Tree Bank

Individual

2021

PRIZE

  • IDEAS FOR GOOD Circular Concept Prize
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Tree bank is a tree reusable system overall for the whole of Taipei city. The main issue in Taipei's construction is during the construction process, the existing tree in the construction site will be dumped and dead with no one take care of it. By creating a reusable system for trees, like a bank system to provide a temporary home for those trees got dumped in all the construction sites in Taipei. Also, provide a platform for conservation, cultivating, and display trees as a museum. In the future, this might become a prototype of park design in Taipei city.

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    Yu Kato

    Founder at Harch Inc.

    IDEAS FOR GOOD Circular Concept Prize

    In order to bring about a circular economy, we need to make resources visible and matchable to other people’s needs. But even when resources are visible to all, the timing of supply and demand do not always match. That’s why the ability to temporarily store resources is also important. While banks play this role in the financial system, Tree Bank's highly original idea of providing the same infrastructure for living trees has great value. The project proposes a “Tree as a Service” model to meet temporary demand for greenery such as outdoor events. I believe that Tree Bank will open up new possibilities for green infrastructure and space utilization in cities. In circular architecture, there is a concept called BAMB, or Building as Material Bank. We might say that Tree Bank extends the concept of BAMB to urban trees. It could even become a kind of hospital that supports the longevity of trees that share urban living space with people.

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