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Greening of panel house facades
A research on how we could give neighborhoods with typical panel houses a fresher look. A good solution, in our opinion, would be pots of flowers on every balcony. And, of course, no patchy glazing. As well as improving appearance, there are other tangible benefits. The research was based on AI data.
On average, 1 square meter of potted plants will absorb 0.28 kg of CO2 per year.
One pot: 0.5 square meter x 0.28 kg CO2/year = 0.14 kg CO2/year
All pots: 23,258 pots x 0.14 kg CO2/year = 3,256 kg CO2/year
If we calculate CO2 absorption for 98 districts in Moscow with panel houses, we get the following results:
All pots of Moscow: 3 256 kg CO2 per year x 98 districts = 319 088 kg CO2 per year
If we take the 110 million urban population in Russia and assume that there is one pot for every fifteen people, we can get the following figures:
110,000,000 people /15 = 7,333,333 pots
All pots in Russia: 7,333,333 pots x 0.14 kg = 1,026,666 kg of CO2 per year
For comparison:
One person exhales an average of 365 kg of CO2 per year
One Kia Cerato car emits an average of 2,340 kg of CO2 per year
One person's flight from Moscow to Rome will emit 400 kg of CO2.
The production of 1 kg of clothing emits an average of 11 to 35 kg of CO2.
The production of 1 kg of toothpaste will emit 1.5 kg of CO2.
Roasting 1 kg of coffee will emit 1.5 kg of CO2.
The meat industry in Russia emits 191,000,000 tons of CO2 per year
compensates for landscaping on balconies
One square meter of conifers produces an average of 10 kg of oxygen per year.
Lawn pot: 0.5 square meter x 2.7 kg of oxygen per year = 1.35 kg of oxygen per year
A pot of conifers: 0.5 sq m x 10 kg of oxygen per year = 5 kg of oxygen per year
Humans consume on average 0.75 kg of oxygen per day, which means they can breathe the oxygen produced by one pot of conifers 7 days a year.
For a comfortable stay in a room without color distortion, a person needs about 500-1000 lux, for precise work such as reading or writing, 1000 to 2000 lux is required. On a bright sunny day, an average of 1000 lux enters a room through a 1 square meter window. This means that clean windows are able to supply our need for sunlight. In case we install the second row of windows, we start to under-receive sunlight.
Lack of natural light can be the cause of low mood, poor mental health, can lead to depression and anxiety. Lack of natural light can increase the risk of diseases including heart disease, diabetes and obesity. This may be because the disruption of circadian rhythms caused by lack of light can lead to changes in the levels of hormones associated with metabolism.
11,629 square meters x 0, 075 m \3= 291 cubic meters of water will not enter the storm sewer system.
The area where all the panel houses in the neighborhood are located will collect:
1,556,050 square meters x 0, 075 m \3= 38,901 cubic meters of water.
Pots will help reduce storm sewer load by 1%
On the balcony, the items are exposed to direct sunlight even in winter, causing them to overheat. When heated, different types of plastic release different volatile harmful substances:
1. Polyethylene (PE) can release formaldehyde and ethylene vapors when heated.
2. Polypropylene (PP) can emit propylene vapors.
3. Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) can release dioxin when heated.
4. Polystyrene (PS) can release styrene when heated.
5. Polycarbonate (PC) can release bisphenol A when heated.
6. Polyamide (PA) can release formaldehyde and amine compounds when heated.
7. Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) can release butadiene and styrene.
Unwanted items can be dealt with as follows:
- Sell
- Recycle to organizations and foundations that accept a specific type of recyclable material.
2. Improving air quality: Plants on facades can absorb air pollutants such as carbon dioxide, nitrogen and sulfur oxides, and dust.
3. Creating a favorable atmosphere: facade planting creates a favorable atmosphere, which can increase life satisfaction and well-being, which is especially important in urban environments.
Competition "Improvement of public spaces
15 cities of Russia", Ryazan.
2017
The Upper and Lower City Gardens are romantically abandoned green areas of the city. The parade avenue of the Lower Park with the monument to Esenin reminds of the parade gardens in old Russian manors. The network of pedestrian paths was largely formed naturally and is a little confused, reminiscent of a wild garden. These gardens have an identity that needs to be emphasized, restored and the environment made safer. In order to preserve the existing large trees, it was decided to minimally intrude into the existing path network....
The main technique for shaping the image of the gardens is landscaping. Each alley is planted with shrubs of a particular color. The park has a White Alley, a Pink Alley, a Yellow Alley, a Red Alley and a Lilac Alley.
Since we associate our project with an old Russian manor house, we can adopt its features to some extent. One of the peculiarities of the manor territory was the division into a lordly part and a peasant part. In this case, the Upper Garden with its grand avenues became more lordly, and the Lower Garden with its more picturesque slopes and ravines became more peasant. But at the same time the gardens are not broken up into two separate parts by repeating the techniques inherent in one of the parts in the other. The basic principle of working with existing park elements is to preserve what can be preserved and replace non-restorable elements with the most modern and technologically advanced ones possible. This principle was used in work with pavements, street furniture, small forms, and lighting.
Residential cluster in the town of Rzhev
The residential environment encourages people to lead a healthy lifestyle.
All necessary infrastructure is located within walking distance, so the use of private cars is not required. People are expected to travel on foot, or by electric shuttles or electric golf carts. Automatic parking for 1,500 cars is provided at the entrance for the storage of private cars.
The general plan of the site is oriented towards the river, with the main transportation routes running through the whole cluster from south to north, arriving at a large public promenade with slopes to the river.
The shape of the urban plan is square-lattice.
Realization that by coming to build our living environment we are destroying the existing natural environment.
Compensation for the destroyed natural environment can be realized by greening roofs. Minimization of intrusion is realized by minimizing the building area. This can be achieved by proper density of residential buildings, automatic parking of private cars, selection of permeable sidewalks for pedestrian paths. In addition, it is necessary to minimize the consumption of external resources, including electricity. The planning solutions of apartments allow for less electricity consumption due to the shallow depth of the housing, which allows natural light to illuminate the maximum area of the apartment.
The ability to age beautifully.
A system that can maintain its order on its own, without the need for constant human care, time and resources, is more sensible, durable and environmentally friendly.
Natural materials and textures used in finishing have the ability to age beautifully and therefore will last for a long time without requiring a lot of maintenance or replacement.
The facades of the residential buildings are clad with wooden planks taken from the deteriorating houses of neighboring villages.
