Patch
connecting ecosystems
Patch connecting ecosystems Undergraduate thesis project Fares Al Rajal IE University PFG 2021 PFG Directors Prof. Fernando Rodriguez Prof. Matan Mayer Technical Studies Prof. Rafael Iniguez Research Workshop Prof. Juan Elvira Prof. Monica Garcia
Existing Coastal Condition Territory
El Perelló
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Site Analysis Territory
PU28
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U43
U27
P28
Water flows from the sea to the canal that is later divided into 3 rivers providing to the rice fields and regulating the water levels
A Suburban t
Zona D’ La Horta 12000 ha
Valencia
Curren limit Extension
I. Traditional fishing and orchard
II. Middle class mass tourism
III. Ruta del Bakalao network ruins
EL PERELLÓ
Heaven
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150
250 m
INFRASTRUCTURE Legend roads
Highways Water gates
Primary road - CV 500
Valencia
Secundary road Tertiary road Irrigation ditch Bus stop
El Perelló CV-50
El Perelló
Casa Sancho
El Perelló
U53 Casa Blanca Prebab concrete docks Capacity: 189 moorings
Cullera
Sueca
CV-502
CV-500
Sant Pasqual Bailon Church
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R27
ECONOMY Euros
Barraca de D. Javier Puchol
1.989,9 2.000,00
23.000
1.880,45
1.800,00
1.820
22.500
1.728,39
Income price * prductivity
1.800 1.790
22.000
1..600,00
1.780
1.438,32
1.770
21.500
1.400,00
1284,11
2009 euros/Ha
1.760 1.750
1.264,66
21.000
1.201,28 1.200,00
20.500
1.000,00
1.720
20.000
€/m2 2008
€/m2 2009
€/m2 2010
€/m2 2011
€/m2 2012
€/m2 2013
2013
€/m2 2015
2012
2014 2013
2015
2014
2015
2016
2016
2017 2018
2017
2019
2018
People 29.500 29.000
Costs and Income per hectre for Small Specialized Rice Farms
Subsidy Payments (PAC + Agroenvironmental Subs.)
The Average gross Income in Sueca is 23,034 euros Total Number of Comapnies in the Municipality
Average mooring prices
1454 euros/Ha
3.600 3.400
28.500
3.200 28.000
3.000 2.800
27.500
2.600 27.000
2.400
Profits without Subsidies
2.200
26.500
R28
2.000 26.000
1.800
-1230 euros/Ha
1.600
25.500 ‘01
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Registered Unemployement in Sueca April 2012 - October 2019
Population of Sueca 2001-2020 Population in El Perello: 1824
U24
Costs (Excluding costs of opportunity)
Mapping of different economic functions:
Rent Prices vs. Property Prices
The economy of El Perello is based on the hotel sector and agriculture; oriental crops, traditional crops and rice.
Pieces Available for rent: 17 houses Average price / square metres: 6.8 euros/ m2 per month
Functions:
Range of Prices:
Hotels Parks - Argicultural Tourism
U27
Average 6.0 - 8.0 euros / m2
Restaurant
x 20 Summer popul.: 40000
Total Costs
Most Expensive 8.0 and above euros / m2
Cultural Areas of Interest
Winter popul.: 2000
2155 euros/Ha
Least Expensive 4.2 - 6 euros / m2
3239 euros/Ha
Pieces available for sale: 299 houses Average price / square metres: 1.443 euros/ m2
Urbanized beach
Range of Prices:
Least Expensive 875 - 1500 euros / m2
Profits with Subsidies
Average 1500 - 2500 euros / m2
224 euros/Ha
Most Expensive 2500 and above euros / m2
ECONOMY & LAND USE Contribution to Valencia’s Farming Sector (7.795 ha)
Contribution to Valencia’s Fishing Sector
R25
U43
Anchovy
Sardine
Squid
Mussels
Cuttlefish
3.8m tonnes 184k Ha 80% of Spain’s produce
Citrus
Prawn
Oranges
Legend urban morphology
Street creates a very rigid division between the built structure and the vegetation, blocking any possibility of interaction
Farms - orchads
Mandarin
1m tonnes 33.3% of Spain’s produce
666k tonnes 33.3% of Spain’s produce
Greenhouses Volumes Almonds
Beach Walkway
50k tonnes One of Europe’s top
MORPHOLOGY & CULTURE
1-3 storeys Informal barracks
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1999
4-8 storeys
R23
Medium class mass tourism
1845
8-13 storeys
Puzzle
1960s
First conglomerations, fish then agriculture
Legend buildings
Summer villas for the rich
Offically Minor Local Entity
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U43
typology
A 3
79 81 83 85 87 89 91 93 95 97
Greenhouses along the route act
U43 as a buffer between the residential
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1.Espiral
and rice fields
2.N.O.D.
