Thursday, January 28, 2010

Vegetated States

Via SFgate

The vacant lot sits idle behind a chain link fence on the... Michael Macor / The Chronicle

The vacant lot sits idle behind a chain link fence on the North East corner of Harrison and Folsom Streets on, Saturday June 27, 2009, in San Francisco, Calif., while developers decides how to fill the empty spaces before construction begins.

An empty development site on Rincon Hill's Fremont Street...

An empty development site on Rincon Hill's Fremont Street becomes a sculptured habitat in the conceptual design "Vegetated States" by Sarah Kuehl, Owen Kennerly, Adam Greenspan and Sarina Bowen.

An aerial view of the conceptual design "Vegetated States...

An aerial view of the conceptual design "Vegetated States: Growth between Booms" by four local designers: Adam Greenspan, Sarah Kuehl, Sarina Bowen and Owen Kennerly.


The proposed "Vegetated States" on Fremont Street -- conc...

The proposed "Vegetated States" on Fremont Street -- conceived by Sarina Bowen, Adam Greenspan, Owen Kennerly and Sarah Kuehl --would include a metal fence of bird shelters along Fremont Street. This diagram shows the different birds the team hopes to attract.

The topography of the proposed "Vegetated States" on Frem...

The topography of the proposed "Vegetated States" on Fremont Street by four local designers: Sarina Bowen, Adam Greenspan, Owen Kennerly and Sarah Kuehl.

The proposed "Vegetated States" on Fremont Street -- conc... Owen Kennerly, Sarah Kuehl / Sarina Bowen, Adam Greenspan

The proposed "Vegetated States" on Fremont Street -- conceived by Sarina Bowen, Adam Greenspan, Owen Kennerly and Sarah Kuehl --would include a metal fence of bird shelters along Fremont Street.

How a development site-turned landscaped habitat would lo... Adam Greenspan, Sarina Bowen / Sarah Kuehl, Owen Kennerly

How a development site-turned landscaped habitat would look in several years from Zeno Alley in the conceptual design "Vegetated States" by Sarah Kuehl, Owen Kennerly, Adam Greenspan and Sarina Bowen.


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