Vertical free space
Vertical free space is a term used in landscape architecture , architecture , urban and landscape planning .
One speaks of a vertical free space when free spaces are layered and a three-dimensional free space that can be walked on is created. This creates spaces of possibility in the vertical that, for example, make spaces between buildings that were previously unusable accessible. “Verticality” can be understood to mean two basic spatial forms: Either one speaks of a layered open space such as the MFO Park in Zurich or of a vertical object such as a building. B. from the "vertical green walls" by Patrick Blanc . In contrast to the works of Blanc, an open space should always have accessibility and thus also walkability on the subject. A vertical free space is therefore a layered outdoor space with at least two accessible levels. There are numerous examples that show the range of possible uses and uses of vertical open spaces:
- Social and architectural density: SESC Pompéia , 1111 Lincoln Road , arcade
- View and overview: observation tower , Black Forest treetop path , tower
- Recreation and the experience of verticality: amusement park
- Prestige: Hanging Gardens of the Semiramis , Villa Jovis
- Protection: tree house , Petra (Jordan) , Çatalhöyük
So far, open spaces have mostly been described in the general understanding as "a flowing, existing continuum under the open sky, which stands out from its surroundings through minor structural changes" (Bernard, Sattler 1997). This automatically excludes vertical, architectural-related open spaces such as balconies, which, however, play an important role in the provision of private open space. In reality, the free space of a city is already something much more extensive, complex and three-dimensional. "So it seems more appropriate to define open space with the architectural term" outside space ": a space that is only partially protected from the weather."
Individual evidence
- ↑ Studio. Retrieved July 25, 2018 .
- ↑ Definition of landscape architecture - what is landscape? Retrieved July 25, 2018 .
- ↑ Isabel Zintl, Simon Wahlers, Ferdinand Ludwig: Thinking about free space vertically - New perspectives through vertical free spaces . Verlag Technische Universität München, Faculty of Architecture, Munich 2018, ISBN 978-3-941370-91-3 , p. 408 .