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NOV. 24 / 2020
LOCO PROPOSES A PUBLIC SPACE OVER A FUNCTIONING RAIL-YARD IN DENMARK FOR A POST-COVID WORLD
AARHUS, DENMARK
LOCO ENVISIONS A POST-COVID FUTURE FOR THE CITY OF AARHUS (DENMARK'S SECOND LARGEST CITY) WITH A PROPOSAL TO COVER UP A "WASTED SPACE" AND GIVE IT BACK TO ITS RESIDENTS.
AARHUS' FUNCTIONING RAIL-YARD IS SOON TO UNDERGO WORKS TO ELECTRIFY ITS RAILS AND REPLACE IT'S DIESEL BASED TRAINS, WHICH MEANS THIS IS A PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE BACK A SIGNIFICANT "WASTE-LAND" THAT DIVIDES THE URBAN CENTRE AND TURN IT INTO THE BREATHING LUNGS OF THE CITY. ONE THAT LISTENS TO ITS RESIDENTS AND GIVES HOPE FOR A BETTER FUTURE, WITH A BRAND NEW YARD.
FEB. 13 / 2019
LONDON, UK
FOUNDER MARCO ANTONIO MAYCOTTE WAS INVITED TO TAKE THE STAGE IN SHARING HIS VISION OF SMART CITIES IN A NIGHT OF INSPIRATIONAL DISCUSSIONS ALONGSIDE A STRONG PANEL OF INNOVATORS: IVAN FLECHAIS FROM OXFORD UNIVERSITY, STEPHEN PASSMORE FROM RESILIENCE BROKERS, AND KATERINA KARAGA FROM FARRELLS ARCHITECTS. HE ROUNDED OFF PROCEEDINGS WITH BITPARK. A PERSONAL EXPLORATION STARTING IN HIS HOME OF MEXICO CITY, MARCO EXPLORED THE POTENTIAL OF BLUE INFRASTRUCTURE AS A UNIFYING PUBLIC SPACE FOR A CITY'S INHABITANTS.
OCT. 9 / 2019
COPENHAGEN, DK
BITPARK WAS WELL RECIEVED AT THE C40 WORLD MAYORS SUMMIT.
BITPARK IS SUPPORTED BY: C40 CITIES, RELDANIA, RAMBOLL, STATENS KUNSTFUND, AND CITY OF COPENHAGEN.
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OCT. 1 / 2019
LOCO DESIGNS CLIMATE
AWARENESS PAVILION FOR C40
COPENHAGEN, DK
CLIMATE CHANGE AWARENESS. A PROPOSED INSTALLATION INSPIRED BY THE MELTING ICE IN THE POLAR CAPS. THE LINES REPRESENT FUTURE RISING SEA LEVELS IN DIFFERENT CITIES ACROSS THE WORLD. THE INNER CAVE WAS MODELED AFTER A SMALL ICEBERG. THE PAVILION ITSELF REPRESENTS THE DANISH LIFE GUARD TOWERS THAT POP-UP WHENEVER ITS THE SEASON TO USE THE WATER.

MAY. 10 / 2019
INTERNATIONAL
WE ARE PROPOSING A UNIQUE ARCHITECTURAL PAVILION THAT HELPS CITIES RE-CONNECT WITH URBAN BLUE SPACES VIA A MODULATED FLOOR ON THE WATER.
TO GET INVOLVED AND HELP US TURN THIS IDEA INTO REALITY, PLEASE CONTACT US AND READ MORE ABOUT THE PROJECT HERE