GREEN NEW DEAL SUPERSTUDIO Can Parkitecture Heal?
Firefly Village: Bio-inspired architecture for healing Liza DeAngelis, Lee Williams
Harvard Graduate School of Design
Can parkitecture heal people?
Tactility
Play
Fantasy
Hands-on learning
Non-prescriptive play spaces for all ages
Buildings with wings
Movement
Synchrony
Nature
Accessible trails and transformable design
Attunement with park rhythms
Biophilic views and fresh air
Transformable design
Proposed buildings expand to meet park visitation needs in the summer and contract to minimize footprint in the off season. Walls and shading devices move mechanistically in response to human touch, leading to lower operating costs and healing benefits from increased movement.
Access (ABA trail) People of all ability levels may enjoy the healing power of nature and movement
RETREAT N
Ascribed therapy framework
Architectural touchpoints
Education
ENGAGEMENT
Curation and programming encourages environmental stewardship and actively integrates cultural histories
DISCOVERY
Play and fantasy
Play environments
e.g. IFS model, dance, play and theater therapies
e.g. arakawa and gins: reversible destiny lofts, noguchi: UN playground
PLAY Sensation
Tactility and materiality
e.g. sensitization, EMDR, yoga, TRE
e.g. zumthor: bruder haus, parent: life on the oblique
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100’
200’
Employment Design features inspire new practices and create jobs for people of all backgrounds and ability levels
Connection
Memorials, narrative design
e.g. attunement, synchrony, storytelling, reconditioning somatic responses
e.g. wodiczko: homeless vehicle project, EJI, MASS, national memorial for peace + justice
Can parkitecture heal the land?
EXISTING BUILDINGS
GATLINBURG Approx. 2 mi.
Public transit Bike trails, bus, and shuttle routes replace parking to lower emissions and support local businesses
Adaptive reuse All existing site buildings, and many of the existing paths, both formal and informal have been adapted
REVITALIZED TRAILHEADS
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PROPOSED BUILDINGS
Rewilding Natural dispersion methods will be used, except for plantings in the sound buffer which are needed immediately to protect our site from highway noise
SOUND BUFFER
REDUCED LAWN DROP OFF LIMITED CONCRETE REMOVAL 0’
100’
200’
REWILDED AREAS
LIMITED VISITOR PARKING ABA PATH
Minimal disturbance
New paths are porous, and land use change, a major contributor to carbon emissions, is minimized by prioritizing reuse and minimizing concrete extraction SHUTTLE PARKING