Isolated bubbles are created within the huge plots of either rice fields or touching them with no interaction whatsoever
3.ACTV 4.Spook 5.Heaven 6.Puzzle
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(2011)
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7.Barraca 8.Chocolate
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B Courtyard-community typololgy
C Community typololgy
D Street apartment typology
E Plaza block typology
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F Mixed block typology
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First Observation Territory
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Rice Fields
A recurring condition of disconnection between the various existing ecosystems (which are the beach, the summer houses, the orchards, and the rice fields), and an inability for them to interact due to the rigidity of the barriers, and a zoning that does not allow for an overlap
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Avinguda de la Loteria
CV-500
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Beach Summer Houses Orchards
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Second Observation Territory
Since the beach is the main and only attraction, therefore constant trials of extending the shoreline leading it to being over occupied. As a result, it leaves a chaotic buffer zone consisting of random elements of the area between the beach houses and the rice fields, in addition to a complete neglect of the rice fields
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Third Observation Territory
40,000 people
Due to the beach being the only attraction, seasonality emerges as an issue where the area is deserted for much of the year other than the summer, with population dropping from 40,000 people in the summer to 2,500 in other seasons
2,500 people
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Potential Territory
Overlap
existing layers
Ad
an attra
dd
action
The potential and opportunity is in proposing an intervention that OVERLAPS the layers, ADDS an attraction, and ACTIVATES the strip
Activate the strip
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Plot Site
The strategy is to organize these different elements on the strip and provide a prototype of how they can all be integrated together and activated all year round, that’s achieved by introducing experiential rice fields at the base of the strip, public programs on the ground floor, and an elevated new typology of summer houses above, lastly connecting all these ecosystems using observation platforms
Observation Platforms
Summer Houses
Public Spaces
Rice Fields
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Manifesto
The aim of this intervention is to connect the various ecosystems that are recurring along the whole coast yet are not allowed to interact due to the rigidity of the barriers (which are the streets) and a zoning that does not allow for that overlap to occur. These ecosystems are the beach, summer houses, buffer strip, and rice fields. Since the beach is the main and only attraction, therefore constant trials of extending the shoreline leading it to being over occupied. As a result, it leaves a chaotic buffer zone consisting of random elements of the area between the beach houses and the rice fields, in addition to a complete neglect of the rice fields. Due to that, seasonality emerges as an issue where the area is deserted for much of the year other than the summer. The potential and opportunity is in proposing an intervention that overlaps the layers, adds and attraction, and activates the strip. All while being respectful to the existing ecosystems. This is achieved by organizing these different elements on the strip and providing a prototype of how they can all be integrated together and activated all year round. By introducing experiential rice fields at the base of the strip, public programs on the ground floor, and an elevated new typology of summer houses above, lastly connecting all these ecosystems using observation platforms.
