Emeline Lex
selected works
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BIO
04
CURRICULUM VITAE
05 06-17 january-may 2019
[project 01] OULU BIOVILLAGE
18-27 september-december 2018
[project 02] DUJIANGYAN’S AGRI DISTRICT [project 03] BARKÅKRA: LANDSCAPE IN TRANSITION
28-39 january-may 2018
[project 04] YSTAD’S BEACH LINK
40-51 august-december 2017
SKETCHES + MODELS
52-65
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bio//// Urban-enthusiast, city-explorer, designer, researcher. With a practical education and professional background in urban planning, urban design, urban research, and GIS in both a Canadian and Scandinavian context and 2+ years experience in urban & architectural design of P3 infrastructure/transportation projects in Canada, I have expertise in urban design and project planning across several scales from strategic visioning to detailed design and implementation. I am currently studying a master’s degree in Sustainable Urban Design at the School of Architecture at Lund University in Sweden. This portfolio illustrates selected works over the course of my studies.
EDUCATION MSc. in Architecture (Specialization in Sustainable Urban Design) L u n d U n i v e r s i t y, L u n d , S w e d e n
Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning (Hons)
VOCATIONAL EXPERIENCE AUGUST 2017EXPECTED MAY 2019
GIS & Urban Planning Diploma
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JUNE 2013
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Cumulative program GPA 4.0, Dean’s Honour Roll
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 90%
ARCGIS AUTOCAD SKETCHUP PHOTOSHOP ILLUSTRATOR INDESIGN RESEARCH WRITING
80%
Urban Planner/Designer I B I G r o u p , To r o n t o , C a n a d a •
70% 80% •
90% 90%
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80% 90%
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Automated Solutions, Cambridge, Canada •
APRIL 2014JULY 2018
Performed GIS analysis, mapping, managing and drafting of utility distribution systems using AutoCAD Map 3D and ArcGIS software
Client-based studio collaboration project prepared on behalf of Brook Mcllroy & Ryerson University examining the Junction’s physical, social, economic and policy framework to generate several design strategies and growth objectives Awarded the Ted Tyrndorf Memorial Award for outstanding vision and commitment to community planning and engagement with agencies and firms
Build Volunteer
JUNEJULY 2013
H a b i t a t f o r H u m a n i t y, W a t e r l o o , C a n a d a •
Eglinton Crosstown LRT P3 Project, Toronto - part of systemwide team leading the architectural/urban design, project management and coordination of 25 station facilities and stops from bid phase to construction drawing phase London BRT Project Environmental Assessment, London, Ontario - Streetscape concept/urban design for 8 segments on the BRT corridor Scarborough Subway Extension, Toronto - architectural and urban design for 8 Emergency Exit Buildings (EEBs) and 2 Traction Power Substations (TPSSs) from Kennedy Station to Scarborough Centre Downtown Relief Line, Toronto - preliminary architectural and urban design concept for Carlaw & Broadview Stations
GIS Technician
SEPTEMBER DECEMBER 2014
R y e r s o n U n i v e r s i t y, To r o n t o , C a n a d a
Fa n s h a w e C o l l e g e , L o n d o n , C a n a d a
T: +46 73-890 56 07 E: emelinelex@gmail.com
Participated in an intensive joint workshop with Southwest Jiatong University and Lund University students to solve urban design challenges for a site in the historic centre of Dujiangyan in the greater Chengdu region
Toronto’s Junction Neighbourhood Study
Cumulative program GPA 3.7
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S o u t h w e s t J i a t o n g U n i v e r s i t y, C h e n g d u , C h i n a
JUNE 2015
R y e r s o n U n i v e r s i t y, To r o n t o , C a n a d a
OCTOBER 2018
Sweden-China Urban Design Workshop
Participated in an all-women’s build team on a townhouse revitalization project, assisting in landscaping, home improvements and construction
Conservationist
2012PRESENT
Va r i o u s C o n s e r v a t i o n A u t h o r i t i e s i n C a n a d a • •
Part of tree-planting/reforestation teams for the Grand River Conservation Authority Invasive species weeding and garbage clean-up at Credit Valley Conservation
