Foto Iwan BaanHoy Martes 9 June 2009 was opened a new park in New York. It is the transformation of the High Line, abandoned railway line nine meters high that runs along the west of the island, parallel to the Hudson River. El proyecto incluye la consolidación de áreas verdes, recuperación de edificios, conexión a la red de metro y a las principales vías de transporte de la ciudad.
The High Linees un viaducto elevado de ferrocarriles de carga construido en los años 30 al oeste del centro de Manhattan en Nueva York. Probablemente lo más interesante de esta infraestructura fue su incorporación a la trama urbana, adaptándose a la densificación existente como medio de transporte por excelencia del desarrollo industrial del oeste de Manhattan.
Estuvo en funcionamiento hasta los años 80 para luego venderse al metro de la ciudad en donde al igual que décadas anteriores este vuelve a caer en desuso producto de los altos costos de mantenimiento, not to mention the noise and structural problems generated in adjacent buildings.
The high road was not long been a place within the city but also an important social symbol of the inhabitants of western Manhattan. Artists such as Joel Sternfeld inter alia, were able to assess this peculiar space within the city.
Thanks to the civic organization Friends of the High Line was prevented its demolition to make it a urban renewal project with the announcement of a contest of ideas in 2004. The winning proposal was that of Field Operations / Diller Scofidio and Renfro to other proposals by Steven Holl and Zaha Hadid pervasive.
Image of the winning proposal
The proposed recovery transforms this elevated section of track along 2,5 kilometers, in a large urban park. For this purpose metal retaining bracket and rails, A platform where open roads green filed, rest areas, restoration, exposure and small businesses. The play is based on recreating the old links and Railroads, with large floral gardens and small breaks more limited.
Virtual images of the project
Well that infrastructure that has survived as a skeleton still where grass grew at the expense of real estate madness around, is today a park in the heights, that one has been called "green carpet" to "fly" the streets of Chelsea.
Opening ceremonyIt is definitely another excellent example of disused infrastructure recovery, where green power in favor of public spaces for citizenship.
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The recovery of degraded areas and public spaces think that they are very accurate measures especially in large cities. I find it interesting the proposal.
Curious to see this type of intervention in a country that lives under the madness of implementing new transport infrastructure.