BRIEF 1.1. Rising sea levels increase the rate of coastal erosion, how will Venice respond.
V E N I CE AGA I N S T CL I M AT E CH A N G E
BRIEF CLIMATE CHANGE SETS THE
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MADONNA DEL MONTE U N D E RS TAN D I N G A CH AN G I N G PL ACE
VENICE U N D E RS TAN D I N G CHAN G I N G SPACES
As the challenge of climate change becomes increasingly more complex, entangled, and urgent, the lines between architecture, industrial design, and landscape architecture must be blurred. The architect of the future has to actively encourage the blurring of these predefined boundaries. Good design will encompass and transcend many disciplines, and aims to resolve multiple considerations. This ecologically minded architecture is one who proposes complex integrated design solutions across scales. The Creature of Venice is a speculative project that aims to use the Architectural Biennale in Venice to physically and contextually respond to climate change.
S I T E A N A LYS I S
MOSE SYSTEM U N D E RS TAN D I N G A CHAN G I N G L AN DSC APE
S I T E A N A LY S I S O F L ANDSCAPE , PL ACE , S PAC E 1 . 2 . Understanding how climate change affects landscape, place, and space. 1:250 000 (reduced) 0
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THE CREATURE OF VENICE
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RENDER 2.1. Initial installation of BIOT structures on site in the Venetian Lagoon.
G ROW I N G COA S TA L D E F E N C E S
ARCHITECTURE X BIOLOGY:
AN INTERDISCIPLINARY SOLUTION: WORKING ACROSS A MASTERPLAN, A BUILDING, AND AN ENGINEERING SYSTEM
INDIVIDUAL BIOT PILES 1. A XONOMETRIC DIAGR AMS OF DE VELOPMENT 2 . PL A N O F N E T I NSTA L L AT I O N 3 . E L E VAT I O N O F N E T I NSTA L L AT I O N 4 . SEC T I O N O F N E T I NSTA L L AT I O N
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN X LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE X BIOLOGY
6 . PL A N O F CLUST E R I NSTA L L AT I O N 7. S E C T I O N O F C L U S T E R I N S TA L L AT I O N
Climate change in Venice can be quantified by rising sea levels and increasing coastal erosion. Following the failure of the MOSE coastal barrier project, the Creature of Venice project proposes a speculative masterplan for Venice to grow a system of coastal defences. These coastal defences take reference from Kate Orff’s research into oyster-tecture, and Frei Otto’s research into tensile structures. The amalgamation of biology and structures over time produces an ecological infrastructure.
INDIVIDUAL BIOT PILES 5 . A XONOMETRIC DIAGR AM OF DE VELOPMENT 6 . PL A N O F CLUST E R I NSTA L L AT I O N 7. S E C T I O N O F C L U S T E R I N S TA L L AT I O N
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RENDER 3.1. Biofouling of BIOT structures over time. Flexible tensile structures solidify over time.
G ROW I N G COA S TA L D E F E N C E S
ARCHITECTURE X BIOLOGY:
GROWING A STRUCTURAL SKIN DIAGR AM 3.1. Putting struts together with kuka arms DIAGR AM 3.2. Tensioning str ut s with ste el cable DIAGR AM 3.3. Oyster seeding in laborator y DIAGR AM 3.4. Preparing net looms DIAGR AM 3.5. Weaving of nets DIAGR AM 3.6. Assembly nets and tensile structures D I A G R A M 3 . 7. Setting Biot piles on sandbank site DIAGR AM 3.8. Letting oysters grow and bioaccrete DIAGR AM 3 .9. Structural skin is formed.
ECOLOGICAL ARCHITECTS
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T H R O U G H
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LONG SECTION 4.3. A proposal to bridge and express three different environments. 1:100 (reduced) 0
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SCULPTING A LANDSCAPE
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BUILDING ACROSS L ANDSCAPES
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MODEL 4.1. Digital fabrication with handmade modelling to explore the site’s key considerations.
THINKING THROUGH MAKING
LANDSCAPE I N T E R V E N E
SITE PLAN 4.3. 1:2500 (reduced) 0
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PROPOSING AN ARCHITECTURAL FORM SHAPED BY ITS CURRENT LANDSCAPE
INTERNAL RENDER 4.3. Using Venetian stepped ramps and a sculptural canopy to get architects to consider the natural landscape.
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L ANDSCAPE RENDER 5.1. Relationship between the workshop and its impact on its environment.