AWARDS / PUBLICATIONS JUNE AUGUST 2013
Map Display at Mapped Grounds Exhibit, 401 Richmond, Toronto January-March 2015 Senior Research Paper entitled Sidewalk: Claims to Space, published in Ontario Planning Journal, July 2015 Ted Tyndorf Memorial Award, October 2015 Superior Performance in Advanced Planning Theory Award, October 2014
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OULU BIOVILLAGE E X P L O R I N G B LU E B I O E C O N O M Y O P P O R T U N I T I E S I N O U LU , F I N L A N D
By the year 2030, the world will need 50% more food, 45% more energy and 30% more water. This growth in demand will increase pressure on our natural resources. Ingenuitive and adaptive thinking will therefore be required in the ways we build our cities. Finland, with its abundance of natural resources: its forest, its lakes and its aquatic resources, as well as its expertise in sustainable resource use and development, has strategically placed itself as a pioneer in transitioning its economy from one reliant on fossil fuels into one which harnesses the full potential of renewable natural resources and unlocks the full potential waste: creating food, energy, products, services, and jobs in line with sustainable development. As part of the graduation thesis project for the Sustainable Urban Design master program at Lund University, the project explores this opportunity further in Oulu, Finland; where one of mainland Finland’s largest fish farms is being planned north of the city in Haukipudas. The project examines the potential of creating a fully-functional blue bioeconomy ecosystem, unlocking the full potential of sidestreams and waste, and exploring the synergies between fish, food, and energy production into a self-sustaining bio-district. The project seeks to integrate production activities: fish, vegetable produce, services, new industrial products; with everyday life, to enhance the relationship of citizens with nature and linking consumption with production.
[academic work] individual THESIS PROJECT for master degree in Sustainable Urban Design, SECOND YEAR LOCATION: OULU, FINLAND SUPERVISOR: ANDREAS OLSSON, Architect, Course Leader DATE: JANUARY-MAY 2019 (IN PROGRESS)
PERSPECTIVE AT THE VILLAGE SAUNA
WHERE IS OULU?
NATURAL RESOURCE ABUNDANCE
Arctic Circle Rovaniemi
Kemi
of
Bo
thnia
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t gh
ute min fli 45
Gu
of
Bo
Oulu
lf
lf
Gu
B alt
8 hour t
ic
S
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rain Tampere Altitude
Sea Turku
High : 1200
Lakes
Forest coverage
Rivers
76% of Finland’s land area*
1/6 000 000
N Low: 0
0 25 50
km 100 150 200
Helsinki
BIOECONOMY STRATEGY OF FINLAND
BLUE BIOECONOMY IN FINLAND KEY COMPONENTS
Value Added of Bioeconomy
12%
Growth Targets (2025) the share of bioeconomy
output of bioeconomy will increase by:
Fishing
Fish Processing/ Aquaculture
number of people employed will increase by:
Business Based on Water Expertise + Tech
Utilization of Aquatic Biomass (i.e. Algae)
Tourism + Recreation on water
TOURISM SERVICES +
Value added of national economy EUR 193.3 billion
100 billion
100,000 people
40% of adult population
FISHING INDUSTRY IN FINLAND
70% go swimming in natural water bodies
owns or has access to a holiday home
49% go boating
1 in 10 engage in ice hole swimming
ADDED VALUE BY UTILIZING SIDESTREAMS
COMMERCIAL FISHERIES Oulu SKIN • • •
cosmetics gummy bears leather products
• • •
Potential product value / tonne
Producer’s current value / tonne
SCALES
help to prevent blood clots protection for plant seeds car paint coatings
FISH WASTE • •
Fish meal + fish oil
animal feed biodiesel or biogas
dietary supplement
food product
Baltic herring is most important catch species
280 €
1/3 baltic herring is caught in Bothnian Bay Vaskiluoto
Archipelago Sea and Southern Bothnian Sea
Most important landing harbours
Kaskinen
1/5 caught in Finnish Archipelago Sea Commercial marine fishery catch 155 mill. kg in 2017
5 mill. kg
PROTEINS •
protein supplements
OIL •
5000 €
BONES
dietary supplements
•
fertilizers
*Baltic herring catch was 120 million kg in 2013
NEW BLUE BIOECONOMY ECOSYSTEM OPPORTUNITIES 14 mill. kg
5 mill. kg
Uusikaupunki Tuomarainen
33 mill. kg 17 mill. kg 6 mill. kg
ENERGY PRODUCTION
Käldinge
?
