 It's the way we can get most people saying yeah, this is a future we'd like so without any further ado I'm going to introduce All right, that's perfect. Thank you. All right, perfect. All right. Thank you very much everybody to this opportunity to Pretend to you our proposal My name is Stanley Schur. I'm an architect from Holland and based in Stockholm, Sweden I have today with me my colleague Margaret Steiner who is our communication strategist as a let's check With our landscape architect on this project I will do the presentation and they will jump in later During the questions that they can provide some specific information Next slide please And this is Montpallier, it's your city We don't need to show you these images what we see is a beautiful Located state capital characterized by the beauty of its surroundings. It's much natural setting With skiing, hiking, bike thrills, everything of that while also offering a dynamic urban environment with an artist, community, local pressmanship, food, music scene, everything is there And these are the characteristics that we aim to endeavor to compliment and preserve in our design as Obviously, we are not locals But we do have an excellent knowledge and experience in community engagement processes in the design and sustainable urban development And we would like to share our knowledge with you And we would like to support you to ensure a bright sustainable future for Montpallier As an inspiration to all cities in the US and around the world as cities especially now in the political situation have to take the lead Next slide number three For us a truly sustainable future of stretches beyond energy efficiency and renewal Sustainability is about human well-being and therefore we say that our Proposed this morning just net zero it includes you the community of Montpallier We aim for something that we call net zero plus It is a Scandinavian cross-route approach Where we together with the community would like to establish this net zero plus and therefore we focus mainly in our proposal on the children as they are the future of the pro next slide Creating a healthy city that ensures human well-being requires commitment in a patient and most all Collaboration and as that we would like to collaborate with you. We would like to guide the community to success Therefore we offer a strategy not necessarily in this time So you should read our proposal today as an architectural illustration of the possibilities and the opportunities and This is meant to invite and inspire you to participate in the design probe next slide and That zero or net zero plus urban environment requires a higher density with a stronger integration of the Elements, sorry our proposal is a toolbox. It's full of far a smart innovative and doable design solutions That are applicable across all bars Solutions that will ensure is a healthy city The new development nested in harmony to the existing Montpallier Enhancing the existing community and it's a celebration and addition to a wonderful city offering new developments that will attract the young Next slide number six an increased density is essential for a net zero earth environment It makes for close proximity Which allows for more sustainable transportation more sustainable operations more sustainable energy uses But also a more sustainable lifestyle But keep in mind that the sustainable future is not only about energy saving next slide a Higher density to get a strong integration and functions and program creates an healthy city Our proposal includes a series of doable innovative design solutions that are adaptive or accessible to future changes and Aim to empower the people to take a lead role in everyday life Next slide operate Public space is the backbone of the healthy city And we offer a wide variety of public space for the diversity that is the community to continue to social interaction and engagement Once again to ensure the community's well-being public space is a grand Democrat gesture that empowers residents with pride ownership and accountability next slide At the center of the proposal is the new what we call Winooski River Park Which is an essential public space in design which offers a dynamic program Reconnecting Montpelier to the river Winooski Park is an assemblage of park rooms that occasion both the city fabric and the river It's a green anchor a welcoming entry and it's the breathing room for the city development Next slide no 10 In the middle of Winooski River Park we envision it one of the first steps in the development The new net zero plus left. This is a place where people gather Thanks for education and engagement and it focused once again on youth to take part in shaping the future of Montpelier next slide The landscaping of the park allows various programs to reconnect to the river such as the base in the shot in the image This is where the park is a little bit lower And it forms an amp theater allowing for different functions and also direct access to the river And it can be for a strong role in water stormwater mitigation Because a net zero a city requires that we double-purpose for every civic infrastructure An analysis of soul contamination is required to in the design of this Next no 12 Stormwater mitigation meshes are very important for every city located along the river now and even more so in the future What we do is we integrate it in the public space and where we can Collect filter attain and infiltrate storm water while also celebrating water and public life This playfulness is celebrated in both large and small gestures throughout the city of street in parks and in space between public and private next slide A variety of public functions such as the transit hub will bring life to the park ensuring an attractive state permanent climate Certain Transip transit of activities can be placed off the street. They don't need to be in climate Uh inside indoor climates within the building. They can be on the street and they should vote on The transformation from car traffic to other means of transportation So as bicycle rental car spare sections and local electric bus lines And by doing so exercising take the street and exercising the civic landscape Next number 14 The new development exists in harmony with the existing buildings of montpellier It's not meant to replace the other buildings But it will however have an integrate integrity and character of its own It's not a replica of the these decades past A series of loops integrate the new development seamlessly and ensures easy accessibility for cyclists pedestrians These loops are easily expanded to serve additional neighborhoods to the east west north and south Next in one of these loops From the east, uh winewski river park south the park extends very naturally On something which we call the new park bridge creating the new entrance to the city This will transform the bridge to become a new icon for montpellier and create an iconic Entrance to the city and the transit center of the pages in the city center next The architecture we aim to include the community to formulate the architecture of montpellier