CoolCo’s
Cooling Corners and Corridors
Small-scale community solution tackling urban heatwaves on public spaces
Our impact
Decreasing perceived temperature at the corners
Higher risk perception of heat waves among community planning participants
Wider social use of public spaces (e.g. elderly, pregnant woman, infants)
Contribution to Healthy Streets indicators
About the project
CoolCo’s Cooling Corners and Corridors are small modular structures made from wood, fabric and steel to contain various plants and flowers.
- seating area
- shadow
- water source
- community building space
Refreshing “islands” of greenery
They are designed to reduce the impact of heat waves in urban areas, particularly densely populated neighbourhoods with low heat resilience. Their shape and size can be adjusted to fit strategic locations, sidewalks or walls for instance, where they provide refreshing “islands” of greenery to shelter inhabitants from the heat and improve air quality.
News
CoolCo 2.0 has arrived in Krakow!
2024 július közepén a CoolCo második verzióját tervezte és építette fel a Koho’ csapata. A CoolCo 2.0 a Józsefvárosi megvalósítás tapasztalataira építve, annak továbbfejlesztett változata,
What did we learn from the implementation of the first CoolCo?
In the summer of 2023, we opened the first CoolCo cooling point in Szigony Street, Józsefváros. In the four months since then, we've observed how residents use it, we want to do what works well next time, learn from mistakes and improve the cooling point.
We opened the first CoolCo cooling corner in Józsefváros
Július 5-én helyi lakosokkal és érdeklődőkkel közösen ástuk bele magunkat a hőhullámok veszélyeibe, illetve az alkalmazkodási lehetőségekbe. Petrovácz Rita szakértő a zöldítés városi klímára való
Our target groups
Local communities who are struggling to cope with heatwaves. Particular attention to people with cardiovascular disease, the elderly, infants, children, low-income households.
elderly people
people with cardiovascular disease
infants and pregant women
children
low-income households
How it works
Public space intervention
In our modular construction system, the elements can be arranged in any horizontal and vertical dimension, allowing the structure to be flexibly shaped for any public space, from narrow pavements to expansive public spaces. Metal and wood structural elements, connectors and cladding can be fully prefabricated, making on-site assembly quick and easy.
Co-design
Implementation is done through co-design process, where local residents and vulnerable groups not only have a passive say and role in the design of the structure, but are actively involved and educated, creating a community with the local municipality, local NGOs and interested companies.
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