Kasnäs
23 mill. kg
FOOD PRODUCTION
WASTE
?
Gulf of Finland
CONSUMPTION TRENDS
450 €
10 mill. kg
Reposaari Rauma
Åland Islands
450 €
?
N
80% of all fish sold in Finland is imported 400 mill EUR worth of fish imported to be refined in Finland 50% of exported fish is from Norway (salmonids) 40% of total consumption is farmed fish - rainbow trout is most important species
TOURISM/ RECREATION
CLEAN TECH
?
? Blue Bioeconomy Ecosystem
1700 full-time enterprises in fish sector ranging in fishing, aquaculture, fish processing, retail
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STRATEGIES LAITAKARI
SITE
1
CONNECT Multi-Use Trail
2
PRESERVE Coastline + Key Views
a
b
3
INTRODUCE Nature into the Development
a
b
4
RENEW Renewable Energy Sources
MARTINNIEMI
Ecosystem Concept
FOOD FLOW WASTE FLOW WATER FLOW ENERGY FLOW
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N DETAILED PLAN SCALE 1/500
BIOVILLAGE
Waste + Water Cycle for Fish Farm or Biogas Use Dwelling
Function Type
Natural Filtration
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Recreatio +T
onal Forest Trail
Rowhousing, Villas + Seasonal Gardens
Community Greenhouses, Houses + Gardens
Solar Collection
Main Access + Semi-Private Frontages
Multi-Purpose Public Spaces + Snow Collection
Forest + Recreational Trails
Biogas Facility Laitakarin Kala Fish Farm Dwelling
Public Space + Snow Collection
Community Kitchen
Waste Collection
Greenhouse Dwelling
Public Space + Snow Collection
Dwelling
Recreational Forest
Recreational Trail
Laitakari Harbour
Section B-B at Biovillage 1/500 Underground Snow Storage
Underground Snow Storage
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BIOENERGY BUSINESS PARK
Biomass, Waste + Water Cycle for Bioenergy or Biogas Production Productive Forest
Function Type
Recreational Trail Laitakari Harbour
Natural Filtration
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Gree
enhouse
Existing Industry
Block: Scale “L”
Block: Scale: “M”
Block: Scale “S”
Research Row + Main Connections
Productive Forest + Recreational Trail
Biogas Facility Biomega Oy Bioenergy Production Public Space
Productive Forest
Workspaces + Labs
Workspaces, Classrooms, Restaurant/Cafés
Semi-Private Courtyard
Growing Pods
Offices, University Facilities
Bioenergy Plaza
BIOMEGA OY
Underground Snow Storage
Underground Snow Storage
Underground Snow Storage
Underground Snow Storage
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PERSPECTIVE AT BIOVILLAGE
PERSPECTIVE AT BIOENERGY BUSINESS PARK
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DUJIANGYAN AGRI DISTRICT COEXISTENCE OF THE URBAN + RURAL
How is China feeding its population of 1.4 billion? Four decades of rapid economic growth has fueled a dramatic reduction in China’s undernourished population. However, with a rising middle class, changing dietary needs, loss of agriculture lands, water scarcity/pollution, and increasing reliance on food imports, China’s economic boom has generated a new set of demographic demands and environmental strains that have specifically affected its agricultural capacity. As part of the Sustainable Urban Dynamics studio at Lund University’s School of Architecture, the urban proposal tests a new model of urban development where traditional relationships of city, open-space and farmland are reconfigured. Dujiangyan is a city with an existing strong identity rooted in agriculture, the thousand year old irrigation system and international tourism. Knowing Dujiangyan’s identity, the city has the capactiy to become a centre for agricultural research that aims to address the scientific advancement of agricultural processes. The agriculture serves as the glue which holds the development together, weaving in creative pursuits from biomedical R&D, a culture quarter, and a new medicine/wellness district. This strategy creates a coexistence of rural and urban that ultimately facilitates a higher quality of life through self-sustenance while generating new economic opportunities.
