bart goldhoorn. a tale of three cities
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A TALE OF
THREE CITIES
The Future of Mass Housing
Bart Goldhoorn
Block City Institute
MODULAR CITY
07-12-1954
‘On the extensive
introduction of industrial
methods, improving the
quality and reducing the cost
of construction’
MOSCOW
TEHERAN
CAIRO
MUMBAI
BEIJING
SEOUL
ANKARA
SIGNAPORE
DESIGNER CITY
CONTEXT
AUTHORSHIP
VARIETY
EUROPE 70s – 80s
PRIVATISATION
- LESS GOVERNMENT
- INCREASE OF HOME AND LAND OWNERSHIP
- DEVELOPMENT BY PRIVATE SECTOR
- INCREASE OF PRIVATE TRANSPORT
- INDIVIDUALISATION OF DEMAND
LOT
TRANSPORT
PRIVATE
LAND
OWNERSHIP
VARIETY
ACCESS
BEFORE
AFTER
AFTER
MODULAR CITY:
+ FAST TO DEVELOP
+ CHEAP TO BUILD
+ PREDICTABLE PROCESS
– BAD QUAILTY
DESIGNER CITY:
– SLOW TO DEVELOP
– EXPENSIVE TO BUILD
– UNPREDICTABLE PROCESS
+ GOOD QUAILTY
HOW CAN WE IMPLEMENT THE
DESIGNER CITY IN DEVELOPING
COUNTRIES THAT NEED LARGE
QUANTITIES OF HOUSING BUT DO
NOT HAVE THE TIME NOR THE
MONEY TO BUILD THIS CITY?
HOW CAN WE COMBINE MASS
PRODUCTION WITH THE QUALITIES
OF CUSTOM DESIGNED PRODUCTS?
CUSTOM DESIGN = VARIETY + FIT
UNIFORM
HAUTE COUTURE
PRET-A-PORTER
BLOCK CITY
BLOCK CITY
=
INTRODUCTION
OF A STANDARD
FOR THE SIZE
OF URBAN BLOCKS
BLOCK CITY WILL CREATE
A MARKET FOR READY-MADE
HOUSING PROJECTS
THAT WILL COMPETE FOR
REALIZATION ON PLOTS WITH
STANDARD SIZES
USING THE
STANDARD BLOCK SIZE
FOR 40-80% OF
NEW URBAN DEVELOPMENTS
WILL ENABLE THE CREATION
OF HIGH QUALITY CITIES AT
LOW COSTS
CATALOGUE
+
ARCHITECT
COMPETITION WILL LEAD TO
- INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS
- BETTER QUALITY
- MORE VARIETY
- LOWER PRICES
BLOCK CITY PILOT
2010
A101 BLOCK CITY COMPETITION
MASSHTAB DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM:
40.000 INHABITANTS
80% OF STANDARD SIZE BLOCKS
4 MASTERPLANS
- KCAP (NL)
- MVRDV (NL)
- EDDEA (SP)
- HSA (DE)
URBAN BLOCK PROJECTS
ONE SIZE
4 SITUATIONS
210 PROJECTS
30 COUNTRIES
EXHIBITIONS
MAY-OCTOBER 2011
LOUISIANA MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, DENMARK
220.000 VISITORS
PRAGUE
ISTANBUL
MOSCOW
BERLIN
BLOCK SIZE STANDARD
- AN INDUSTRIAL STANDARD
FOR THE URBAN PLANNING
INDUSTRY
- CAN BE IMPLEMENTED ON
SHORT TERM WITH NO
COSTS
BLOCK SIZE STANDARD
WILL BENEFIT:
- THE POLULATION
- CITIES
- DEVELOPERS
- ENGINEERS
- ARCHITECTS
(BUT NOT THE DSK)
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