eindhoven flows plan s - Sustainable buildings

CONTEXT
EINDHOVEN
FLOWS
WATER SYSTEM
hydropower
1/3
p
p
p
p
p
p
p
canal
draindirection
p
p
p
p
stadhuis
p
Gender
*
natural mound
hydropower
ECOLOGICAL ZONE
Dommel
INFRASTUCTURE AND
PARKING
CITY HALL
fastlane*[two ways]
parking residents
p
p
p
p
slowlane*[one way]
p
p
p
p
p
p
parking commercial
p
p
Dommel
*based on: Eindhoven op weg
*
Connecting Green
& Water
Flexible water area
In the year 2045, Eindhoven no longer has a
problem with underground cables, wires and
pipelines that hinder the realization and
adaptation of building projects and other
innovations. Instead we have a new network of
water, energy, waste and bio-elements.
The City Hall square can be used in winter
time, during heavy rain or on a sunny day in
summer. The water can be held back for a
while celebrations are being held on the
square, truly making it a multifunctional
zone.
Flexibility &
Green Facades
When bringing back the former canals into the
city center of Eindhoven, many aspects of the
water way will benefit the city.
The new canal will generate energy in the
smart
grid-system
by
kinetics
and
heat-storage. Water can also be used to turn
the town hall square into a flexible space to
unwind and hold communal festivities. Because
of the flowing water the square is a
multifunctional space where the extended park
can be enjoyed, festivities can be held and with
enough storage for any incidental overflow .
At the same time a highly developed traffic lane
will use green energy to re-charge vehicles
while driving.
EINDHOVEN
FLOWS
2/3
-5°C
Water Storage
ENERGYFACADE
SMART GRID
HOV + BIKING LANE
WATER AS A SOURCE OF
ENERGY
DOMMEL GARDEN
STADHUIS
Water = Force
Winter
The buildings also get an efficient upgrade: the
green houses that are added on the south
facade of any (municipal) building provide the
building with a smart energy system that both
acts as a heat-buffer in summer and as a
heater in winter. These extra additions, the
green houses, can be used for growing crops,
having dinners, organizing meetings and for
recreational purposes while benefiting the
city's highly developed smart-grid.
NATURAL SLOPE
biodiversity
Green energy comes
from flowing water,
heat storage capacity
and by cooling down
the city as a whole.
Water also downsizes
the particulate matter
levels.
Smart grid & HOV
The smart grid replaces the
underground of wires, pipes and
cableschaos with an elegant
system where energy, waste,
water and bio-elements can
easily be tapped into by any
nearby building or vehicle.
ENERGY ROOM
flexible working
space,
commercial use,
winter garden and
café
SMART GRID
INFORMAL TRAFFIC LANE
SQUARE
MOVEABLE GREEN
ELEMENTS
WATER SQUARE
rain water buffer
DOMMEL GARDEN
CITY HALL
Life between buildings
The surplus of energy coming from the energy generating
glass can be used to charge other functions.
Plants, flowers and crops benefit from the energy and flowing
canal water.
SECOND SKIN OF
ENERGY
GENERATING GLASS
SMART GRID
HOV + BIKING LANE
TREE SLOT
NEW WATER LANE
- water dispersing
- buffering rain and river water
- cooling (trees help stopping the condensation of water)
- energy solution with new modern water mill
SQUARE
- more green with movable green elements
- functions as a water buffer
The HOV-line will be the main
traffic on the smart road which
gives easy access to central areas
in Eindhoven.
CLIMATIC ZONE
WORK / LIVING
SU
NL
IG
HT
RAIN
3/3
GE
AN
CH
INSULATION
O2
CO2
CH
AN
GE
R
CO2
EX
UNDERGROUND PARKING
DOMMEL GARDEN
WATER BUFFER
WATER SQUARE
RAIN WATER BUFFER
SMART GRID
The different flows are distributed through the urban tissue in the public space.
We introduce a new infrastructure, which effortlessly bundles and unbundles flows of resources.
Bringing back surface water in the center of Eindhoven, belongs to the possibilities.
By revitalizing the old water system, we can restore flows of water, air and biodiversity.
This idea can be found in several policy documents. However,
by adding a new flexible smart grid to this idea, we add value to the sustainable city
CLIMATIC ZONE
SMART GRID
CLIMATIC ZONE
O2
AT
R
SQUARE WITH MOBILE TREEPOTS
ON RAILS
R
EX
AT
HE
O2
LA
LL
CE
PV
STADHUISPLEIN
HE
LL
LA
CE
SO
PV
INSULATION
R
HERMAN WITTEHUIS
RAIN
EINDHOVEN
FLOWS
SU
NL
GGD GEBOUW
SO
CLIMATiC ZONE
PUBLIC / RETAIL