Interesting Paving Technique

While biking, I noticed that the streets in the polder were paved with solid pavement and then paved with pre-casted squares with holes that allows the surrounding green to grow in between the holes. This allows for a gradient from pavement to the ecosystem and acts as a natural drainage and filtration system, a perfect adaptation for the rainy Holland climate. IMG_2661.jpg

 
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Studying Urban Planning, I have a whole different kind of “research” when it comes to designing urban spaces. Walking around a city is sometimes the best, most raw, and most fun way of evaluating and visioning a current part of a city.... Continue →