[academic work] individual work for master degree in Sustainable Urban Design, SECOND YEAR LOCATION: DUJIANGYAN, SICHUAN PROVINCE, CHINA PROFESSOR: ANDREAS OLSSON, Architect, Course Leader DATE: SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER 2018
CHINA‘s GLOBAL FOOD FOOTPRINT FOOD INVESTMENTS
LAND ACQUISITION
FOOD INVESTMNENTS + LAND ACQUISITION
Source: The Heritage Foundation, GRAIN.org
How will China feed its population of 1.4 billion? Undernourished rate
9.3% 2016
FOOD CONSUMPTION
Rising income of China's urban middle class means shifts from traditionally grainoriented to meat-oriented diets. China is the largest consumer of meat in the world.
125 million TONNES 1990 261 million TONNES 2016
GRAIN CONSUMPTION
MEAT CONSUMPTION
23.9% 1990
7 million TONNES 1975 75 million TONNES 2016 $6 million
2005
$300 million
2016
$165
in agricultural subsidies paid out to farmers to grow on unsuitable land to produce food that would be cheaper to import. The central government has encouraged intensive agricultural production since 1980.
0.08 HA.
of arable land per capita.
1/6
of China's land has been affected by soil contamination due to toxic run-off.
million
CHINA FOOD REALITIES
SITE OPPORTINITIES
PERSPECTIVE AT THE FIELD ALONG THE PUYANGHE RIVER
SITE THREATS
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RESEARCH AS A CATALYST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ACTIVATE THE VOID
RESEARCH FACILITY AS CATALYST
OPEN FOR ECO-TOURISM
TOURISM PROVIDES CAPITAL
FUNDS THE RESEARCH
The urban plan seeks to create a catalyst for the area which is currently characterized by large-scale urban voids, a lack of urban identity and spatial oritentation. From the analysis of the site, the city, and in China as a whole, Dujiangyan has the capacity to become an agricultural research centre of the west. The research centre would become the catalyst for the area working in collaboration with the existing Sichuan Agricultural University just north of the site. Opened for ecotoursim, capital could be generated to fund the research, thus promoting a bottom-up funding cycle.
BIOMEDICAL R&D AGRICULTURE MUSEUM
B
In the large scale, a productive landscape is created defining the river edge, called the Field, containing large-scale community farms, testing/demonstration crops and research facilities for hydroponics and vertical farming. A recreational trail is open to the public to encourage a new sector of ecotourism. In the small scale is the Garden, which encompasses privately-run urban agriculture and smaller-scale community gardens, greenhouses and community kitchens in courtyard settings. The agriculture weaves together different districts and connects the train station through a commercial area, main research hub, biomedical research area, culture quarter and a new medicine/wellness hub.
C
COMMUNITY ORCHARD a
THE MARKET
B
C
RESEARCH CENTRE
a
OLD TOWN GATE
THE FIELD TRAIN STATION
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NEW MEDICINE/WELLNESS HUB
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTRE | PROGRAMMING
MAIN STREET PEDESTRIAN ROUTE AGRICULTURE RECREATIONAL TRAIL VEHICLE ACCESS
OFFICE SPACES/ MEETING ROOMS
WORKSHOPS/ CLASSROOMS
CONNECTIONS
RESEARCH/ DEMONSTRATION LAB
ACTIVITY NODES HISTORICAL BRIDGE
KITCHEN/CAFé
DISTRICTS CULTURE QUARTER BIOTECH R&D
THE MARKET
COMMERCIAL CORE
NEW MEDICINE/ WELLNESS
HOW MANY CAN THE SITE FEED? DISTRICTS + NODES
AGRICULTURE TESTING BEDS / COMMUNITY FARMS SHARED GARDEN SPACES INDIVIDUAL GARDENS GREEN ROOFS
CHINA
FRANCE
U.S.
