In a B-rain Connect neighbourhood or street...

The city of tomorrow needs trees, preferably big trees. They provide shade, help purify our air, store CO2 and provide cooling. UrbanRoots is an underground tree nursery that protects tree roots and helps young trees grow into mature specimens with lush crowns.

How does it work? The pressure-relieving concrete structure shifts the weight of traffic and paving to the ground below the roots. This allows the tree bunker to be filled with nourishing soil instead of rooting foundation with stones. Thanks to the open construction, the tree also has contact with the surrounding soil. This makes it more resistant to all kinds of influences such as fungi.

Both levelling and permeable bricks channel excess rainwater to the ground. The water-permeable bricks, with their clean lines or cheerful angular shapes, lead the water to the ground via the wide joints.

The water-permeable brick is porous. So the brick does without wide joints, but with an open concrete structure that allows water to soak through. Both types are comfortable to ride by bicycle and walk on foot.