Planning korea proposes elevated pods for reinvent paris initiative

L’air nouveau de paris

Planning korea, a seoul-based group of architects and artists, has unveiled their response the ‘reinvent paris’ initiative – a call for innovative urban projects at 23 different sites across the french capital. titled ‘l’air nouveau de paris’, (‘the new air of paris’), the proposed scheme is located above the boulevard périphérique ring road in the city’s 17th arrondissement.

the design’s natural form references the complex microorganisms found in nature, and would provide sustainable urban living accommodation for a range of potential occupants. as well as individual habitation, each pod has been conceived as a connected node capable of hosting a variety of programs. the network would also contain offices alongside commercial and retail outlets.

 

the project is titled the ‘l’air nouveau de paris’ or ‘the new air of paris’

 

the design’s natural form references the complex microorganisms found in nature

 

the design provides sustainable urban living accommodation for a range of potential occupants

 

each pod has been conceived as a connected node capable of hosting a variety of programs

 

living accommodation offers panoramic views across the city