Last updated: November 2021
The ‘Art Natura’ design was a submission to an ‘Ideas Competition’ for the Headquarters of the College of Architects of Córdoba. The design plan aimed to include nature in public spaces, through the use of a vegetal facade with a low irrigation system to transform the enclosure into a skin capable of compensating the differences of temperature and humidity in the different building planes. (Ref. 2)
Source: Ref. 2
Overview
Nature-based solution
- Nature on buildings (external)
- Green walls or facades
Key challenges
- Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13)
- Climate change adaptation
- Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
- Green space creation and/or management
- Regeneration, land-use and urban development
- Regulation of built environment
- Promote natural styles of landscape design for urban development
- Cultural heritage and cultural diversity
- Protection of historic and cultural landscape/infrastructure
Focus
Creation of new green areas, Strategy, plan or policy development, Other
Project objectives
The Art Natura design aims to:
- incorporate nature in the urban environment for building climate regulation (Ref. 2)
- preserve certain Cordoban traditions into the building architecture (Ref. 2)
Implementation activities
- Building a vegetal facade with low consumption irrigation system (low-maintenance plants) (Ref. 2) Low irrigation system to transform the enclosure into a skin capable of compensating the differences of temperature and humidity in the different buildings planes. (Ref. 2)
- Inclusion of traditional Cordoban patio species (e.g. Pelargonium peltatum or ivy geranium) (Ref. 2)
Climate-focused activities
Climate change adaptation:
- Increase or improve urban vegetation cover to help reduce outdoor temperature
- Create or improve outdoor spaces to help people escape from urban heat
- Increase the use of climate-resilient plant species (resistant to drought, fire, and pests)
Main beneficiaries
- Private sector/Corporate/Company
- Researchers/University
- Other
Governance
Management set-up
- Led by non-government actors
Type of initiating organisation
- Private sector/corporate actor/company
- Researchers/university
Participatory approaches/ community involvement
- Unknown
Details on the roles of the organisations involved in the project
Architecture College is behind the project as well as CUAC Architecture with the project "Art Natura". (Ref. 1 and 2)
Project implemented in response to ...
... an EU policy or strategy?
Unknown
... a national policy or strategy?
Unknown
... a local policy or strategy?
Unknown
Financing
Total cost
Unknown
Source(s) of funding
- Unknown
Type of funding
- Unknown
Non-financial contribution
Unknown
Impacts and Monitoring
Environmental impacts
- Climate change
- Strengthened capacity to address climate hazards/natural disasters
- Other
Economic impacts
- Unknown
Socio-cultural impacts
- Cultural heritage and sense of place
- Protection of historic and cultural landscape / infrastructure
Type of reported impacts
Achieved impacts
Presence of formal monitoring system
Unknown
Presence of indicators used in reporting
No evidence in public records
Presence of monitoring/ evaluation reports
No evidence in public records
Availability of a web-based monitoring tool
No evidence in public records
References
1. Agudo, Pedro M. (2008). Art Natura – COA Córdoba / CUAC Arquitectura. [Not available in 2020].
2. Cuac Arquitectura (2007). "ART NATURA". Available at: Source link [Accessed: 11 September 2020].
2. Cuac Arquitectura (2007). "ART NATURA". Available at: Source link [Accessed: 11 September 2020].
Source: Ref. 2
Source: Ref. 2