and beyond The new development offers alternate and flexible policies providing opportunities for all Such as cooperative housing self-employment market rate rentals private residents or commercial functions We envision that the architecture is constructed from locally sourced Stainable and recyclable materials where possible next A first up to work this future could be in hybrid parking garage on main street To make the existing parking space available for development The parking garage will include programs to access the building such as outdoor leisure on the roof And it can also include a mobility hub to transform once again for part rather to more sustainable measures it can Through the community center and next slide Eventually housing be included in the same structure Next slide Maker space living is a new typology It provides opportunities for young starters both in starting their business, but also in finding a new home And it's adapted to market demands It is built up a professional structure with pre-fabricated elements that can transform a floor either in Dwelling or in maker space spaces It blends rental units home ownership units and makes use you Next The new indoor farmers market is inspired by the existing farmer market culture existing in Montalier And it aims to connect to fork The farmer market links to the included functions which are elderly housing and daycare Through educational purposes and daily activity. It is bridging generations next And it is providing for hands-on learning to build an understanding of nature and in importance for a net zero plus future It allows for locally purchased food production To supply the culinary industry once again on the loop in our proposal Next number 22 We suggest the city to allow for the construction for a structure Let's then 270 square feet simpler to the model we have here in Stockholm Um without a building permit this provides even more affordable opportunities for home ownership for young people I have to add that this is not required to achieve the required density downtown But it will densify areas further away From downtown and most of all as that providing opportunities for young Next On the south side of the river we envision a series of housing units which are called the river housing The development of the south bank is for us essential to protect downtown to the insurance company in combination with the new rich Being close to the river The buildings will have a concrete plinth supporting or or protecting from possible funding That's on top a timber construction for the top floors Next The architecture of all buildings and public space are based on the items we had in our first part of the proposal And the first being to engage the community in public life This can be done within the architecture by open program on the ground floor Which will activate and secure the place in the space around the buildings That's the architecture in the urban scheme will also embrace nature by the materialization Introducing and integrating green into its architecture It will support storm water mitigation in the building performance moist regulation cooling and insulation of the building as well as sunshade in a very natural and cost effective manner Thanks And all buildings and the design will ensure energy energy saving through this Sorry efficient district heating and natural ventilation And energy generation through integrated solar cells within the architecture next to achieve a net zero plus the design includes a variety of technologies and policies, which is really important The technology sparing from district heating solar panel roofs and facades turbines in the river where possible solar and wind powered and smart streetlights smart streetlights being That they will react to the amount of natural light available as well as reacting to traffic intensity And we an estimated 50 percent of the required energy can be generated within the city Next But the proposal also Includes a series of policies the city can adapt to ensure that zero future This can be building permanent prerequisites that are building insurance and performance and renewable energy It can be long-term contracts with energy suppliers funding for Sustainable initiatives or tax reductions for sustainable initiatives The most of all next A net zero plus Montalier requires you the community of Montalier to Get into the loop with us and make this the future you want for your city Thanks Thank you This is brilliant He did it in 15 minutes and you did well lindy. I think everybody on track this next 10 minute portion I'll help facilitate if you have specific questions We have emily and rebecca who can pick up your cards. Just pass them down to the end Oh, you don't have cards Can we bring some cards down and hand some cards through? Please raise your hand if you want a card Do we have a question that we can Barbara This wonderful presentation. It's amazing Um, I what I noticed is that the winooski river park doesn't really Integrate into montalier and our small scale historic buildings which it would back up to How do you sort of see integrating those two elements? I I I agree with what you say and I'm wondering If perhaps it's partially a product of the view that we chose to kind of encompass the park but uh, I think For the most part, we really tried to kind of accommodate the grandest dresser We could with the public space itself and to fill in those remaining kind of Empty spaces along the side, but in no means are we are we saying that we're going to remove any of the existing Historic buildings and the like so I think the other aspect of that park is that it does integrate Or knit itself into a number of passageways that kind of connect up into the civic campus If you if you look at the plan itself Yeah, and and certainly we need to look at the the typologies of the new architecture that surround that park as well So to ensure that it does Nestle into the existing community as best as we can and then as far as kind of the materiality of the park I think it would be Incredibly important that we looked at using locally sourced materials. So it doesn't have any kind of foreign Or or the modernistic approach to it I think using granite using locally sourced materials using native plantings and the likes would help it's kind of knit into that existing fabric We have another question Just I think this is a quick one. Where is the new loop bridge? Sorry the the new loop bridge The new part Taylor street to the Taylor street bridge connecting to the south Okay Um, will there be a permanent place in your design for a ceremony circle? native americans To celebrate and the seasons and elements as well as the rituals of passage Absolutely certainly Could be I mean I I think Once again, I think that the plan is kind of a A framework for what could happen the actual programming of any open space and architecture would need to be kind of looked at Much more carefully in in in conjunction with the community itself to program it And that's us in that sense as I try to Communicate in my presentation willing to work with the