“Moskva: Urban space” at the 2014 Architectural Biennale in Venice (IT)

The Moscow Committee for Architecture and Urban Development presents the exhibition “Moskva: Urban space” at the 2014 Architectural Biennale.

This retrospective of Moscow urban development reflects on the past 25 years, leading to today’s vision for a new cultural center and downtown landscape anchoring the Russian capital.  The new Zaryadye Park, designed by an international team led by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, will host vegetation and sensations representing the primary Russian landscapes – Tundra, Steppe, Forest and Wetland.  Moments with seasonal temperature, humidity and climatic characteristics create an immersive human experience while blending into the landscape and providing a retreat for Muscovites.

AUGMENTED ATMOSPHERES

Augmented Atmospheres – a life-size fragment of the Zaryadye Park concept for human experiences – reconsiders our relationship with light, energy and thermodynamics as a fundamental condition of public space in the 21st century. Heated and cooled concrete wall elements and seats using the new fibreC Bionics in combination with a redirected sun light create a unique microclimate.

The installation uses a hydronic radiant conditioning system that could be employed to create much larger microclimates in Zaryadye Park.  Capillary tubes embedded inside the concrete benches and walls installed in the courtyard allow for the temperature of their surfaces to be regulated through the continual  exchange of heated and cooled liquid flowing just below the . By employing such active systems in addition to passive design strategies altering solar exposure, winds, temperatures and humidity, Zaryadye park will offer many different options for the human experience of comfort

Installation designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Transsolar realized with fibreC Bionics by Rieder
Heliostat technology for sun light tracking was donated by Egis

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