15:20 rC16 PeaTland resToraTion

Students: Jecci Chen, napapa Soonjan, Yuanhao Wei, Rock Zheng

Design: Claudia Pasquero, Filippo Nassetti

Theory: Emmanouil Zaroukas

Peatland Restoration Organisation project challenges the traditional concept of Urban and proposes a Collective Living scenario in Indonesian peatland.

Peatland is one of the most significant biomes due to its role in the dynamic carbon cycle. However, in Indonesia, it has been a victim in the climate crisis as peatlands are facing both annual floods and peat fires in wet and dry seasons.

The project employs artificial intelligence, biological intelligence, and computer technology to construct a spatial design. The utilisation of local materials combined with mycelium and local wisdom of weaving on the site brings a new approach to urban development based on the stabilisation of the peatland environment. The design organisation creates a Collective Living scenario, where there is no distinction between society and nature, human and non-human.