Nature-based solutions library in Sketchup 3D Warehouse

Developing the use of NBS in urban public spaces requires urban design practices to evolve. Planners and designers are increasingly aware of and informed about the challenges of climate change, but the use of NBS still comes up against practical barriers. Although there is now a great deal of information on NBS on specialist websites, many traditional practitioners still do not consult these specialist sources very often, particularly in Latin America. One of the tools widely used for urban design is SketchUp, a design platform that enables sketches and proposals to be made in 3D. SketchUp has a library of 3D objects, called 3D Warehouse, that designers use as a basis for their designs, to avoid having to draw everything from scratch. Until now, this very popular library of 4.8 million objects had very few NBS. As part of INTERLACE, the YES Innovation team has therefore developed a series of 39 objects representing 26 types of NBS, available as self-service in the Warehouse. These can be accessed under the INTERLACE label or through keywords such as nature-based solutions.