D3 CLOSE THE GAP

MOST CITIES TODAY HAVE A CONCERN TO DEVELOP THEMSELVES IN A NATURAL DIRECTION, BUILDING INFRASTRUTURES THAT SUSTAIN A GREENWAY OF LIFE. CLOSE THE GAP COMPETITION DELIVERS THE INTENTION TO FULLFILL THE MISSING LINK OF THE GREENWAYS PATHS IN NEW YORK CITY. THIS PROJECT PROMOTES THE REAL CONNECTION BETWEEN CITY AND NATURE NOT JUST AS A SUSTAINABLE WAY OF LIFE BUT ALSO PROVIDES A VISION OF ORGANICAL FREE NATURAL LANDSCAPE FORMS. THAT CONCERN MATERIALIZES ON A ROOFING, OF THE FDR FREEWAY, THAT VISUALLY FLOWS WITH THE FREEWAY, CREATING THE GREENWAY PATHS, CONCEALING THE FREEWAYS VISUAL AND ACOUSTIC POLLUTION WHILE GENERATING MANY DYNAMIC SHAPES SIMULATING TOPOGRAFIC LANDFORMS. THE COVERING STRUCTURE IS A STEEL FRAMING CONTAINING FROM BELOW A ZEOLITIC IMIDAZOLATE FRAMING (ZIF) MATERIAL WITCH DECREASES THE GREENHOUSE GASES EFFECT ORIGINATED FROM THE FDR FREEWAY. ABOVE THE METAL FRAMING GREEN ACCESSIBLE AREAS AFFORDING A HEALTHY AND DISTRESSING WAY OF LIFE. ATMOSPHERIC CONCENTRATIONS OF GREEN HOUSE GASES, SUCH AS CARBON DIOXIDE, HAVE INCREASED DUE TO HUMAN ACTIVITIES. ZEOLITIC IMIDAZOLATE FRAMEWORKS (ZIF’S), CRYSTALS THAT HAVE CAGE LIKE STRUCTURES HAVE A HIGH AFFINITY FOR THE CAPTURE OF THE GREENHOUSE GAS, CARBON DIOXIDE. WITH THE PUSH TO BECOME MORE “GREEN”, ZIF’S CAN POTENTIALLY PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE SELECTIVITY OF CAPTURING CARBON DIOXIDE. ZIF’S ARE MORE ECONOMICAL OPTIONS, LESS TOXIC, AND MORE EFFICIENT WAYS TO CAPTURE CARBON DIOXIDE THAN OTHER READILY AVAILABLE METHODS. AS FUNCTION THE GREENWAY IS CONCEIVED TO CONTAIN DIFFERENT TYPES OF CO2 FREE CIRCULATION METHODS SUCH AS CYCLING AND SMALL ELECTRIC TWO WHEEL VEHICLES (SCOOTERS, SEGWAYS, ETC) BESIDES THE WALKING PATHS WITCH ARE SEPARATED BY A WATER SPORTS ACTIVITIES (CANOEING, SWIMMING COMPETITIONS, ETC). ENERGY SUSTENANCE FOR THE GREENWAY ELECTRIC NEEDS IS PROVIDED BY SURFACES OF PHOTOVALTAIC SYSTEMS AND UNDERWATER RIVER TIDAL TURBINES ATTACHED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE STRUCTURE WITCH ALSO IN EXCESS OF PRODUCTION CAN HAND OUT ENERGY TO THE NEW YORK CITY ENERGY NETWORK. THIS STRATEGY IS INVOLVED BY A SUSTAINABLE MASTERPLAN OF SOCIETIES NEW SEARCHES FOR GREENWAYS OF LIFE WHERE ARCHITECTURE PLAYS A CRUCIAL CENTRAL ROLL TO HELP THE TRANSFORMATION OF HUMAN ACTIVITIES. THIS STABLISH A CONCERN BY ARCHITECTURE TO UNDERSTAND THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE SOCIETIES NEEDS AND THE PHYSICAL PROJECTION OF THESE ONTO THE EARTH SURFACE. THAT INSTIGATE ARCHITECTURE TO CONVERT THESE NEEDS INTO ART FORM, PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES A LITTLE BIT FURTHER.