Tetravoltaics
2022 Summer
Mannheim, Germany
Edible landscape to meet and harvest
Situated near the city center of Mannheim, the project envisions the public park as a collection of three distinct smaller parks: the Community Park, the Garden Park, and the Solar Park. These parks engage with the ecological landscape as well as the residential and commercial neighborhood to reconfigure renewable energy sources for the city.
In a sense, Tetravoltaics is an homage to Mannheim’s legacies, particularly related to experimentation in urban design and innovations in mobility (bicycle, tractor, and automobile). Inspired by the grid-patterned city center of Mannheim, the master plan embodies three autonomous grid systems. Each grid system forms the layout of the three smaller parks, and the network of bicycle and pedestrian paths links to the existing circulation infrastructure. The tetrahedron lattice modules can be assembled into various configurations, forms, and scales. As a modular design system, the application can range from furniture scale to architecture/ landscape scale. By combining all of these, it strengthens sustainable consumer behavior and encourages healthier food choices; most importantly, it transforms consumers into producers and restores the social connection.
Research Mentor: Daekwon Park
Collaborate with Angelina Zhang, Nicholas Chung
Activating the city space with renewable energy, food production, and social activitiessocial activities