All this becomes possible in the case of projects of the mixed-use category, decided according to the Live — Work — Play formula and combining various functions — residential, commercial, office and recreational — in a single volume of a building, the space of a quarter or a neighborhood. We have already written in detail about this typology of real estate here.
Let's try to understand how the very definition of mixed-use evolves and how such objects differ from residential real estate with an addition in the form of commercial spaces on the first floors of the building. To do this, we will consider some of the brightest foreign and domestic mixed-use complexes, in which developers realize the financial, social and practical benefits of complex proposals.
quayside
Toronto, Canada
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Title: in development
Developer: Sidewalk Labs is part of the Alphabet holding that owns the Google brand
The high-tech futuristic Quayside enclave in the eastern coastal area of the largest Canadian metropolis is expected to revive abandoned post-industrial territories by 2020 and, according to the head of the developer company and former vice mayor of New York Dan Doctoroff, "make the lives of citizens healthier, more comfortable and more interesting ".
The first floors of buildings in the utopian Quayside quarter will be decorated according to the specially developed Stoa program (Stoya is a portico on the Athenian Agora, which gave the name to Zeno Kytiysky's school of philosophy). Stoa assumes semi-open spaces and covered passages with permeable dynamic facades, ensuring year-round use by the public
A total of 12 wooden CLT-panel buildings with a maximum height of 30 floors will be erected in the area. Thus, Quayside will be an unprecedented example of a large-scale construction project made entirely of wood. Current legislation allows the construction of wooden buildings up to 6 stories in height in Toronto. The construction permit for a 12-story building made of CLT panels is expected in 2021.
"We want to create an exemplary model of what urban life can be like in the XNUMXst century," he says.
Sidewalk Labs won the competition for the development of 325 hectares along the coastline in 2017. The company estimates the cost of the entire project at $ 1 billion. According to the developers, the new area will serve as a testing ground for a new type of urban infrastructure, urban design and construction technologies - heated bicycle paths .
The project includes the expansion of public spaces due to the water area of Lake Ontario: embankments, parks, squares and cafes will be oriented towards the water, and floating sports grounds and cinemas will be located in the lake
By the way, it is planned to build 280 square meters of wood at once. sq. square meters. At the same time, it is expected that about 40% of all premises will cost future buyers cheaper than anywhere else in the capital of Ontario, and that about 5 people will live in the area. man
Quayside Project, Toronto, Canada
But the main thing is the plan to become the “most measurable smart city in the world”: the garbage chute will independently sort waste according to the “pay for what you throw away” model, the application will tell local residents whether a deck chair is free on the beach, traffic light signals will automatically adjust to the flow of people , facilitating movement during peak hours.
According to Karim Khalif, director of construction innovations at Sidewalk, it is planned to build 3 million square meters of wooden CLT panels at once. square feet (about 280 square meters) of square footage. Proponents of the technology claim that this material is not inferior in strength and fire resistance to steel and concrete
The entire territory of the Quayside will be filled with sensors that collect information about traffic, noise and air pollution, as well as monitor the operation of the electricity network. All this will allow tens of thousands of people to live, work, study and rest, and in addition to create and promote new ideas, improve life in the city.
The entire territory of the Quayside will be filled with sensors that collect information about traffic, noise and air pollution, as well as monitor the operation of the electricity network. All this will allow tens of thousands of people to live, work, study and rest, and in addition to create and promote new ideas, improve life in the city.
In the district, they plan to launch a network of unmanned vehicles controlled from a mobile phone
Privacy is the main issue that worries both critics of the project and its supporters. A "smart" district can become a place where the boundaries between private and public will be erased. What data about citizens will Sidewalk Labs receive? Will it share information with partners? Will residents be able to opt out of certain programs and how will this affect their quality of life in an area completely controlled by technology?
Dan Doctoroff, CEO of Sidewalk Labs, suggests features like a sidewalk that lights up to warn pedestrians of approaching cars.
