Urban Seedlings by BUDCUD

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BUDCUD为第八届国际公共空间设计节Concéntrico打造了一个探索城市绿化潜力的装置。Urban Seedlings项目除了作为多功能家具外，还在城市空间内形成了一个明显的视觉表达，对城市绿化的重要地位及其在加强当地社区和丰富当地环境方面的潜力进行探讨。这也是对不负责任地处置城市绿化这一现象的批判性空间实践。

For the eight edition of Concéntrico – an international design in public space festival – BUDCUD prepared an installation exploring the potential of urban greenery. The Urban Seedlings project, besides being an atlas of multi-functional furniture, formulates a strong visual statement on the vital role of the city greenery and the opportunities it provides in strengthening local community and enriching a local context. It is also a spatial commentary on the irresponsible disposal of city greenery.

▼项目概览，Overall view ©Javier Antón, Josema Cutillas

▼梅尔卡多广场，Plaza del Mercado ©Javier Antón, Josema Cutillas

在整个欧洲，虚伪的公共区域激活项目将许多城市广场变成了混凝土、炎热且渗透性低的广场，从而使城市生物多样性消失。洛格罗尼奥的梅尔卡多广场（Plaza del Mercado）是Urban Seedlings装置的基址，在1960 年代以前这里到处都是郁郁葱葱的景观绿地，现在只有几棵树和花盆——这里缺乏城市自然景观带来的阴凉微气候和舒适性。

Throughout Europe, the processes of public areas’ pseudo-revitalization transformed many urban squares into concreted, heated and impermeable plazas, thus making urban bio-diversity disappear. Plaza del Mercado in Logroño, where the Urban Seedlings installation was located, until the 1960s was full of lush, landscaped greenery; nowadays there are only a few trees and plant pots – lacking the shade and comfort that urban nature used to provide.

▼广场上的绿色装置，A green installation at the Plaza del Mercado ©Javier Antón, Josema Cutillas

该装置使用建筑师最有效的设计手法强调自然在城市中的作用——在平面图上手绘。该项目的灵感来自建筑师绘制绿色植物的各种方式，将简单的手绘草图转化为三维物体。绿色植物的图样成为城市图腾，用作座位、游乐场元素、会面点和谈话空间。通过在德尔梅尔卡多广场设置这些装置，本项目重新绿化了广场，提供了树木曾经给大众带来的东西——遮荫、休息和聚会场所。

▼装置概念图，Conceptual diagram of the installation ©BUDCUD

Emphasizing the role of nature in the city, the installation re-greens urban space using the means the architects use most efficiently – sketches on a plan. The project is inspired by various ways the architects draw greenery, translating simplistic, pop sketches into three-dimensional objects. The drawings of greenery become urban totems serving as seating, playground elements, meeting points and conversation pieces. By arranging those in the Plaza del Mercado the installation greens the square anew, offering what trees used to provide – shade, rest and a meeting place.

▼绿色装置为儿童提供了玩耍空间，The installation provides a play space for children ©Javier Antón, Josema Cutillas

▼装置近景，Close shot of the installation ©Javier Antón, Josema Cutillas

▼装置近景，Close shot of the installation ©Javier Antón, Josema Cutillas

The Urban Seedlings
YEAR: 2022
CLIENT: Concéntrico festival
LOCATION: Logroño, ES
PROGRAM: street furniture, art installation, public space
STATUS: completed
TEAM: BUDCUD (Mateusz Adamczyk, Agata Woźniczka)
PHOTOS: Javier Antón, Josema Cutillas

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