Mediative Urbanisms – Entry 108
Presented by
Adrew Knight – aknight (at) carmansite (dot) com
John Carman
Lexington, KY
PatchworkGreen
Yesterday’s typical urban development breaks even at best. Future development does more. It is proactively regenerative and sustainable. It creates significant amenities and returns for the city, the community, the building and the people. Rather than simply pull resources from the existing infrastructure and environment, the site generates and shares resources. Rather than relying on existing cultural amenities, building spawns meaningful community resources, more than providing a level of adequate housing. Future development offers enhanced and supportive options for living. Pushing the future of development beyond the limits of site leverages a return beyond the bottom line – a return that provides a benefit at the scale of the city, the community and the individual.
The Irish Hill Neighborhood is a palimpsest of layered history and culture. Through a process of environmental remediation and regeneration, Patchwork Green aims to establish the site as a community resource with regional appeal. The site serves as an interconnected network of live, work and play. Nature and man coexist to remediate environmental and cultural constraints, with the existing Beargrass Creek serving as the seam to the future.
