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The Erie Street Plaza in Milwaukee, Wisconsin contains a riverwalk and various vegetation, including a bamboo marsh. Architects designed the plaza to create a warm microclimate within using a specialized heating system. During winter, water from Lake Michigan is heated and converted to steam beneath the bamboo marsh, allowing the bamboo and other plants to grow year-round in the freezing Midwest climate. The plaza was designed by STOSS Landscape Urbanism to house social and environmental activities throughout all seasons by utilizing the local climate.

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+ Erie Street Plaza STOSS Landscape Urbanism Erie Street Park STOSS Landscape Urbanism Rafael Lopez Stefie Gan
+ Erie Street Plaza Location Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin the Plaza contains a Riverwalk and a variety of vegetation, specifically a marsh of Bamboo. Architects designed a garden that would consist of Bamboo and using a specialized heating system, water from the lake would be heated to allow the Bamboo to grow during the winter creating a warm oasis in the middle of the frozen winter.
+ Erie Street Plaza Milwaukee Climate Milwaukee consists of humid climate and four seasons. The water of the lake is a big reason for the drastic temperature changes which was key in the design of the plaza. Architects and engineers had to build a system that responded to any temperatures increases or decreases over the months. The heating system for the marsh turns off automatically in the spring and fall seasons and when temperatures drop below 50 degrees F the heating system turns on converting the cold water into steam.
+ Erie Street Plaza Plan, Section, Elevation
+ Erie Street Plaza Materials The plaza was a winning design from STOSS Landscape Urbanism out of 37 international designs. It houses social and environmental activity all year long and with the design, the plaza uses the climate to create a micro climate (specifically a Bamboo marsh, later change to Quaking Aspen Trees instead) within the Plaza itself. Steam pits located beneath the Bamboo collects run off water from the river and uses heaters to cause the water to turn into steam. The steam is essential in the growth of the Bamboo and marsh containing other types of vegetation during the hard cold winters in the mid west.
+ Erie Street Plaza Four Seasons
+ Erie Street Park Microclimate System Low-energy pump draws groundwater up from the river below, and the heaters heat up the water to 150F and emit hot steam

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  • 1. + Erie Street Plaza STOSS Landscape Urbanism Erie Street Park STOSS Landscape Urbanism Rafael Lopez Stefie Gan
  • 2. + Erie Street Plaza Location Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin the Plaza contains a Riverwalk and a variety of vegetation, specifically a marsh of Bamboo. Architects designed a garden that would consist of Bamboo and using a specialized heating system, water from the lake would be heated to allow the Bamboo to grow during the winter creating a warm oasis in the middle of the frozen winter.
  • 3. + Erie Street Plaza Milwaukee Climate Milwaukee consists of humid climate and four seasons. The water of the lake is a big reason for the drastic temperature changes which was key in the design of the plaza. Architects and engineers had to build a system that responded to any temperatures increases or decreases over the months. The heating system for the marsh turns off automatically in the spring and fall seasons and when temperatures drop below 50 degrees F the heating system turns on converting the cold water into steam.
  • 4. + Erie Street Plaza Plan, Section, Elevation
  • 5. + Erie Street Plaza Materials The plaza was a winning design from STOSS Landscape Urbanism out of 37 international designs. It houses social and environmental activity all year long and with the design, the plaza uses the climate to create a micro climate (specifically a Bamboo marsh, later change to Quaking Aspen Trees instead) within the Plaza itself. Steam pits located beneath the Bamboo collects run off water from the river and uses heaters to cause the water to turn into steam. The steam is essential in the growth of the Bamboo and marsh containing other types of vegetation during the hard cold winters in the mid west.
  • 6. + Erie Street Plaza Four Seasons
  • 7. + Erie Street Park Microclimate System Low-energy pump draws groundwater up from the river below, and the heaters heat up the water to 150F and emit hot steam