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Cristina Mock

Cristina Mock

New York, NY, US

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Green Paris: The Urban Forest

The Green Paris is a conceptual urban master plan project, which focuses on reinvigorating the Petite Ceinture, an industrial rail line surrounding Paris Metropolis, and turning it into a citywide movement to fight the Urban Heat Island Effect through green modules. 

The Urban Heat Islands Effect occurs due to urban density found in its districts and inequality in the accessibility of green areas. Therefore, creating a larger basin for heat and non-fresh air.

The lower-class districts and neighborhoods are farther away from public parks and have fewer green-paved streets than those communities in high-class districts. This has been a problem since the Industrial Revolution, yet not many resolutions have been made to help ease the issues ever since.
Therefore, this project focused on a conceptual solution to the greenery inequality and urban heat islands using abandoned industrial structures, The Petite Ceinture, and refurbishing them into an urban forest that gradually grows into the city.

The Petite Ceinture, the little belt, is perfect for the movement of Green Paris as it circles the entire city and is surrounded by most industrial areas or residential areas. Therefore, greenery can grow from the Petite Ceinture into the surrounding buildings and spaces, creating shade and public parks for the residents to enjoy.

 
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Status: School Project
Location: Paris, FR
My Role: Design Architect

 
The Petite Ceinture, above rail line. Software: Ai and Photoshop
The Petite Ceinture, above rail line. Software: Ai and Photoshop
The Petite Ceinture, above rail line, green spreading to the surrounding buildings. Software: Ai and Photoshop
The Petite Ceinture, above rail line, green spreading to the surrounding buildings.
Software: Ai and Photoshop
Trellis Growing

Petite Ceinture existing condition

Re-furbishing of The Petite Ceinture