The plan operates with three tools, presented in three ways: infographics about the system and its temporality, the everyday life on the banks and water surfaces in forms of isometries, and common visuals about the point-by-point interventions to strengthen local connections.
Cities are one of the most complex man-made systems, but in the case of Budapest the Danube has been present for decades as a foreign element, as a fault in the everyday operation. The city saw the river as an obstacle to be overcome. Today we are in a position to recognize that faults are also an integral part of the system, so it is better to strive for cooperation rather than constant resistance. This cooperation should not be sought in the expansion of the city to the Danube, but in the peculiarities arising from the nature of the river.
There are several points in the complex relationship between the city and the Danube where it is possible and worthwhile to intervene and change the dynamics. The reasons come from the Danube, but the solutions are in the hands of the city: the constant fluctuations of the flood and the water level give a kind of cyclicality, and at the same time it contributes to the operation of the city. The idea of the proposal is that this can be translated into a kind of tool of the solution: time-sharing use. Cycles can be defined according to the ever changing water level and the typical climate of each season: daily, weekly and annual cycles translated organizing the urban life through traffic usage.
We need to provide a physical environment that leaves as many opportunities as possible and creates as few barriers as possible. The complex system of the banks designates surfaces with different characters, thus suitable for accommodating different possibilities. Uniformly treated surfaces bring the water surface visually closer to the city, reduce the visual disturbance, and at the same time emphasize the role of the Danube in the city with greater gestures and lines.
Since its construction, banks along the river points to possible mooring points: the still existing but currently unused steps. These descending points will be useful again. The service functions required for bankside and boat life have been located at currently neglected, untapped points along the river.
Cities are one of the most complex man-made systems, but in the case of Budapest the Danube has been present for decades as a foreign element, as a fault in the everyday operation. The city saw the river as an obstacle to be overcome. Today we are in a position to recognize that faults are also an integral part of the system, so it is better to strive for cooperation rather than constant resistance. This cooperation should not be sought in the expansion of the city to the Danube, but in the peculiarities arising from the nature of the river.
There are several points in the complex relationship between the city and the Danube where it is possible and worthwhile to intervene and change the dynamics. The reasons come from the Danube, but the solutions are in the hands of the city: the constant fluctuations of the flood and the water level give a kind of cyclicality, and at the same time it contributes to the operation of the city. The idea of the proposal is that this can be translated into a kind of tool of the solution: time-sharing use. Cycles can be defined according to the ever changing water level and the typical climate of each season: daily, weekly and annual cycles translated organizing the urban life through traffic usage.
We need to provide a physical environment that leaves as many opportunities as possible and creates as few barriers as possible. The complex system of the banks designates surfaces with different characters, thus suitable for accommodating different possibilities. Uniformly treated surfaces bring the water surface visually closer to the city, reduce the visual disturbance, and at the same time emphasize the role of the Danube in the city with greater gestures and lines.
Since its construction, banks along the river points to possible mooring points: the still existing but currently unused steps. These descending points will be useful again. The service functions required for bankside and boat life have been located at currently neglected, untapped points along the river.