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Surroundings: CV-500 Site
For an intervention on this site, it is important to give the drivers on the busy Ruta del Bacalao a reason to stop
Surroundings: Town Street Site
The town an intervention that extends to it
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Surroundings: Public Space Site
Surroundings: Sea Site
The intervention shouldn’t obstruct the existing
It should connect to it and sit lightly on it
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Axonometric Proposal
A first look at how all the layers come together and extend to the site literally and by introducing the existing ecosystems
The landscape introduces existing site ecosystems such as production zones of orchards and greenhouses, water features, and rice fields providing jobs and income for farmers
Proposal minimally touches ground with only 15 points a the whole plot to give a proto of rice field conscious architec
Bus stops and parkings on Ruta Del Bacalao making the site more accessible and giving drivers a reason to stop
Creating continuity from rice fields to the beach through waterways, ramps, decks, and pavements
the along otype cture
The proposal extends to existing town’s public space and acts as a crossing while maintaining being light and not obstructing it
Proposal’s shape is chosen to maximize openness from both ends of the site
Food and beverage, sports fields, and public spaces welcome the visitors
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Plot
Proposal
The site becomes more open to one another, with different zones such as the production zones, public spaces, bus stops and parkings, get introduced in a homogeneous way
Pavements breaking do scape to allow for pedest cyclist circulation around
Summer Houses Bus Stop
Pathways continuing on rice fields
Trees shading buildings
Residences
Parking Waterways connecting to existing rivers
Public functions in addition to landscape and pathways as views for residents
Observation decks as kiosks and markets for residents and farmers to sell their crops
Rural Retreat
F&B Lights around the pavements to make the site safe and accessible at all times
Production zone of greenhouses
own lantrian and d the site
Crossover Void
Connection points to town public space Crossover Void Continuity to beach
Bus Stop
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Floor Plans Proposal
Ground Floor
First F
Floor
Second Floor
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Proposal: Landscape Proposal
South Gallery
The logic behind the landscaping is to keep the existing scale of plots as a base, penetrate them with pathways for pedestrians and cyclists as an experiential tool, a minimal touching of the ground with 15 points across the plot, and surrounding them with deciduous trees that provide shading to the buildings
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Shaded accessible roofs to be used all year round
North Facade
Functions that ensure activation of public space and act as views for residents
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Elements Axon Technical Details
Timber shading accessible roofs of private apartments
Private green roofs
Private terraces
Private apartments
Public ground floor
Landscape and pathways penetrating intervention
Metal mesh providing a dual purpose of shading the gallery and a framework for vegetation to grow
Corridor connecting apartments and communal spaces
Semi-private terrace
Structural timber frame
Elevators
Stairs
The buildings are broken down into the same elements, the structural locally sourced timber frame, the landscape penetrating the minimal ground floor, elevators and stairs connecting it to the gallery that brings the apartments together while providing a platform for communal spaces, private terraces, then covering it with a metal mesh wire that shades and acts as a framework for vegetation to grow, and lastly green roofs with their own shading
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Structural Frame Technical Details
5m grid for a one bedroom apartment
1.8m extension of frame allows to hold balconies or green wall substructure
9m frame width allows for optimum cross ventilation
Stairs
The 9x5 meter open timber frame allows for modular building, natural cross ventilation. It extrudes 1.8m to the North to hold private balconies and green wall support, and 2.8m to the South to hold the buffer space, the corridor, and the communal spaces which the gallery consists of
Shared terrace between apartments
10m grid for a two bedroom apartment
Elevator
Communal terraces connected to corridor
2.8m extrusion of frame holds corridor with communal balconies
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Construction Process Technical Details
Structural Timber Frame
Placing Modula
Horizontal Circulation
Terraces and
ar Buildings
Vertical Circulation
d Railings
Mesh and Shading 37
Sustainability Strategy Technical Details
Shaded v gard
Green roof
Technical core
Personalized green wall
Ceramic ventilated facade
Triple Low-E glazed glass
Private apartment spaces
Recycled locally sourced timber
Open ground floor with minimal touching continuing greenery
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Summer sun
Winter sun
vertical den
Cross ventilation
Green wall
ommunal apartment spaces
Trees shading buildings
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South Facade Facade Callouts
Facade adaptation should be at the core of a vention in a Mediterranean area, especially South facade, which holds the gallery that is fo cy and shading, less private spaces that require vacy such as kitchens and study rooms will be towards the gallery. All above an open groun
an interon the or privaless priplaced nd floor
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South Facade Facade Callouts
The scenarios are of a shaded acc private balcony towards the galle vacy is achieved by the green wa evated window on the gallery lev for ventilation while keeping the ne
Accessible Roof
Shaded Balcony
cessible roof, a ery where priall, and the elvel that allows eeded privacy
Gallery Connection
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South Facade Facade Callouts
Top Mesh Connection
Middle Mesh Connection
Bottom Mesh Connection 45
North Facade Facade Callouts
More open and private spaces are towards the north side, with an option to personalize the facade for each tenant using the timber frame
