02-05-2015, 04:09 PM
I wonder when we'll get to the point where we can have permeable drive surfaces in places like this? If you're heading East on Erb, take a right to go South on Moore, and the first driveway on your right has this (I believe). To look at it from above, it looks like a tightly packed series of lines, almost like the lines on a checkerboard. Only the "squares" have growth coming out of them, and drainage can go through it.
Imagine if you could take a large parking lot for a build like this, and "pave" it this way. If the surface was forgiving enough, it would almost be like an extension of the lawn, or if you designed it as such, the public amenity space. Suddenly, the more cars you park, the more you see yourself eating away at the area where your kids can run and play.
At the very least, it would be good for drainage and heat island effects.
Imagine if you could take a large parking lot for a build like this, and "pave" it this way. If the surface was forgiving enough, it would almost be like an extension of the lawn, or if you designed it as such, the public amenity space. Suddenly, the more cars you park, the more you see yourself eating away at the area where your kids can run and play.
At the very least, it would be good for drainage and heat island effects.