Place Tapis Rouge

摘要

Tapis Rouge is one of several public spaces in Carrefour-Feuilles, Haiti, one of the many neighbourhoods to suffer extensive damage in the 2010 earthquake. After the earthquake, the site became a tent camp for displaced people. It sits at the top of a slope, marking the entrance to the alleyways and homes below. The architectural design was created through a participatory process with the community. An amphitheatre, intended for community gathering, marks the centre of the space. Plantings, when fully grown, will shelter users from the sun.