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Ida Basic

Ida Basic

New York, NY, US

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1st semester Masters program in urban design

The idea of this project was to turn the Lower East Side to a more sustainable neighborhood. I proposed to turn all the unused green spaces between houses into community gardens and to use all the rooftops for greenhouses and also introduce vertical garden housing to infill the free spaces on LES. The goal was "local salads for everyone". Because the LES had so many homeless in the streets I proposed to teach them how to garden and to employ them in those community gardens. 

 
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Status: School Project
Location: New York Lower East Side

 
Vertical Garden Houses
Vertical Garden Houses
Greenhouse in the Vertical Gardens
Greenhouse in the Vertical Gardens
Ground Floor
Ground Floor
4th Floor
4th Floor
8th Floor
8th Floor
18th Floor
18th Floor
24th Floor
24th Floor
Vertical Section
Vertical Section
Wind Energy Scheme
Wind Energy Scheme
Facade Greening Panels
Facade Greening Panels