Promenade @ 12th St.
2009 UNM Regional Design Studio Project
2009 UNM Regional Design Studio Project
The Promenade, located in Albuquerque’s historic Sawmill district, is a new chapter in the history of the area, one of densification and smart, sensitive development; it is a bridge linking two neighborhoods split by a decaying industrial infrastructure.
Central to the design is an examination of the processes of plant succession in an urban and highly disturbed environment, with the inclusion of provisions for windborne seed to colonize and grow. Minimal human intervention is prescribed to dictate plant species, growth habit and aesthetic. The “disrupted” landscape is here a deliberate design gesture, at the same time re-establishing those human connections lost to an industrial wasteland.
Central to the design is an examination of the processes of plant succession in an urban and highly disturbed environment, with the inclusion of provisions for windborne seed to colonize and grow. Minimal human intervention is prescribed to dictate plant species, growth habit and aesthetic. The “disrupted” landscape is here a deliberate design gesture, at the same time re-establishing those human connections lost to an industrial wasteland.