AUSTRALIA
0.5 hectares
25 hectares
73 hectares
156 hectares
OTHER GREEN SPACES
AVERAGE PLOT PER WORKER Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
0.5 hectares GROWING ZONES
TO FEED THE AVERAGE AMERICAN CONSUMER *including meat
0.25 hectares IN MOST POPULOUS COUNTRIES RESEARCH FACILITIY OFFICE COMMERCIAL CORE MIXED USE COMMERCIAL/RESIDENTIAL RESIDENTIAL SERVICES
0.07 hectares
+
ABSOLUTE MINIMUM TO FEED ONE PERSON *assuming large vegetarian diet and little errors in farming processes
GREENHOUSES/KITCHENS
PLOT SIZE TO FEED ONE PERSON Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
PROGRAM
11.8
hectares proposed growing zones * including agriculture on both ground and roof, excluding vertical gardens
168 PEOPLE FED FROM SITE *at abosulte minimum ha/person and under traditional means of agriculture production
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URBAN AGRICULTURE
URBAN AGRICULTURE TESTING BEDS/ COMMUNITY GARDENS
GREYWATER RECYCLING MIXED USE COMMERCIAL/ RESIDENTIAL
GREYWATER RECYCLING
GREYWATER RECYCLING
COURTYARD
MIXED USE COMMERCIAL/ RESIDENTIAL
MAIN STREET
MIXED USE COMMERCIAL/ RESIDENTIAL
COURTYARD
OFFICE SPACE
OFFICE/STUDIOS
AGRICULTURE RESEARCH CENTRE
CAFE/SHOP
AGRICULTURE WAY
RECREATIONAL TRAIL
SECTION a-A 1/500 | GREYWATER RECYCLING FOR IRRIGATION
AXONOMETRIC VIEW OF THE FIELD, THE GARDEN AND THE MARKET COMBINED
COMMUNITY ORCHARD COMMUNITY GARDEN
SMALL GREENHOUSE
VERTICAL GARDEN
GREEN ROOF SYSTEMS TESTING BEDS/ COMMUNITY GARDENS
URBAN AGRICULTURE
INDIVIDUAL PLOT
GREYWATER RECYCLING ROWHOUSE
COURTYARD
GREYWATER RECYCLING OFFICE
RESEARCH FACILITY
AGRICULTURE WAY
RECREATIONAL TRAIL
TERRACE GARDEN
ROOF GARDEN
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GREEN ROOF SYSTEMS TESTING BEDS/ COMMUNITY GARDENS
URBAN AGRICULTURE
GREYWATER RECYCLING ROWHOUSE
GREYWATER RECYCLING
COURTYARD
OFFICE
RESEARCH FACILITY
AGRICULTURE WAY
RECREATIONAL TRAIL
SECTION B-B 1/500
PEDESTRIAN MEWS
ROOF GARDEN
COMMUNITY GREENHOUSE
VENDING AREA
ENERGY CROPS
VERTICAL GARDEN
ROOF GARDEN
COMMUNITY KITCHEN
TERRACE GARDEN
COMMUNITY FARM
RESEARCH CENTRE
DEMONSTRATION OF R&D CROPS
FARMER‘S MARKET COMMUNITY GARDEN
THE MARKET FARMER‘S MARKET, OUTDOOR VENDING AREAS & RESEARCH CENTRE
RECREATIONAL TRAIL AQUAPONICS TESTING HOUSE
THE FIELD TESTING BEDS + LARGE SCALE COMMUNITY FARMS/GREENHOUSES EMELINE LEX - PORTFOLIO | 23
MARKET SQUARE TESTING/ DEMONSTRATION PLOTS
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTRE
FARMER‘S MARKET
COMMUNITY FARMS
WORKSHOPS
MAIN STREET GREENHOUSE
TESTING PLOTS
PUJANGHE RIVER
KITCHEN
WORKSHOPS
AQUAPONICS TESTING FACILITIES
N DETAILED PLAN 1/500
PERSPECTIVE AT COMMUNITY GARDEN IN COURTYARD SETTING
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BARKÅKRA LANDSCAPE IN TRANSITION
Barkåkra’s site within the NW Öresund region is strategically placed in a landscape with immense diversity: from the historic fishermen’s village of Skepparkroken, to the vast open agricultural planes and horizontal airport landscape to the Hallandsås—the ridge. Barkåkra’s location north of Ängelholm’s city centre will transition in time with its access to a newly built commuter train station and thus the small-town character of the immediate area and the access to the landscape may be compromised. As part of the Sustainable Urban Landscape studio at Lund University’s School of Architecture, the proposal aims to provide methods for sensitive growth alongside the preservation of existing historical qualities and access to the open landscape.