community to solve especially these kind of issues that we Um Were not informed of but also don't know from this side of the pond as they say And we're really eager to learn more about the community and and make the best design possible Very good. Um, what will you do to preserve and support the historic design and the architecture with your new proposed Spaces building well as that we want to keep The buildings that are there and are so characteristic for the city's montailleer We're not going to demolish anything. We're not going to put them back to back with with highly modernistic Out of the contact architecture the architecture we Put in our presentation is a It's an illustration of the possibilities Within the materials in the scale of the city It's our first approach For the community to react to and give us homework to do it better But we're definitely keeping Montailleer as As appreciated by everybody I think it might also be good to add in that any existing buildings to bring them kind of up to modern standards That'd be a really important aspect of kind of reaching these net zero goals. So having passive house retrofitting increasing Efficiencies in these existing buildings is absolutely mandatory to meet these goals that you've set out for yourself. No we'll Discussing with you about what um, sort of tax incentives you have and um, what kind of lines or I want to say what you have in place already for retrofitting Incent local incentives This question is right along those lines in terms of partnerships and partners in the community What is your experience? In your experience are effective methods to overcome uncooperative partners And you know in this case this one was private sector landowners navy government So, uh, that's the question That is a good question We It's a tricky one. Um, how would you say it like like we have a really really long track record here in scandinavian Including as many people as we can in the design process The process is it's almost more important than the iconicness or or you know, the language of the architecture So we have certain ways of working Um Established here in the office to get as many voices heard and to get as many voices Into the design and decisions we have to make So that's something that comes for us very natural. I don't have a specific solution I can put on the table right now as I have to know more about the problem, but We're more than prepared to sort it out Um, this one is uh, love this individual loves your presentation your inclusion of people and your new points of view How many people would you envision? And i'm not sure what that actually means Living in montelier. So to make this a sustainable net zero community With what you've looked at What are you thinking in terms of the number of people? But they think your ideas are brilliant Right Thank you for that We do not envision a certain number there is for being net zero not a certain threshold Needed density is a good thing. People having less need to travel Housing can be shared with solar fault fakes on the roof shared districts eating it all makes more For an efficient and sustainable city But as I said, there is no threshold in this process or in sorry in the proposal we put forward today There are 2000 housing units Additional to the existing stock Which we think it is pushing it At this stage all right This one is about transportation and You're in dear to my heart in your plans fall foliage This is a town that accepts a lot of people during fall foliage How will the plan allow tour buses? Tour buses people coming in in buses to visit will the plan accommodate? Tour buses I'd say that the new town let's be transitive could certainly be a kind of a starting point No of these are kind of round pores or in the likes I don't I'm not entirely sure that These tour buses would just be staying downtown So I think ensuring that There's an efficient means of coming into the town and also getting out of the town Is is crucial. I think The existing plans that you have in place with the transit center and connecting that back over to main street And then perhaps out of town Would certainly accommodate that We'd need to know more about kind of certain traffic problems and the likes going forward to kind of streamline these things But I don't see anything in the existing proposals that would inter tour buses That answers the question It's still in the vein of parks and fun How will you balance the transit center with a park? Will there be a playground in the park? Absolutely, I think there's a place for a play and as we said in the beginning, I think it's it's the kids That we need to focus on here. They'd be Running the town in 30 years time and we need to make a place for them and everybody else As far as accommodating the transit center itself, I think in the RFP. It was a bit vague in terms of What the transit center itself is going to accommodate in terms of types of Multimodal transit and the like so I think that would be a big driver and how big that facility is If it's just buses that we're accommodating if it's going to be a light rail that it's accommodating I think all of those decisions would end up driving the size and scale of that I think the one thing that we were Very excited about is As sander said not housing all those activities in a building but using those to activate the street and kind of Bring life to the the street and the park itself We have to close now and so if you have just like 10 or 15 seconds to introduce yourselves I don't know if we already did but um and or parting comment Can I start? I'm introducing myself once more. No sander sander. We know you but you're a team Surprise I can I can go My name's jack johnson. I'm a landscape architect I've been with white for the past three years. I've been in sweden for five years Before that I was a landscape architect in seattle, washington and worked in the pacific northwest for 15 years or so And then before that was born and raised in brooklyn. So it's kind of off Nice to see you and I love presenting in english Very good I'm trying to say a little bit behind the scenes as my name is margaret sainer and uh, also american I'm originally from west virginia from northern west virginia outside of kisburg actually Went to school in pennsylvania. I studied architecture Right after school and moved to new york as lived there for about eight years and i've been in South homes for about 10 years Or maybe actually Yeah, I work on the communications team here at white and have a lot to do with the concept development work Very good. Thank you very much. I'm sorry. We have to close this now Thank you Stay tuned online people will be voting and we will let you know Okay, thank you and Notice no carbons were killed to provide this. Uh, we uh, we managed to have a low-carbon Teleconference with this presentation. So we're quite proud of ourselves. Uh, we're going to Well, none. All right Shut us down. Um If people want cards, please raise raise your hand so that we are ready for the next set of questions So we'll send some cards down to you. Just raise your hands up