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VERTICAL VILLAGE IN THE CLOUDS

02 Sep 2015


The ‘Cloud Corridor’ is the visionary concept of MAD Architects. This conceptual design addresses the concerns of urban sprawl, challenging conventional notions with more public spaces and a devotion to nature.



MAD Architects has proposed a futuristic model for housing in Los Angeles, as part of the ongoing “Shelter: Rethinking How We Live in Los Angeles” exhibition at the A+D Museum. Dubbed the ‘Cloud Corridor’, the concept is based on Ma Yansong’s ‘Shanshui City’ philosophy for architecture to "manifest the spiritual essence between people and nature." The vision is the opposite of sprawl, proposing a high-density vertical village made up of nine interconnected residential towers. 




From the architect:

CONSIDERING DENSITY

Cloud Corridor addresses the concern of sprawl in cities and presents a typological alternative: the high-density vertical village. By reorienting the streets vertically, nine interconnected residential towers redistribute the urban fabric to cohere disparate neighborhoods into a vertical village with public spaces and gardens in the sky.

Connective corridors weave circulation between towers to foster a sense of community among residents and activate the towers as a bustling village within the city.

Formally, the high-rise tower is a statement of power and social context. Cloud Corridor reconsiders modernism’s residential tower typology and folds in the design philosophy that residential building should respond to nature and emphasise the environment.

VERTICAL GARDENS

Proposed as an urban landmark, Cloud Corridor expresses a devotion to nature. Each floorplate boasts gardens to accompany residential units. The garden patios and courtyards provide a lush environment amid the surrounding urban density, and provide a retreat from the everyday among nature. 

Elevated corridors and multi-level garden patios shape the city skyline and provide viewing platforms for residents to overlook the bustling activity below and the natural landscape beyond.

PODIUM AS PARK

Adjacent to Museum Row, Cloud Corridor’s speculated site sits above a forthcoming Metro station and provides an opportunity to propel nature into the everyday life of the city. Cloud Corridor’s podium dually serves as a public park and as a transportation hub, providing the site for activity after museum hours. 

The sculpted podium is covered with a grass lawn and punctuated by trees; the transformation of its massing suggests the image of rolling hills. Simultaneously, the podium lifts away from the ground to reveal both a private-access lobby for tower residents and entry for Metro Station patrons. 

Merging infrastructure with nature, Cloud Corridor’s podium blurs the boundary between urban landscape and natural scenery. 

The Cloud Corridor challenges the conventional residential typology and transforms everyday urban experiences into opportunities for residents to interact with nature among the growing density in cities.

Cloud Corridor is currently on view at the A+D Museum’s inaugural exhibition - “Shelter: Rethinking How We Live in Los Angeles” - until 6 November 2015.

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