[academic work] individual work for master degree in Sustainable Urban Design, first year LOCATION: ÄNGELHOLM, Sweden PROFESSOR: Louise Lövenstierne, Architect, Course Leader DATE: JANUARY-MAY 2018
PERSPECTIVE VIEW FROM CENTRAL LOOKOUT
Barkåkra Station
N THE SITE
REGIONAL LANDSCAPE DIAGRAM 1/10 000
A LANDSCAPE IN TRANSITION The map visualizes the unique transition in the landscape, from the sea, to the airport, to the open planes, to the ridge. This transition in the landscape is unique to the Ängelholm region. The site is located north of the city centre and the topographical changes offers incredible views to both the sea and to the ridge. Ängelholm’s relationship to the landscape is also strongly tied to production with soils that have been culltivated for centuries.
BARKåKRA IN THE ÄNGELHOLM REGION
BARKåKRA AT SITE LEVEL
regional analysis
site analysis
B U I LT F O R M Built form
Historical Overlay OUTLINES OF STONE WALLS + POND
fl i g hts to S to ckho l m
CONNECTIONS Railway
Båstad
Highways Major transit stations AGH
Local transit stations
Barkåkra
Airport
Ängelholm
Klippan Åstorp
Ridge Views
Helsingborg
Preservation of Key Views HIGH POINTS
N AT U R A L LANDSCAPE
LOW POINTS
Water bodies Deciduous forested areas Coniferous forested areas Agricultural land Open Field Settlements
Sea Views
Beaches Hallandsås
C U LT U R A L LANDSCAPE Rivers Major Hiking Trails Nature Reserves Bird Habitat Protection National Parks Vineyards
Landscape Strategy O P E N S PA C E N E T W O R K LANDSCAPE ROOMS PEDESTRIAN CONNECTIONS S T O R M W AT E R F L O W
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G R AV E L P I T
VISION DIAGRAM “landscape rooms”
CENTRAL LOOKOUT
RIDGE-SEA LOOKOUT
SLOPING LANDSCAPE TOWARDS THE SEA
EXISTING PA S T U R E POND
Through site analyses, key landscape assets were identified on site. The main vision of the proposal would be to preserve these landscape features and connect them physically and visually, creating key landscape “rooms”.
ACTIVE FOREST
TRACES OF STONE WALLS FROM V I L L A G E A G R I C U LT U R E L A N D S C A P E
OPEN LANDSCAPE + VIEWS TO THE SEA
G R E E N C O R R I D O R S C R E AT E D F R O M T H E P R E S E R VAT I O N OF THE STONE WALLS STRUCTURES
S T O N E W A L L S D E M A R C AT E P U B L I C F R O M P R I VAT E
LANDSCAPE STRATEGY framing landscape assets
SKETCH STUDIES landscape assets
Time visibility is accentuated in the landscape with proposed development framing the existing stone walls. New development would interact with the stone walls. On one side: a public park with mixed use commercial frontage; on the other: a private dwelling and garden. Grassland vegetation from the typical village landscape will be reintroduced around both the stone walls and the historical pond to re-establish significant flora and fauna within the site.
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Phase 01 (3 years) c
Existing natural assets are preserved. Stone walls and historical pond are protected and maintained.
c
Train Station Area
Platform
Gravel Pit Forest
B
Historical Pond Parkette
Stone Wall Parkette Rail Path
B Open Recreational Area
Forest Path to Sea
A
Phase 02 (5 years) Pastoral/grassland vegetation is planted around the stone walls and historical pond (linear and point elements) to reintroduce biotopes into the former agricultural landscape. Re-planting of grassland vegetation in open recreational landscape begins.
Grove
Forest Path to Sea
Central Lookout
Nature Crossing
Ridge-Sea Lookout
Pasture Pond Agricultural Lands
Sea Front
Active Forest
N
A
Lingvallen Sports Club
PROCESS PLAN 1/2000
Phase 03 (10 years) Development around the immediate vicinity of the train station area and existing main road is implemented. Parcels for land on the east side of the railway surrounding the historical pond are zoned for future development.
Lingvallen Tunnel Beach
LANDSCAPE SECTION a-A illustrating view from central lookout
Phase 04 (15 years) Development on the east side of the railway begins. The aim is to have the landscape grow with with the proposed development.