A NEW MASTERPLAN F O R V E N I CE ’S COA S TA L DEFENCE 5.2. Note the spatial distribution of the steps of constructing BIOT coastal defences - across landscapes, biennale site, and pavilion. YEAR 0
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WITH A PROGRAM TO RESHAPE ITS FUTURE LANDSCAPE
BUILDING AND LANDSCAPE
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SITE SECTION 5.3. Site section shows the relationship between proposed building, its landscape, and the landscape that it’s shaping. 1:2500 (reduced) 0
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T H E CRE AT U RE S H E DS I T S S K I N
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LANDSCAPE I N T E R V E N E
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PLACE T H R O U G H
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BUILDING AND LANDSCAPE
I N T E R V E N E
SITE SECTION 6.4. Site section shows the relationship between proposed building, its landscape, and the landscape that it’s shaping. 1:2500 (reduced) 0
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CANOPY STRUCTURE CANOPY STRUCTURE LEVEL 1 1 WORK SHOP CONTROL ROOM 2 VENETIAN RAMPS 3 OUTDOOR SE ATING A RE A
LEVEL 0 4 GALLERY ROOMS 5 OYSTER L A BOR ATORY 6 RECEPTION LEVEL -1 7 PLANT ROOMS 8 SERV ICE CORRIDOR 9 DRY WORKSHOP FLOOR 1 0 DRY LOCK A ND GATE M ACHIN A RY 11 WET WORKSHOP FLOOR 12 PUMP ROOMS 13 TOILETS 14 STA IRCOR E
L E V E L 1 : GA L L E RY S PAC E
L E V E L 0 : WO R K S H O P / GA L L E RY S PAC E
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M O D E L 7. 1 . Digital fabrication with handmade modelling to explore the site’s key considerations. Assorted Scales (Reduced)
TO CREATE A NEW MEANING FOR ITS SITE: THE ARCHITECTURAL BIENNALE Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Aliquam consectetur massa nulla, vitae eleifend enim mattis ac. Nam efficitur sagittis libero at laoreet. Sed quis placerat augue, sed tempus elit. Cras vitae congue justo. In purus nisi, pretium non congue vehicula, fringilla id orci. Cras at bibendum felis. Proin purus mi, condimentum id mi eu, imperdiet finibus turpis.
PLANS, SECTION A XO N O M E T R I C S 7. 2 . 1 : 1 0 0 (RE DUCE D) Industrial design x landscape architecture. Shop drawings for BIOT Piles.
SHOP DR AWINGS
T H I N K I N G T H RO U G H D I G I TA L M A K I N G
I N T E R V E N E
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SHORT SECTION 8.1. Shows the relationship between internal spaces, and the building’s relationship to the international architectural profession. 1:100 (reduced) 0
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A RC H I T E C T S A N D PAV I L I O N S
B I E N N A L E CI RCU L AT I O N
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SITE PLAN 8.3. 1:2500 (reduced) 0
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D E TA I L 8 . 4 . Inhabitation of Pavilion during Biennale period between May - Nov. 1:100 (reduced) 0
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RENDER 8.2. The Creature of Venice speaks to architects. When architects comes to celebrate the built environment, the Creature of Venice demands that they consider the natural one.
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SHORT SECTION 9.1. Shows the relationship between internal spaces, and the building’s relationship to the external process of growing the coastal defences. 1:100 (reduced) 0
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E N T R A N CE BY WAT E R
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D E TA I L 9. 4 . Inhabitation of Pavilion during Non - Biennale period between Dec - Apr. 1:100 (reduced) 0
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DEC - APR BIOT WORKSHOP
RENDER 9.2 . The Creature of Venice creates a new entrance and axis for the Venice Biennale.
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T H R O U G H
D E TA I L 1 0 .1 . Section showing material relationships, taking reference from Carlo Scarpa’s Biennale Ticketting Booth. 1:10 (reduced) 0
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AXONOMETRIC 10.2 . Breakdown of structure, showing hierarchy and relation between structural elements.
F O U N DAT I O N TO GROUND FLOOR JUNCTION
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I NTE RM E D IATE F LOOR TO E X TE RIOR WAL L J U N C TION THERMAL EN V ELOPE - NON LOAD BE ARING WAL L CONSTRUC TION INTERNAL SPACE - COMP OSITE SL AB CONSTRUC TION LOAD BEARING FR AME STRUCTURE FOU N DATION TO G ROU N D F LOOR J U N C TION WA L L CONSTRUC TION - HE ATED BA SEMENT FLOOR CONSTRUC TION - HE ATED BA SEMENT BACK FIL L COMP OSITION - IMPROV ED DR AINAGE
THE CREATURE OF VENICE FIN.