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The Product Manufactory

 

 

 

Stage II Finalist
urbanSHED International Design Competition

Design Merit Award
 American Institute of Architects New York Chapter

Faculty Design Award
Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture

 

 

In New York City, more than 6,000 sidewalk sheds flank buildings and construction sites at any given time, obstructing more than 1 million linear feat of sidewalk. Most remain in place for a year or more, these supposedly temporary structures have become permanent features of the urban streetscape. 

While intended to protect pedestrians from overhead construction debris, they undermine the aesthetic and social qualities of one of the most important and dynamic forms of public space - the sidewalk.

 

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Current NYC building codes prohibit their surfaces from being covered with posters, painting or anything visually stimulating, perpetuating them as fixed, utilitarian eyesores. For something that occupies the equivalent area of half of Central Park shouldn’t some attention be paid to quality of design and experience?

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By utilizing lightweight translucent materials, suspended from buildings, urbanCLOUD creates a seemingly effortless structure while providing a soothing contrast to the dirt, noise and congestion of urban life.  

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 By utilizing lightweight translucent materials, suspended from buildings, urbanCLOUD creates a seemingly effortless structure while providing a soothing contrast to the dirt, noise and congestion of urban life. 

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Project Team:

KNE studio: 
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Collaborators:
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