ADJUSTABLE LANE CONFIGURATIONS
cluster trees for group seating
tensile attachment
parking spaces adjust to different sizes
planters can created a protected bike lane
open-source public digital space
commercial digital space for rent
table and chair supplements
OPEN-SOURCE STREET
CONTEST PROMPT:
Design a streetscape for a section of Ted Turner Dr. in Atlanta, GA. How can it be resilient to the future?
Proposed Solution: Make the street modifiable.
This proposal aims to transform Atlanta's Ted Turner Drive into a flexible space that facilitates our society’s transition into technologically advanced built environments. The project calls for a complete redesign of the conventional street structure, making it a digital street that allows for live updates and an open-source concept. This approach encourages public interaction and continuous human modification.
Digital technology enables the street to be multifunctional without compromising the quality of individual functions, serving as both a travel corridor and a gathering space. A flexible space future-proofs the street, making it easily compatible with autonomous vehicles and future functionalities that have yet to be invented.
A digital street in this context will allow the adjustability of all graphics we see on today’s average street: car lanes, crosswalks, stop signs, traffic lights, pedestrian zones, bus stops, parking spots, bike lanes, etc. This will be achieved through the installation of interlocking digital panels that span the entire width and length of the street. These panels serve multiple functions, such as data collection and self-powering energy generation through the pressure of car and human impact. They are easy to maintain and waterproof. While the necessary digital street signage and lane choices are managed by city professionals, the rest of the street is open for businesses and visitors to update and interact with.
To create a truly adjustable space, the plant material needs to be movable as well. By introducing “tree armatures,” trees can move back and forth and side to side. The armature incorporates all the street furniture that a typical street has into one element, housing seating, landscaping, trash receptacles, and lighting. An adjustable landscape shifts the designer’s role from creating a fixed space to designing a framework of elements that users can choreograph based on their needs and desires.
