VIDEO: Seamlessly Blending Our Buildings and Their Environment
Ever driven through a development, or looked at a building and said: “Wow! That sticks out like a sore thumb.” I’ll bet you have, and so have I. For decades, maybe millennium, man has treated the process of building as one that tames nature. We defeat her, overcome her, bring her to heel.
But there’s another way to think about nature. One that I’m incorporating into The Park Project; one that is finally gaining traction in the architectural world. And that is: Not only seamlessly integrating building projects into the environment in which they’re to be placed, but recovering and restoring the surrounding environment.
Architects Bill Reed and John Boecker talk with Michael Anschel about that very process in this video:
Now, I bet many of you are probably thinking: Yeah, but I’ll bet doing that kind of thing costs a lot more!
Do those guys charge their client for those kinds of integrated services? Do I? You bet! But here’s the deal: In more and more regulatory jurisdictions, some form of this kind of approach is already required—indirectly, if not directly—by regulatory agencies that have authority over your project. So by starting your project with integration in mind, you can sometimes actually end up saving money in the long run.
Have you had experience with an environmentally integrated building project? Tell me about it.
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