The Tree, the Moth and the Bird

The project, inspired by an anecdote of a tree, a moth, and a bird explores how biodiversity fosters social connection, offering a series of targeted interventions in five urban conditions identified within the Gundeldingen neighbourhood: the primary axis, Güterstrasse, extending to the intersection with Reinacherstrasse; the vertical secondary axes; Tellplatz square and the courtyards of perimeter blocks. For each condition, the project offers a transformation of its urban asset, starting with a change in materiality, a redistribution of green spaces, and a transformation of the street from a space exclusively used for transit to a space for social interactions. The final objective of these proposals is to tackle upcoming temperature issues and their consequences on biodiversity’s survival in densely populated and built environments, while cherishing and protecting Gundeldingen’s urban unicity.