THESIS SUMMARY
‘New Water New Age’ is the Canal & Rivers Trusts relocated Head Office and an ‘Exhibition of Water’; exhibiting the significance of our waterways and the future challenges we will face due to changing demand and climate. The project forms valuable, free public realm which express’ water and enhances the relationship between the Trent and town in order to highlight the importance of water and celebrate its potential. New Water New Age is a statement by the Canals and River Trust which uses water as the key design driver and shows how integrated architecture and landscape design is the way forwards to respond to predictions of increased flooding and climate change.
Emma Koch MArch: Architecture and Landscape University of Sheffield RIBA Part 2 LI Part 3
RESEARCH ENQUIRY
PROGRAM AN EXHIBITION OF WATER
THE ISLAND NEWARK-ON-TRENT
SITE FABRIC
NEW WATER
NEW AGE
STATES OF WATER
MATERIALITY
NEW WATER
NEW AGE
THE FLOOD
SURFACE
DROUGHT
& FLOOD
‘RETENTION’ WATER LOVING PLANTING EXHIBIT
‘DETENTION’ DROUGHT TOLERANT PLANTING EXHIBIT
RIVER &
CANAL