Island of Zira, Azerbaijan | Master plan design for the island of zira | bjarke ingels group (BIG)

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bjarke ingels group (BIG) has released their master plan design for the island of zira off the coast of
azerbaijan. the island has an area of 1,000,000m square and will undergo a full revitalization to become
a zero-energy resort and entertainment city. the design is inspired by the seven peaks of azerbaijan,
which form the skyline view, which is visible from the capital of baku. under this concept BIG has
developed a sustainable urban development which uses the landscape of the country has a theme in its
revitalization. each mountain is a building in the development and conceived of as an entire eco-system
in itself. the island will use solar, wind and wave power to supply it with energy allowing it to operate
completely off-grid with zero-energy efficiency. unlike some of the extravagant development in the
middle east, this new development takes the particular climate of the area into account, hoping to pave
the way for future eco-conscious projects.

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[Artvive]

horrivel...

[Seraph]

horrivel...

Independentemente de se considerar horrível ou não, penso que seja de louvar a criatividade no desenho do skyline, eu pelo menos, nunca tinha visto explorada esta ideia de desenho orgânico, quase que uma invocação às montanhas, ao invés das tipícas torres competindo umas com as outras em altura, resultando o skyline num gráfico de barras...

Do pouco que vi, gostei!

Cumps

[asimplemind]

mais uma reciclagem de projectos dos BIG noutro contexto...Pode ser que aqui sempre seja construído

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Bjarke Ingles Group take mountain fetish to the next level with Zira Island Masterplan

Mimicking and blending in with a region’s topography is a trick that most architects are familiar with, but Danish firm Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) take the art to the highest level.
In October 2008 WAN caught up with the firm’s founding partner, Bjarke Ingles, following their presentation of residential development Mountain Dwellings at the World Architecture Festival Awards in Barcelona, which subsequently won in its category. But that has proven just a taster of BIG’s passion for man-made mountains as they present details of the Zira Island master plan in Baku, Azerbaijan - a 1million sq m range of seven cultural, residential and leisure peaks and Central Asia’s first carbon neutral master plan.
The imagery is breath-taking. From a distance the Island’s topography is an illuminated mountain range, but in reality the landscape is a living, functioning, inhabited space, seven towers creating a new mountain city. Importantly the scheme mimics the properties of natural mountains to create a fully sustainable eco-system.
“What we propose for Zira Zero Island is an architectural landscape based on the natural landscape of Azerbaijan,” says Ingels. “This new architecture not only recreates the iconic silhouettes of the seven peaks, but more importantly creates an autonomous ecosystem where the flow of air, water, heat and energy are channeled in almost natural ways. A mountain creates biotopes and eco-niches, it channels water and stores heat, it provides viewpoints and valleys, access and shelter. The Seven Peaks of Azerbaijan are not only metaphors, but actual living models of the mountainous ecosystems of Azerbaijan.”
Together with engineers Ramboll, BIG’s aim is to create a completely self-sufficient island and to do so by combining local building traditions with the latest technologies, helping to reinvent this young, post-soviet democracy as a key driver in sustainable living.

Niki May Young

News Editor

Fonte: World Arhitecture News

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Eu tenho que mudar de País!

[Márcio Ferreira]

BIG
Zira Island Master Plan
Baku, Azerbaijan



Zira Zero Island is a 1.000.000 square meter master plan for a carbon neutral resort and residential development on Zira Island located along the Caspian Sea. As a young post-soviet democracy, Azerbaijan is rediscovering its national identity by imagining Zira Island as an architectural landscape based upon the country’s dramatic natural setting. Located within the crescent shaped bay of the capital city Baku, Zira Island includes the Seven Peaks of Azerbaijan.
“What we propose for Zira Zero Island is an architectural landscape based on the natural landscape of Azerbaijan. This new architecture not only recreates the iconic silhouettes of the seven peaks, but more importantly creates an autonomous ecosystem where the flow of air, water, heat and energy are channeled in almost natural ways. A mountain creates biotopes and eco-niches, it channels water and stores heat, it provides viewpoints and valleys, access and shelter. The Seven Peaks of Azerbaijan are not only metaphors, but actual living models of the mountainous ecosystems of Azerbaijan.”
Bjarke Ingels, Principal BIG



Each of the Seven Peaks house a residential development derived from the geometry of a famous mountain in Azerbaijan. Individually each mountain becomes a principle for mixing private and public functions. Together the mountains form an organic skyline merging with the natural topography of the island. A dense vibrant urban community connected to a series of private resort villages by a central public valley and surrounding beaches. A continuous public trekking path connects the mountains and invites visitors to scale the top of all seven peaks.



