Edition of modern Urbanity to location : HarboProject BS:004

Sketch by William Harbison

1. Site is examined

2. Important historical, social, environmental and economic artefacts and observations are recorded.

3. Significant data including its peripheries become the site and from here the edition of modern urbanity can apply.

4. The site is completely excavated to a minimum of 3 basement levels. The 3rd basement level is assigned to public/community use., where underground trans-city objectives could be programmed such as transport or other networks.

5. Requirements for connectivity and moderation to specific networks are established including; Under ground water, electricity, sewage, mains water, optical fiber, and other enterprises eg. beer on tap if so desired.

The site and its triad of programs are de-laminated and reissued to accommodate for the needs of the individual.

eg. green roof with excess water running into the underground water table and measured (possibly with credit payments). As the green roof or portable garden is separated from ground level the 'modern urban service network' must complete this link.

Shigeru Ban : Furniture House 1995 - Japan

images from www.shigerubanarchitects.com

A house held up by book shelves. This building eliminates the need for multiple structures all working indipendantly. A multi talented structure - less material is required, that's cleaver design.

Why do we need walls?

How about a house built out of things we want and can use in the house.

What environment are we trying to create?:

- Why not jump to that rather than pushing on with standard developments?

-Similar to the bone marrow village => composite use form.

Bone Marrow Village : HarboProject B.System:003

Sketch by William Harbison

This 'bone marrow' is more of an interpretation. I don't know exactly what the inner structure of a bone is but the idea stands.

The image is a section which could be plan or side view, the result is a structure which forms many spaces to accommodate varied functions.

This could achieve; density, resource sharing, and communal efforts to create greater structures by lesser means.