The elevators are interconnected by a walkway that also connects six apartment blocks directly to the walkway. While being quite intrusive in terms of size, the elevators and the walkways are designed with their surroundings and green space in mind, leaving as much of the green space around them in tact as possible. The structure of the elevators and walkway are coated in mirroring aluminium cladding that makes the structure almost disappear as it blends with the surroundings.
While many architects are designing for generations to come, VAUMM shows that designing for our aging populations is equally important. While some might be mobile enough to navigate steep streets and narrow stairs, others risk becoming isolated from parts of the city that are at a different elevation. Creating attractive and accessible ‘grannyscapes’ is becoming the next challenge for urban designers.