Green city thesis project

ONE EARTH MANIFESTO

• A cross section of the city which experiments with the interactions and importance of biophilia within cities and further the world.

• Create important and organic inspired connections between the different conditions of land and water which nature thrives.

• Explore how a range of building and land uses can work with nature. Instead of against it.

• Raise the standard of living in the area by providing more work opportunities and education to help stop climate change and live sustainably. Also done through the positive connection the nature has on physical and mental health.

• Build a community by uniting them for the fight against climate change and encouraging outdoor interaction.

• Focus on mitigating and adapting to climate change for both people and nature.

• Reintroduce native endangered plant, insect, bird and small mammal species to the site

• Power the site using sustainable resources including the tidal lagoon.

DEEP WATER

MITIGATION & ADAPTATION

It is necessary to have both biodiversity and green energy approaches to reduce the impacts of climate change. However, with the effects of climate change which has already taken place some species (plant and animal) are still struggling to survive. To help these species adapt the reintroduction of wildlife with the strategic placement and management will help produce microclimates on the site to sheild the biodiversity from the rising temperatures.

The key Mitigation approach on the site is the Tidal lagoon however, this will act as a precedent for UK coast lines and encourage this untapped resourse to be used, as will be discussed later.

By the encouragement of public transport use and cycle/walking routes across the site it doesn’t only connect one with nature which has numerous benefits but increases the physical health of the individual here and on neighbouring sites. It is a key part of this scheme that humans and nature become healthy and intertwined once again.

SHALLOWS DEEP MARSH SHALLOW MARSH WET MEADOW FORESTED WETLAND UPLAND BUFFER

INLAND

KEY MITIGATION

The UK’s coast lines have the highest tidal range in the world which are largely an untapped yet reliable source of energy, The UK including the River Mersey having a tidal range of 10meters. Twice daily the Ocean surges in and out of the river creating this vast change in Level and potential energy source.

By creating a tidal lagoon here along with the 6 other government proposed lagoons around the perimeter of the UK, aproximately 9% of the UKs energy can be created in lagoons (32% of uk homes). On a smaller scale this means that with our Lagoon alone, we can power our whole site and create a totally self sufficient area in terms of energy. But provide a large surplus of energy to the surrounding areas of Liverpool. Given that British turbine technology and engineering expertise are already on the rise for the 6 other government proposed tidal lagoons we can also ensure that the majority of the scheme will be created by local workers and will be mostly british content, therefore bringing mass jobs across Britain and Liverpool in; Engineering, Steel, Manufacturing and later the running of the Lagoon and energy Tunnel.

ADAPTATION

The adaptation of species and enviornments is or will become necessary in the coming years. With temperature rising due to climate change, oceans corals are becoming bleached, sea levels are rising and even in Britain some native species are struggling with this change.

So how do we overcome this?

A key idea behind this scheme is focusing on the rewilding of the city using native and endangered species, whether that be plant, small animal, insects or birds. To do this the whole site will become an experiment funded by the government and supported by the biology sectors of Liverpool university. On the site will be a series of conditions representative of biodiversity in the world. i.e. marine, marshland and inland.

This building aims to nurture species during their most delicate phases, before introduction into the area and further the country. It is important that nature is not just placed there and left to defend for itself. This is because many things must come together at once for a species to survive in a habitat, for example, food for the species must be there and the correct habitat must be available.

BUILDING CONCEPT

As a continuation of the master plan and the center of biodiversity research on the site. The main focus of this building will be the reintroduction of endangered species (plant, aquatic, insect, small mammals and trees).

To allow this to happen two seperate microclimates will be within the building acting like mini worlds for native species. The first will be totally secluded from outside biodiversity to ensure its protection and growth before being introduced into the second protection zone. The second zone is open to outside biodiversity but still under close & controlled observation. By doing this it allows species to be studied and truely understood in terms of its needs before attempting to repopulated the area and further Britian. Which is the final step of the process. The biodiversity will either be planted or released into the site depending if they can survive these conditions. The site will still act as a research and study area and will be ever changing to allow for species to thrive.

The building is to allow itself to be overcome and one with nature, land will flow seamlessly in and out of the building just as the tide and wild life will creating a building protective and encouraging of biodiversity. But also a building for study. Areas of the building will be left to decay and overtaken in multiple ways, in what I can only predict to be a beautiful and poetic fight back to humans distruction.

But this is not just a project for nature, it is a project for humans to become a part of nature, once again living side by side, increasing interaction and learning how to protect it and our planet, but most importantly thriving from it.