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Biotic Brasilia masterplan extension
12 Aug 2020
Brasilia masterplan extension by Carlo Ratti Associati
Architects: Carlo Ratti Associati with EY
Location: Brasília, Brasil

CRA designs major extension of Brasilia’s historical masterplan
The project, started in 2018 and unveiled today, reinterprets L̼cio Costa and Oscar Niemeyer?s modernist master plan for Biotic Рa high-tech innovation district immersed in nature. Biotic reinterprets super-blocks to create a ?street front? and implements climate bioremediation to promote outdoor working and gathering.
August 12th, 2020 РInternational design and innovation office Carlo Ratti Associati, together with consultancy firm EY, has developed a master plan for public real estate company TerraCap named BIOTIC, a 10-million square foot (1-million square meter) technology and innovation district in Brasilia. The project is located on the hinge point between L̼cio Costa and Oscar Niemeyer?s UNESCO World Heritage ?Plano Piloto? ? the foundation of the Brazilian capital in 1960 ? and the Brasilia National Park, a 42,000-hectar green area in the northwest of the Federal District. BIOTIC, inspired by Brasilia?s UNESCO World Heritage masterplan, proposes the principle of domesticating nature Рby creating a new hybrid environment aimed towards both social and environmental sustainability.

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