Terramorphic Nabe Section

City grades are established above anticipated flood levels. Profiles enclose the central area of the Nabe, preserving the existing desert grade during a flood scenario. This central space is designated as a Helioplex - used for recreational and competitive sport activities.

Section through a Terramorphic Nabe:

1 -- Central Market

2 -- Residential Tower Infrastructure

3 -- Cascading Single Family Dwellings

4 -- Single Person Dwelling Capsules

5 -- Center for the Arts

6 -- Tracknet Transit Hub

See Appendix 2 for section detail references 01 - 04.

Wetland Platforms

Potable water flows down through aqueduct channels from District Terrace-Forma and weaves into each Terramorphic Nabe. When possible, gravity is used to transport the water to its desired location. Greywater flows into wetland platforms which blend with the constructed landforms. Water will sit here for some time, being treated by organic matter until it is released back to the sea. This process will work over time to lower the salinity of the Salton Sea and make it more habitable to local birds and marine life.

Single Family Dwellings

Dwellings are embedded in the upper slopes of the constructed landforms. Their orientations vary across each Nabe, however all South-facing dwellings are equipped with solar panels. Excess solar power collected will be sent to a substation located within a profile penetration. Dwelling sizes may be expanded, or reduced. Between these dwellings are varying arrays of gardens, balconies, and wading pools of fresh water.

Single Person Dwelling Capsules

A space designed for a single person produces its own power with a rotating solar fin. Each capsule is equipped with a bed, water closet, and a multi-functional wall which may be adjusted based on personal needs.

Each capsule is hung off the superstructure of a Terramporphic Profile. As a profile is passively heated through the day, air shafts attached to it begin to move air convectively. Air ventilation systems throughout the Nabe plug-in to these shafts to allow for passive air movement of exhaust air from each building. Individual capsules passively cool by bringing in fresh air through a damp membrane, then expelling it through the passive shafts attached to the profile.