Train Station Platform
Stone Wall Parkette
Forest Path to Sea Railpath
Stone Wall Parkette Forest Path to Sea
N
DETAIL PLAN 1/500
Stone Wall Parkette
Private Garden
Private Dwelling
Rear Yard
Laneway
Rear Yard
Private Dwelling
Mixed Use Commerical
PLAN SECTION B-B 1/200 | STONE WALL PARKETTE AND LANEWAY CONDITION
Lilla Hult Blommor & Grönsaker
Skepparkroksvägen
Mixed Use Office/Commercial
PLAN SECTION C-C 1/200 | LILLA HULT BLOMMOR TO HISTORICAL POND
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Courtyard access
Rowhousing
Laneway
Private Dwelling
Rear Yard
Historical Pond Parkette
Stone Wall Parkette
Historical Pond Neighbourhood
LANDSCAPE FRAMING The proposed development will frame existing historical landscape elements on site including the stone walls and the historical pond. The aim of the design is to scale development from mid-rise mixed use commercial/residential buildings to semi and single family homes towards the landscape elements to preserve views towards the landscape.
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The stone wall parkettes are designed as multi-functional public spaces with commercial, residential, recreational and leisure activities. By reintroducing grassland vegetation in these linear parks, grazing animals may be reintroduced into the space to elicit a village-like atmosphere and serve as a memory to the previous landscape functions.
PERSPECTIVE VIEW FROM STONE WALL PARKETTE
The proposal aims to reduce vehicular access in front of the stone wall parkettes and historical pond. Laneways at the rear of development allow for car use but also serve as multi-functional spaces for residents.
PERSPECTIVE VIEW FROM LANEWAY
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YSTAD’S BEACH LINK BRIDGING THE GAP
As part of the Sustainable Urban Recycling design studio, the aim of the project was to develop strategic visions for the urban transformation of the underutilized harbour area in the city of Ystad, Sweden. For years, this public amenity has been fragmented by the industrial harbour at the heart of the city. The aim of the design project was to investigate and develop the harbour into an integrated part of the city from ecological, humanist and socio-economic perspectives.
[Academic work] Individual work for master degree in Sustainable Urban Design, first year LOCATION: Ystad, Sweden PROFESSOR: Louise LĂśvenstierne, Architect, Course Leader DATE: august-december 2017
PERSPECTIVE VIEW FROM URBAN WETLAND
TRANSPORTATION N E T W O R KS
SITE ANALYSIS
Bus Routes Railway Transportation Nodes
N
Ferry Terminal
PEDESTRIAN ROUTE S & N O D E S Main Pedestrian Routes/Crossings Barriers to Crossing Activity Nodes
WAL KABIL IT Y
SUMMER POTENTIALS
Main Street Faรงades (Stortoget) Main Street reflected to Harbour Area Walkability (250m & 500m)
BUILT F OR M
N
Built form
T R A N S P O R TAT I O N P O T E N T I A L S
L AND USE Residential Commercial Institutional Industrial
GREEN SPAC E
SECTION ANALYSIS OF THE PIER
Treed Areas Green Spaces
Large Ferry Scale
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KEY STRATEGIES City Squares
Streets with Greenery
Recover the Rivers
Rain Gardens and Drainage
Access to Water
On Water Structures
CR EATE S TR O N G VIS U A L VISTA S BETW E E N SILO S AND THE M E DIE VA L C H UR C H
Parks ELI NI NATE THE GA PS A N D INC R E A SE PEDES TR I A N P E R M E A B ILIT Y THR OUGH T HE SIT E
Beach
P ROV I D E A VA R I ET Y O F P U B L I C S PA CE E X P E RI E N CE S A S O N E T RA N S I T I O N S A CRO S S T H E S I T E The first phases of the project involved a site analysis and vision/ strategy phase performed in groups. The main strategies proposed was to preserve exisiting built heritage with adaptive re-use, improve connectivity between the city core and the harbour area by maintaining visual connections to the silo structures and to eliminate any gaps in pedestrian connections while increasing permeability. We also sought to create a variety of public spaces connecting the city public areas with the harbour, improving public access to the water and incorporating on-water structures to encourage citizens to interact with the sea.
Silos
Grain-Storage Houses Warehouse
Storage Rooms Grain Pile
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Marina Village
Handy-craft Square
Theatre Park a
Waterfront Park
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Harbour Beach
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Urban Beach
To West Beaches
THE BEACH LINK Create a continuous coastline.
Join a network of recreational, educational, and cultural public spaces for a diverse range of users.