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North Facade Facade Callouts
Green Roof
Green Wall
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North Facade Facade Callouts
Private Balcony
Indoor Ground Floor
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Elements Building
Vegetation growing on mesh frame
Communal spaces
Corridor connecting apartments
Vegetation passing below intervention
Shared terra between tw apartments
Shaded private accessible roofs
Elevators connecting floors
Pavement creating pathway
ace wo s
More elements of the building shown here are the communal spaces, the shared balcony between two apartments, and one apartment using the other’s roof, while vegetation is grown on the metal mesh
Minimal public ground floor
Connection between an apartment and the other’s roof
Stairs connecting floors
Private accessible green roof
Recycled timber that minimally touches ground as a structural frame
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Program
The buildings are divided int residential buildings in the mi to a summer houses building a crossover void, with an ob year round. Ground floor p wards the building program the summer houses, crop se the residences, and spa and
Building
Summer Houses Residences Rural Retreat Communal Spaces
1 5. Crop Selling 6. Pool 7. Offices 8. F&B
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9. Pool 10. Kindergarten 11. Grocery
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12. Spa 13. Pool 14. Lobby 15. F&B
1. F&B 2. Pool 3. Grocery 4. Indoor Sports
to 3 programs, 2 long-stay iddle, each connects either g or a rural retreat through bjective of providing life all programs are tailored tosuch as sports and f&b for elling and kidergarten for d pools for the rural retreat
Ground Floor
Typical Floor
1 Bedroom 2 Bedrooms Communal Spaces Private Terraces Green Roofs
Roof Plan
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Ground Floor Building
Technical rooms
Public all year round programs that blur the lines between building and nature such as the open pool in this case with the outdoor spaces
Paved outdoor public spaces
Elevation Floor Plan
Green continuity through intervention Public functions
Sand paved pathway
Section
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First Floor Building
Private terrace
Technical core
Semi-private terrace The communal space extends to the first part of the apartment with a buffer zone yet it is less private, where then a technical core acts as a second buffer zone that seperates the very private part of the house that is towards the North. Other scenarios shown here are the shared terraces between two apartments and the fully communal space connected to the corridor
Vertical circulation
Elevation
Private spaces Shared terraces
Buffer space
Green continuity through intervention
Communal areas
Floor Plan
e
Green wall
Semi-private spaces
Green wall Communal corridor
Section
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Second Floor Building
Connection to neighbor’s roof
Elevation
Floor Plan
Shaded terraces
Section
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Roof
Building
Green roof Green mesh shading building
Elevation
Shaded accessible roof
Floor Plan
Section
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Elevation Building
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Section Building
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Typical Section Configuration Housing
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Typical Plan Configuration Housing
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Residences Housing
For the long-term re focus is having a mix a high density, mo terraces since its us and green roofs to g
Ground Floor
Typical Floor
Roof Plan
esidences, the main x of apartments with ore shaded private sed all year round, grow and sell crops
Roof Shading Green Roof Shared Terrace Private Terrace
Main Focus: - Two-bedroom apartments - Shared terraces - Green roofs - Shaded roofs - High density - Private terraces
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Summer Houses
The summer houses’ f ing bigger apartments density, shared terrace ed roofs since it’s used
Housing
Ground Floor
Typical Floor
Roof Plan
focus is havwith medium es, and shadin the summer
Roof Shading Green Roof Shared Terrace Private Terrace
Main Focus: - Two-bedroom apartments - Shared terraces - Shaded roofs - Medium density - Private terraces 75
Rural Retreat Housing
The rur more st low den vate ter
Ground Floor
Typical Floor
Roof Plan
ral retreat focuses on tudio apartments with a nsity, with it’s own prirraces and green roofs
Roof Shading Green Roof Shared Terrace Private Terrace
Main Focus: - Studio apartments - Private terraces - Private green roofs - Low density
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Construction Process Technical Details
Timber Structural Frame
Vertical Circulation
Modular Buildings
Horizontal Circulation
Terraces and Railings
Mesh and Shading Devices
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Exploded Elements Axon Technical Details
Accessible Roof Shading
Vegetated Shading Mesh
Communal Spaces
Green Roofs
Shaded Terraces
Communal Corridor
Structural Timber Frame Semi-private Terraces
Elevator Ground Floor
Stairs
Structural Frame Technical Details
The 9x5 meter open timber frame allows for modular building, natural cross ventilation. It extrudes 1.8m to the North to hold private balconies and green wall support, and 2.8m to the South to hold the buffer space, the corridor, and the communal spaces which the gallery consists of
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Drawings
Technical Details
North Facade
South Facade
Section
Perspective Section
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Crossover Void Building
The crossover voids emphasize the main site attraction, which connects the buildings and observation decks to each other at this crossover point while maintaining each’s identity
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Observation Platforms Site
These decks extend to and host farmer’s market act as communal space houses as well as the
both ends of the site ts and food kiosks and es to existing summer intervention’s residents
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Project Insertion: Bird’s Eye Site
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Project Insertion: Aerial Site
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