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Gary Dupont
Diploma 3
Tapering: an ancient construction method to build the modern cityUsing extrusion principles as a way of densifying Troy layer VI.Densification principle of Troy layer II and its citadel.Rethinking Troy IIStreet concept for the new city layer: the focus here was on materiality and urban finishes and furnishings.The top level of each building in Troy X will be used for green houses. The concept was to raise the public spaces into what was so far entirely private territory.One way cityA compact hinterland for a compact city.No stage is really final, indeed the city could be inahbited at any time shown here. However the last image reveals the failure of the tapered system.