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David Sepúlveda

David Sepúlveda

New York, NY, US

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[CONTAINED] - ONE Prize: Stormproof 2013

[CONTAINED]

In light of the events of hurricane sandy Terreform One ONE PRIZE competition asked us to explore the social, economic, and ecological possibilities of urban transformation while preparing for a recurrence in catastrophic weather patterns at the city scale.

Our approach was solely dedicated to the evolution of New York City based on the political decisions of the last 10 years. Rezoning to accommodate for rapid population increase and loss of manufacturing has crippled the system New York was founded on and made way for a multitude of developer driven high rise structures. Our proposal relies on the facts of what it means to be a city of 3 million and takes into account waste production at the human scale.

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http://www.bustler.net/index.php/article/contained_-_one_prize_2013_stormproof_finalist_entry/

 
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Status: Competition Entry
Location: New York, NY, US
My Role: Architect
Additional Credits: Arianna Armelli & Ishaan Kumar

 
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Evolution of Manhattan
Evolution of Manhattan
NYC Garbage Production
NYC Garbage Production
Masterplan Phase 1 - Downtown Manhattan
Masterplan Phase 1 - Downtown Manhattan
Node Plan - Battery Park
Node Plan - Battery Park
Transverse Section
Transverse Section
Dock Perspective
Dock Perspective