dynamic street.

A modular and reconfigurable paving system that adapts the streetscape to citizens' ever-changing needs.

Dynamic Street modular paving system.
fig. 01 / the prototype
what
Urban prototype · modular paving system
where
Toronto, Canada
year
2018
role
Design team · Carlo Ratti Associati × Sidewalk Labs

The Dynamic Street is a modular and reconfigurable paving system designed by Carlo Ratti Associati with Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs, exploring how a streetscape can seamlessly adapt to people's changing needs throughout the day.

Imagine the same street hosting morning commuters, a midday play space for families, and a weekend block party — all through reconfigurable pavement modules that shift use without permanent construction. A prototype for the responsive city of tomorrow.

read on designboom
The Dynamic Street creates a space for urban experimentation: with this project, we aim to create a streetscape that responds to citizens' ever-changing needs. carlo ratti
Dynamic Street detail. Dynamic Street modules. Dynamic Street urban view.
fig. 02–04 / system, modules, street