Active Cranes masterplan

Gothenburg, Sweden

1st Prize ex-aequo Premis AJAC VIII for architects under 40 in Catalonia
Category: un built projects in urbanism and landscape

Project objectives: Re-introduce the Göta river to the citizens by means of a urban re-generation; the river seen as a green system connected with the existing landscape while providing the citizens with new riverfront areas for enjoyment. A set of urban interventions at different scales in the city of Gothenburg to regenerate and connect the existing fractured urban tissue (mixed use strategies), create a cohesive city, connect green spaces and re-utilize some of the industrial heritage structures(cranes)as active pollution and decontamination control devices(riverbed sucking pipes system).A series of sensors located on the cranes will inform the city about the different pollution levels and sea level rises, the internet of things applied to existing industrial infrastructure.