The Silent Spreaders

The Silent Spreaders is a proposal for a new urban district that is being built on the site of a former flyover. Just as weeds grow through even the harshest conditions, this neighborhood is emerging where cars and concrete used to dominate, overgrowing the sloping terrain. The aim is to create a vibrant and diverse environment with different types of housing, public spaces and smaller local centres. The neighbourhood naturally connects to and develops its surroundings, it does not isolate itself. Blue-green belts of greenery and water are created around the perimeter, cooling the neighbourhood, retaining rainwater and creating pleasant places for relaxation and movement. The weeds thus represent a new layer of the city that grows from below, connecting and enlivening.