Thesis_Master Project Cornejo_MarinSaenz

BAJIO Research Center for Coral Reefs Elizabeth Cornejo / Lillian Marin-Saenz

Master Project

Professor Eric Goldemberg

THE ISSUE CORAL REEF ECOSYSTEM IS RAPIDLY DECLAINING ALL AROUND THE GLOBE. EVEN THOUGH THERE IS AN EFFORT TO REGENERATE CORAL GROWTH POPULATION, IS NOT EFFICIENT OR FAST ENOUGHT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. DESIGN STATEMENT THE DESIGN PROPOSAL EMERGES FROM THE IDEA [AND THE NEED], TO BRING HUMANS CLOSER TO CORAL BY EDUCATING THE POPULATION THROUGH MARINE ACTIVITIES THAT INVOLVE LEARNING, DISCOVERING AND INTERACTING WITH CORAL REEFS. BAJ IO WILL HELP CREATE AN AWARENES OF HOW CORAL BIODIVERSITY CAN DRASTICALLY IMPROVE THE FUTURE OF MARINE LIFE.

WHATIS CORAL REEF PURPOSE

NATURAL BARRIER

1/4

OF WORLD’S CORAL

POPULATION IS

GONE IN

THE PAST DECADES

CLIMATE CHANGE

FOOD AND HABITAT

TURISM INCOME

SEA LEVEL RISE

POLLUTION OCEAN ACIDIFICATION SEDIMENTATION OF CORAL BLEACHING OVER FISHING

HOW TO HELP INFORM / EDUCATE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF AN OUTDOOR CLASSROOM TO BEST LEARN THE IMPORTANCE OF CORAL REEFS AND THEIR GLOBAL AND LOCAL CRISIS .

CONNECT / ENGAGE ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO INVESTIGATE THROUGH ACTIVITES THAT INVOLVE CORAL REEFS. NOT ONLY UNDERWATER, BUT ON THE SURFACE AS WELL. CREATE WORKSHOPS, ANIMATIONS, MOVIES, AND A QUICK AN INTERESTING WAY TO REACH THE PUBLIC

HANDS-ON [MACROFRAGMENTATION] INSENTIVATE INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES FOR CORAL REEF DEVELOPMENT. FARMING CORAL CAN INCREASE THEIR GROWTH UP TO 40% FASTER THAN NATURAL GROWTH.

SOUTH BEACH -TANNING -BEACH SPORTS -TURISM

PARK AREA EXERCISE FAMILY RECREATION FISHING, ETC.

SOUTH POINTE PARK

PIER JET SKIING CRUISE TANNING, FISHING.

ANALYSE KEY TURISM POINTS IN SOUTH BEACH AND CONNECT THEM TO ENCLOSE PARK AREA.

DESIGN CRITERIA

EXTEND PARK INTO WATER FOLLOWING SAME DIRECTION AND ORIENTATION.

DESIGN CRITERIA

RECREATE

EXPLORE EXTEND CURVATURE OF EXISTING “SERPENTINE” RAMP TO BREAK UP OVERALL LAYOUT AND DISTIRBUTE PROGRAM.

PROGRAM

INVESTIGATE

ELEVATED CURVE CONTINUED

PERIMETER OF ACTIVITIES

FINAL CURVE

1

2

3

PARK ENCLOSURE

EXTEND PARK INTO WATER

PARK ON WATER

PROGRAM EXTEND CURVATURE OF EXISTING “SERPENTINE” RAMP TO BREAK UP OVERALL LAYOUT AND DISTIRBUTE PROGRAM.

BEACH DECK

WATER PAVILION

SNORKELING AREA

CORAL FARMING

SOUTH POINTE PARK

RESEARCH CENTER

ENTRANCE

AMPHITHEATER

CIRCULATION CONNECTING POINT A TO B

BY A SERIES OF PATHS IN DIFFERENT ELEVATIONS.

FLOATING GARDEN

BEACHES

FUTURE DOCKING AREA

BEACH (EXISTING) VIEW POINT

BRIDGES

A

MEMBRANE

ON WATER

UNDERWATER

B

RESEARCH CENTER CRETAE A VISUAL CONNECTION THAT CONNETCS THE HIGHEST POINT OF THE PARK (EXISTING) TO THE TOP OF THE RESEARCH CENTER.

ROOF TOP + 35FT

GROUND + 0FT UNDERWATER - 20FT

OCEAN FLOOR - 30FT

ZOANTHID Anthozoa, Hexacorallia

cnidarians 2 rows of tentacle 1 siphonogluph

coenenchym

Colonies of tiny animals polyps linked by commo

polips

me

s called on tissue

Symbiotic relationship

tin can open at just one end; has mouth surrounded by a ring of tentacles

Zooxanthella is an algae that lives in the skin of coral • Coral provides protection • Zooxanthella provides food and color TENTACLES

MOUTH

ZOANTHID coral PATTERN - pollips ACCUMULATIVE ORGANIZATION BASED OF POLIPS ARRENGEMENT, DEFINITING A UNIQUE SHaPE/FORM WITH REGARDS TO THEIR BOUNDARIES. [ voronoi ] partitioning of a plane into regions based on distance to points in a specific subset of the plane..

DISPERSION EMPHASIS

RESEARCH FACILITY PROGRAM

third level main entry / reception exhibition room galery bathrooms

second level auditorium upper level conference room cafe / restaurant offices / meeting rooms

first level snorkEling

auditorium lower level main laboratory media room managment office sall kitchen restrooms

Vacationing snorkelers and scuba divers aren't the biggest threat facing coral reefs—that dubious honor belongs to the trifecta of global warming, the fishing industry, and land-based pollution.

coral aquaculture (farming ) Coral aquaculture, also known as coral farming or coral gardening, is the cultivation of corals for commercial purposes or coral reef restoration. Aquaculture is showing promise as a potentially effective tool for restoring coral reefs, which have been declining around the world.

+35FT

+15 FT +0FT

-20FT

RESEARCH CENTER

CORAL FARMING

BEACH

MACRO-FRAGMENTATION CORAL FARMING

PLUG IN POD

SEACRET OR SEAMENT

MEMBRANE ARTIFICIAL BEACH

UNDERWATER TUNNEL

MAIN BRIDGE

GREEN AREA

VIEW POINT PIER