A sidewalk that warns pedestrians about approaching cars
- The bridge will consist of concrete segments with various high-tech "fillings"
- Part of the elements will be equipped with heating systems
- Tiles on highways with the help of illumination will demonstrate to pedestrians the predicted direction of movement of unmanned shuttles
- Segments of the road surface can be easily removed and will "lower" the status of the location to the level of a green zone.
Oceanwide Plaza
Los Angeles, USA
Title: will open in 2020
Developer: Oceanwide Real Estate Group
In 2015, the construction of one of the most anticipated mixed-use complexes in the center of Los Angeles began, including three skyscrapers on a high stylobate and offering all the opportunities for a full life according to the Live — Work — Play formula: 500 private residences, a five-star Park Hyatt hotel for 180 rooms and 160 apartments in a condominium managed by the Hyatt brand.
The entire facade of the stylobate part of the complex will be wrapped with a colossal ribbon LED screen, the largest in the country
Recreational locations were developed in cooperation with the famous fitness trainer and nutritionist Harla Pasternak, who developed a concept for the use of large-scale open spaces for Oceanwide Plaza, including a one-hectare park on a stylobate roof to ensure a healthy lifestyle for the residents of the complex. In addition, Oceanwide Plaza residents will have access to a world-class fitness center, children's playground, basketball court, two dog parks, pet care rooms and private movie theaters. The commercial component of the complex will be located in the stylobate gallery on the square of 14 square meters. sq. m, the facade of which will be wrapped in a shining LED screen 200 m long.
The roof of the stylobate, which houses commercial spaces, is set aside for the construction of a park with sports grounds and walking trails for residents and guests of the entire area. Guests of the hotel, located in the highest of the towers, will have access to two outdoor pools and a luxurious garden
Oceanwide Plaza will have a unique design for the center of Los Angeles — without the traditional glass curtain and stonework. The Callison RTKL company has developed expressive and at the same time subtle outlines of residential towers and a hotel, balanced by a green open area on the stylobate roof. The architecture of the complex is emphasized by protruding elements - glass elevator shafts with LED strips and landscaped shopping galleries with local plant species.
Chaoyang Park Plaza
Beijing, China
The key idea of the complex is the concept of connecting the traditional Chinese concept of shan-shui ("mountains and waters") with the city's development strategy. The design is inspired by traditional Chinese landscapes and incorporates the natural forms of mountains, valleys, cliffs, forests into the architecture
Title: commissioned
Developer: Smart-hero (HK) Investment Development Limited
From a bird's eye view, Chaoyang Park Plaza looks like a traditional rock garden, where the rocks are reflected in the water. Construction of a complex with an area of 220 sq. m of 10 was built on the border of the old park and the business part of Beijing, it lasted for 3 years and was completed in 2017.
A 17 m high glass atrium connects two high office towers, turning the lobby into a valley filled with natural light
The project was considered by the authors - architects MAD Architects - as an expansion of the park into a garden, introducing elements of traditional Chinese painting into the urban canvas. Two tall asymmetric twin office towers in the northern part of the site resemble mountain peaks, and eight small low-rise commercial structures symbolize hills that have undergone erosion and are arranged to form a secluded urban garden.
General plan of development:
1. Offices
2. Commercial squares
3. Residential areas
Two medium-rise buildings with residential apartments of the Armani complex support the concept of "life in the open air" - this is achieved thanks to the successful arrangement of spacious balconies-terraces (their checkerboard arrangement on the facades presupposes ideal insolation of the apartments).
