Unveiling Urban Rural
Sustainable Development via Architectural Innovation
E
ray Carbajo announces
Urban Rural, a new
dwelling typology
for a sustainable
transformation strategy
that will become
exemplar for Istanbul's
future redevelopment, with
construction completion in
2019.
Urban Rural proposes a hybrid
unit of habitation where one
can be close to the city center
and simultaneously enjoy the
lifestyle of rural living, while
having strong interaction
with the community and
neighborhood.
The design challenges the
status quo of typical residential
typology. Urban Rural seeks
sustainable development
through architectural
innovation.
48 Landscape & Urban Design
The unique form of the
residential modules utilizes an
efficient hexagonal grid that
covers the maximum building
volume with minimum number
of building elements.
One hexagon unit consists
a polygonal area to inhabit
and a triangular cavity to be
used as an irrigable garden.
When all modules combined,
these triangle cavities act as
a truss structure transferring
the building's loads to lower
members.