredo Brillembourg & Hubert Klumpner with community leaders, Caracas, Venezuela

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Prof. Alfredo Brillembourg and Prof. Hubert Klumpner hold the Chair for Architecture and Urban Design at the Swiss Federal institute of technology (etH Zurich). Since 2013, Prof. Klumpner is Dean of the Department of Architecture at etH Zurich.

Alfredo Brillembourg and Hubert Klumpner are directors of the Architecture Firm Urban-think tank (U-tt) in Caracas, Sao Paulo, new york and Zurich.

Starting in 2007, Alfredo and Hubert have been guest professors at the graduate School of Architecture and Planning, Columbia University, where they founded the Sustainable living Urban model laboratory (S.l.U.m. lab).

they have received the 2010 ralph erskine Award, the 2011 Holcim gold Award for latin America and the 2012 Holcim global Silver Award for innovative contributions to ecological and social design practices.

Brillembourg and Klumpner were awarded with the golden lion at the 13th international exhibition of Architecture at the Biennale of Venice for the installation, “torre David / gran Horizonte”.

since 2012, the chair of architecture and urban Design has been collaborating with the inter-american Development bank (iDb), providing strategic urban development plans for the pilot city port of spain, trinidad & tobago, and promoting integrated urban solutions in barranquilla, colombia, within the framework of iDb’s emerging and sustainable cities initiative (esci).

alfreDO brillembOurg & Hubert klumpner

Swiss Federal institute of technology (etH Zurich)Department of Architecture (D-ArCH)Chair of Architecture and Urban DesignProf. Alfredo Brillembourg & Prof. Hubert Klumpner

postal addressetH ZurichChair of Architecture and Urban Design onA J 25, 4th floorneunbrunnenstrasse 508050 Zürich, Switzerland

[email protected]+1 202 286 85 [email protected]+41 44 633 90 80

websitewww.u-tt.arch.ethz.chwww.u-tt.com

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