Sky Parking / Park in the Urban Sky

Competition entry - AC-CA 2011- Arch Tzvi Harel, Arch Jonathan Kisch

Form follows motion: The design and form of the park in the sky parking tower, a dramatic landmark, is dictated by the strict functionality of the optimization of car motion and thus celebrates the poetics of pedestrians and vehicles moving through shared space. The design avoids the threatening emptiness associated with most car parks, while providing the necessary functionality without compromise. The proposed design gives the driver full independence in parking and collecting his car.

...The ground floor is kept free of parking to create a lively public square, containing

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