MASTER PLAN Buildings follow the landscape feature and stormwater is managed by local streets with bioswales which connect to the beach link.
Re-naturalizing the existing coastline mitigates flooding events from sea level rise while providing microclimate benefits.
The master plan illustrates the proposed beach link and new harbour village, which links the existing West Beaches to the new harbour beach, marina village, handy-craft square, theatre park, urban beach/waterfront park, along a new water promenade and connecting to a proposed urban wetland, industry park and eventually connecting to a new cycle track on the E65 connecting the harbour to Ystads Sandskog in the east, a 115-hectare nature reserve with kilometre stretches of white sandy beaches. The proposal offers a sequence of experiences, from urban to natural spaces and creates a continuous waterfront connection from the west to east which has been fragmented for centuries.
Water Walk
BRIDGING OLD + NEW BUILDING TYPOLOGIES
+ YSTAD INDUSTRIAL HARBOUR BLOCK
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To maintain the character of Ystad medieval city as well as the existing industrial harbour, the new harbour building typology seeks to combine the human scale and variation of the medieval core with the industrial character and higher height allowances of the industrial harbour. Thus the new block will allow for diversity of building types within the block with buildings typically at the corners of the blocks having a higher “peak” height.
Typical Medieval Centre Block
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Industry Park
NEW HARBOUR BLOCK (DENSITY + DIVERSITY)
Harbour Cove
To Ystads Sandskog
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PROCESS PLAN 1/2000
Another key component of the beach link is to serve as a multi-functional space that can accomodate potential sealevel rise. New development would be risen approximately 1.0m above the current harbour level, and key public spaces such as the urban beach, water promenade and urban wetland would become floodable zones when water levels are higher. The goal is to combine both a hard edge at the industrial silo-pier with an increasingly naturalized/soft edge towards the urban wetland and park.
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DETAIL PLAN 1/500 flooding potentials in the inner harbour
The urban beach offers a multifunctional public space that serves as a central public “square” within the new harbour neighbourhood while increasing citizen contact and interaction with the water.
PERSPECTIVE VIEW FROM THE URBAN BEACH
Commercial Frontage Waterfront Park
Beach Link
Urban Beach Private Dwelling
Floodable Dock
URBAN BEACH
Beach Link
Floodable Dock Area
Wetland
Public Boardwalk
WATERFRONT TYPOLOGIES Two major waterfront typologies were incorporated including the urban beach which incorporates mixed-use commercial frontage onto an on-water built structure at the heart of the beach link. The urban wetland in the east of the site incorporates a lower residential scale with private floodable docks which backs towards the beach link cycle track and public boardwalk. These areas offer multifunctional space that can also accomodate flooding from sea level rise.
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URBAN WETLAND Re-Naturalized Soft Edge
SECTION A-A 1/200 | URBAN BEACH
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SUSTAINABLE URBAN RECYCLING BOOKLET
05 MODELS + SKETCHES
Dujiangyan Site Model Sustainable Urban Dynamics 1/2000
Dujiangyan Site Model Sustainable Urban Dynamics 1/2000
Ă„ngelholm City Centre Site Model Sustainable Urban Landscape 1/1000
BarkĂĽkra Site Sketch Model Sustainable Urban Landscape 1/1000 Illustrating initial concept for stone wall park system + proposed built form
BarkĂĽkra Site Detail Model Sustainable Urban Landscape 1/200 Illustrating final concept for stone wall park + built form integration
BarkĂĽkra Site Area Model Sustainable Urban Landscape 1/1000
Ystad Harbour Sustainable Urban Landscape 1/2500 Sketch model showing key views
Ystad Harbour Waterfront Typologies Sustainable Urban Recycling 1/200 Urban Wetland (left) and Urban Beach (right)
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Lookout. ร restad, Denmark. October, 2017.
BO01. Malmรถ, Sweden. September, 2017.
Reflections. Amsterdam, Netherlands. October, 2017.
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Rinnebäcksravinen (A Study of Village Landscapes). Lund, Sweden. February, 2018.
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Cathedral at Sunset: A Colour Study. Lund, Sweden. November, 2018.
Lund from Balcony (Summer). Lund, Sweden. May, 2018.
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City of Fountains: Sketch Studies. Bern, Switzerland. March, 2018.
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