Gimme shelter

GIMME SHELTER

NORTH BEACH VILLAGE

A modular solution to sea level rise in Florida PORT EVERGLADES, FORT LAUDERDALE CROWLEY LINER AND LOGISTICS

DANTE B. FASCELL PORT OF MIAMI SOUTH FL CONTAINER TERMINAL

NORTH BEACH VILLAGE, A STUDY OF AN EFFICIENT EXISTING TYOPOLOGY Our project is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It is a barrier island situated between the intra-coastal of and the Atlantic ocean. We looked at a long range plan that predicted a 6 foot sea rise within the next 120 years.

This is a problem that not only Florida has to face but the all coastal cities. We decided to use this island as an example to show how a very consuming lifestyle can be changed over time to adapt to rising sea levels. Building sea walls is not plausible due the porous condition of the limestone.

The economics of Florida is largely based on the real estate market, the state is going to collapse if we don’t find a new way to safeguard new investments from future loss.

North beach village is a mid century modern neighborhood constituted of residential and hotel buildings. It is highly attractive vacation area. Architecturally speaking, we can see two very different typology emerging. The mid century modern low rise house on the intra-coastal side of the island, and the giant resorts facing the ocean.

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The wind and sun analysis below shows how efficient the courtyard/vegetation typology is.

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The courtyard typology facing the dominent wind and the dense vegetation allow the housing to cool naturally

CLIMATE ANALYSIS

MID CENTURY TYPOLOGY HIGHRISE TYPOLOGY

Floading prediction, a 6 foot rise predicted by the state of Florida for the begining of the 22 th century

HOW THE DYNAMIC SHIPPING INDUSTRY IS SHAPING THE LANDSCAPE During an initial site analysis it became extremely apparent how much influence the shipping industry had on the built environment but also the culture itself. In many ways the cargo passing through fort Lauderdale is a mobile skyline. It was this idea of shifting and temporary built environments that led us to our solution for the site.

It is our proposal to introduce a new modular system based around the ideas of mobility and reconfiguration, in order to supply fort Lauderdale and its inhabitants with a tool to combat their changing environment.

NORTH BEACH VILLAGE

PORT EVERGLADES, FORT LAUDERDALE CROWLEY LINER AND LOGISTICS

Ocean access canal

DANTE B. FASCELL PORT OF MIAMI SOUTH FL CONTAINER TERMINAL

The industrial port of miami looks like a constant evolving city

BREAKING DOWN AND RE ASSEMBLING THE MODULAR COMPONENTS OF THE SITE 5’

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MODULAR ANALYSIS 23’

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After studying the mid-century typology we noticed how efficient the combination of vegetation and court yards are and how a modular based system is already incorporated into it’s frame. Through a investigation of multiple buildings we found a repeating unit of 25’x13’x11’. Looking at out we can move the modules to the site, we used the transportation regulations to make our own module of 24’x12’x10. Which is both inspired by the containers on the port and the existing units.

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FORMAL INVESTIGATION OF MODULES TYPOLOGIES ADAPTING WITH WATER

With that new modular system we provide a tool where you can rearrange any typology into a more sustainable and adaptable program. The idea is to remove the building value from the land value, you can either vacate or move any unit that is affected by water.

Our proposal is not a fixed drawing at a particular time frame. We see our project as a organic and evolving solution to a changing situation.

We do not control the outcome of the future landscape but we provide a device for future development.

We designed our project starting from the micro scale and moved up to the street scape and then the neighborhood master plan. Looking at dredging and how canals not only shaped Florida but became a main source of circulation, we thought that the best way to change and adapt the lifestyle was to slowly get rid of the car in north beach village and guide the people to a water based community. Our idea is to introduce canals in a phased approach, that connects the human scale to the building scale.

HOW MODULES AND VEGETATION PLUGS IN TO THE STREETSCAPE

Vistamar street - 0 years

10 years - Porous bioswell to decrease floading in the side of the road

30 years - Wide kayak/paddle canal, lifting the side walk

50 years - Cut and fill continuing

75 years - Water takes over and the bioswell becomes a canal

COMBINING CANALS, VEGETATION AND MODULES Boardwalk

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We are dredging the site in order to remove existing pavement to invite vegetation back into the urban landscape. Furthermore, by taking out the hardscape we are able to reuse the material to build up out of the water as foundation for our sustainable future.

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Vegetation

Analyzing the native flora in its environment, we can reproduce the conditions needed for the vegetation to thrive.

Black mangroves

Oyster reefs and mangroves can be used to slow down the sea level rise and clean the polluted water through evapotranspiration.

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Canals Low density new development

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Low density adaptation

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High density new development

CHANGING THE LIFESTYLE TO A WATER BASED COMMUNITY

Antioche Ave, scheme 1 - Bio street, dredging the pavment to let seaweed and oyster reefs to grow while providing a recreational canal

Bayshore dr, scheme 2 - Allowing cars and boats to coexists, setting a ring of circulation around North Beach Village

CHANGING THE LIFESTYLE TO A WATER BASED COMMUNITY

N Birch rd, scheme 3 - Changing N Birch rd to the new a1a as the sea water is rising

Terramar st, scheme 4 - Connecting 2 parts of the site with the main canal