Local BCV Model

Model for Developing a Sustainable Cultural Urban Experience

 

A primary tool for the development of a sustainable cultural urban experience is the BCV model. We have developed the model after thorough examination of various models in the field of environmental sustainability, models to include the public in the planning process, and models for organizing and managing businesses. We couldn't find a model that defines and regulates a process of creating a sustainable cultural urban experience. The importance of developing this kind if model is to create a system of principles and proven methods that are able to take real estate projects, cultural complexes and cities with different cultural characteristics through a process that creates an experience with cultural qualities unique to that place. The model we have developed knows  to address real estate projects, cultural complexes, and cities.

 

The advantages of the urban development of projects based on the BVC model:

 

• Within only a few months, a significant change can be seen on the street or in the project. There is no need to wait years, go through exhausting bureaucratic procedures concerning changes in urban building schemes or changes in municipal bylaws.

• Our model is suitable for any stage in a project's or city's life. In the planning stage, execution stage, and even in its current condition.

• The investment in the model is almost insignificant. Its development is equal in value to planning a small public structure.

• Implementation of the model is done through the entrepreneurs themselves, it guides the development of the experience through its operators: various artists, creators and entrepreneurs.

• Allows for the integration of many local artists from all fields in the urban experience development process.

• Defines and leads the life of a complete experience spread over many years of activity.

• The model ensures a visiting and tourist experience with sustainable cultural values.

• The model defines parameters for the success of the project, allows for success measurements

 

The model is comprised of 3 stages:

 

Stage 1: Mapping Cultural Values. At this stage we collect all of the cultural information that exists at the project's location. We organize the information by different areas such as history, architecture, art, special people, etc. The information is then organized by needs-values (Y axis) and money-message (X axis). This information will build a cultural value map.

 

Stage 2: Building Cultural Value. The cultural value is the heart of places, structures, and cities. We will examine various alternatives to leading cultural values. We will examine how each of them can affect the cultural experience itself. In the end, we will choose the leading cultural values that will guide the experience's development process.

 

Stage 3: Building a Cultural Experience. The cultural experience is what you encounter in a cultural complex or real estate project, the urban experience is built by entrepreneurs, the model will define how the creators (entrepreneurs, designers, architects, and curators) develop the place's particular urban experience. The experience itself is comprised from the formulation of principles into an experience as part of the model, and managing the experience which is something we help define, develop and manage.