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Inventors of ‘world's first underground park’ launch experimental Lowline Lab |
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By Kim Megson 23 Oct 2015 |
Lowline Lab will act as a test bed to establish which plants can thrive in the dimmer light of the underground tunnels Credit: RAAD Studio
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The New York architects aiming to create the Lowline – the ‘world's first underground park’ – have launched a living installation intended to approximate the feeling and scale of the project.
The Lowline Lab, launched this week, is a research laboratory designed to explore what plants will be able to grow in the darkened conditions of the Lowline. The final project, which will be ten times bigger than the lab, will introduce cutting-edge solar technology and design into a former trolley terminal which sits underground.
RAAD Studio, the company behind the concept, intend the Lowline to become a ‘cultural attraction in one of the world’s most dense, exciting urban environments.’ The technically challenging concept would act as a counterpoint to New York's High Line scheme, which has seen an elevated urban park created on a disused railway line. The architect behind the innovative idea, James Ramsey, said: “The Lowline Lab offers a glimpse into a pioneering use of solar technology, which may help us fundamentally re-think the ways in which we can reclaim abandoned urban spaces. It is also home to cutting edge landscape design research – essentially ushering in a new way to study subterranean gardening. It will help us discover the ways in which a year-round, four-season public space can be used by city dwellers everywhere.”
If completed, the Lowline would see light reflectors placed on surrounding buildings and rooftops to channel sunlight into the park. They would direct the sun's rays to an above-ground solar collector, which would then funnel the light downward through fibre-optic cables. The cables would be linked to dome-shape panels that would beam the natural light throughout the park.
The Lowline team says the technology would support photosynthesis, enabling plants and trees to grow. Artificial light would illuminate the park when sunlight is not available.
To celebrate the launch of the Lowline Lab, RAAD held a fundraising ‘Anti-Gala’ on 21 October. Hundreds of supporters attended, alongside celebrities including actor Rose McGowan, director Spike Jonze and Treehugger founder Graham Hill.
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28 May 2024
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