"In modern cities, architectural structures are viewed rather as a symbol of capital, power or technological development; while nature exists independently. We want to blur the boundaries between nature and man-made art," said MAD founder Ma Yansun
The key idea of the complex is the concept of connecting the traditional Chinese concept of shan-shui ("mountains and waters") with the city's development strategy. The design is inspired by traditional Chinese landscapes and incorporates the natural forms of mountains, valleys, cliffs, forests into the architecture
For the use of innovative environmental technologies in construction, the complex was awarded a LEED gold certificate
The landscape woven between the buildings includes pine trees, bamboo, rocks, ponds and other traditional elements of the eastern landscape, which implies a deeper connection between modern architecture and nature
The seeming disparity of the three functional groups of the complex is leveled by a huge underground space with multi-level parking on the lower floors and shopping galleries that unite everything into a single ensemble
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White lines
The very philosophy of the complex is innovative for Ukraine: White Lines is the first realization in Ukraine of the concept of a 3D multi-functional complex, combining the maximum number of functions demanded by the residents of the metropolis
Title: under construction
Developer: A Development
Almost all the representatives of construction companies interviewed by us say that one of the "windows of opportunity" for developers in our country will be the concept of developing territories of mixed or multifunctional use (the results of the survey are in the material Build better than us. Development 2019). Thus, the mixing of functions and the provision of opportunities to meet all the needs of a modern city dweller in a small area or within the framework of a single complex of structures allows not only to overcome the economic underdevelopment of one or another urban cluster, but also to solve the problem of pendulum migration and spatial segregation and improve the quality of the urban environment: in such areas or complexes, the proximity of housing, infrastructure and work allows reducing the need for transport in favor of walking or cycling.
In the White Lines residential complex, it will be possible to go down to the supermarket, to the cinema or to the swimming pool to buy bread from your own apartment in your pajamas and slippers
Among other things, this compactness allows residents to save time, and the city authorities to minimize operating costs. Another attractive factor of mixed-use projects, according to the researchers, is a sense of security, which ultimately leads to an increase in the number of visitors to the facility.
Darya Kukharenko, commercial director of A Development: "The project is located on a unique site. This is an amazing place where, with active urbanization, there is no shortage of green spaces! At the same time, innovative facilities, co-working spaces, and bicycle paths appear every day; park areas are being improved, transport junctions are being modernized"
Created by the company archimatika for the development company A Development, the project of the White Lines residential complex will be implemented in the immediate vicinity of the largest park zone in Kyiv - Holoseivskyi Park. Separated from the center of the capital by a railway line, the area of mixed development with private houses and modern high-rise buildings requires a new impetus for development: there are no office centers here, which means that most residents have to go to work in other areas of the city. The second problem of the cluster is the almost complete lack of infrastructure. There are not enough gyms here, a grocery supermarket would be nice, and even to go to the cinema, residents also need to get to the center.
One of the initial drafts for the White Lines residential complex completed archimatika
According to the head of the creative department of the company's architects archimatika According to Rustam Horpenyuk, the main task set before his team by the customer was the total renovation of the territory: "We had to create a large public cluster in which different functions would be concentrated."
The White Lines complex is self-sufficient due to the set of functions it provides. It will become the center of attraction for the entire district
The White Lines residential complex will fundamentally transform the post-industrial landscape: a whole hectare of usable stylobate roof will create a special privacy zone for its residents with controlled access. Sports and children's playgrounds surrounded by man-made hills with large-sized trees will be located here, and a built-in kindergarten with its own designated area under the open sky is also planned. Supplement this with all the most modern opportunities for recreation - shopping, sports, cultural and family activities - and the last, in order, but not least, component of the formula Live - Work - Play will be implemented.
Architectural white contour lines on the facades of the towers of the White Lines residential complex have a decorative and practical function, hiding the external elements of the air conditioning system
On the first levels of the elegant white 24-story towers rising above the stylobate, there will be office spaces, above which the architects have provided 566 apartments (total living area — 36 square meters). Such a high density is perfectly balanced thanks to the concept of 956D multifunctionality of the complex: "White Lines offers an absolutely new level of comfort. A resident can literally take the elevator down to the cinema or gym in slippers. Maybe he started a family holiday at home, he will continue it in the restaurant," emphasizes the director and co-founder archimatika Alexander Popov.
As for the living spaces of White Lines, they are all designed within the framework of the PRO concept archimatika, about which we wrote in detail in pilot volume publications The layouts here are developed by the method of careful analysis of parameters to achieve maximum efficiency of space use. The complex offers more than 50 types of apartments for all types of families, for every taste and lifestyle — from one-room apartments with an area of 36 square meters. m to apartments with terraces and penthouses with second light and panoramic windows more than 5 m high.