The vision for Zira Island is to create a new development that is entirely independent of external resources - a self contained island. By combining the best of the traditional Azerbaijani building tradition, with the newest technology, Zira Island will provide excellent living spaces for people, with a minimum usage of resources.
The buildings on the island are heated and cooled by heat pumps connecting to the surrounding Caspian Sea. Solar heat panels integrated in the architecture create a steady supply of hot water, while photovoltaic cells on strategically located facades and roof tops power daytime functions like swimming pools and aqua parks.
Waste water and storm water is collected and led to a waste water treatment plant where it is cleaned, processed and recycled for irrigation. The solid parts of the waste water are processed and composted and finally turned into top soil, fertilizing the island. The constant irrigation and fertilizing of the island supports the lush green condition of a tropical island, with a minimal ecological footprint.
Zira Zero Island also benefits from the fact that Baku is “the city of wind”. By harvesting the wind energy through an offshore wind farm, the island will have its own CO2-neutral power supply. Further by locating the wind turbines on sea, it transforms the existing offshore oil industry’s platforms & foundations in Baku into a more sustainable future of wind turbine platforms.
The landscaping of the island is derived from wind simulations of the microclimates created by the mountains. Swirly patterns created by the wind moving its way through the Seven Peaks inform the planting of trees and the design of public spaces. Where the winds and turbulence are strongest the trees becomes denser, creating lower wind speeds and thus a comfortable outdoor leisure climate.



In addition to the Seven Peaks the Master Plan also includes 300 private villas that take advantage of their setting with panoramic views out over the Caspian Sea.
"Zira Island will be an important step into the future of urban development in Caucasus and Central Asia. By help of the wind, the sun and the waste the Island will produce the same amount of energy as it consumes. In a society literately built on oil this will serve as a showcase for a new way of thinking sustainable planning. From an engineering point of view we are just as thrilled by the challenge of letting the design of the buildings reflect the shape of the mountains of Azerbaijan."
Lars Ostenfeld Riemann
Ramboll’s Group Director, Buildings & Design


Total area: 1.000.000 square meters
Client: Avrositi Holding
Architects: BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group
Partner in charge: Bjarke Ingels
Project Leader: Andreas Klok Pedersen
Project Manager: Kai-Uwe Bergmann
Project Team:
Sylvia Feng
Kinga Rajczykowska
Pål Arnulf Trodahl
Pauline Lavie
Maxime Enrico
Oana Simionescu
Alex Cozma
Molly Price
Engineers: Ramboll
BIG arcspace features

[Picaró]

E viva a "arquiestética" oca!

[R-L]

Claro que os que dizem mal dos BIG fariam muito melhor ... claro que sim, não tenho qualquer dúvida nisso.

[Picaró]

Dizer mal = constatação de factos?! Então estou a dizer mal sim senhor!:)

[ricardo]

já começa a ser banal e preocupante o uso do mesmo edifício em propostas completamente diferentes por parte de vários ateliers internacionais... cria-se um conceito e uma imagem forte, e depois se não se constrói à primeira volta-se a tentar... Outra variante mais ambiciosa é pegar na produção inteira de um atelier dos últimos anos e tentar meter tudo num projecto... BIG ISLAND, com o tio patinhas à entrada já agora... Gosto muito da inovação do atelier mas isto só os descredibiliza, juntando à falta de noção de escala que já vem do passado... Este projecto é o bom e velhinho copy paste... Acho que podemos por ao lado da estrela da morte do OMA...