DELTING
LOOKING BACK TO GO FORWARD
INTERACTIVE RELATIONSHIP
FIRST COAST
MARSHLAND
TOWNS
AGRICULTURE1
FROM FIRST TO SECOND COAST
town
town
golf course
town
golf course
town
accommodation
canal
river bank
agriculture field
marshland
beach
HISTORICAL RIVERS
GEOLOGICAL SOIL
PRESENT RIVER
FLOOD ZONES
URBAN AREA
EXISTING CONDITIONS
agricultural landscape
DELTING AS A RESPONSE
MASTERPLAN
HUMAN
EVOLUTION ECOLOGY ECONOMY
PROPOSED WATER
WETLAND
BEACHES
PLANTINGS
CIRCULATION
IDENTITY
URBAN AXIS
WATER AXIS
PRODUCTIVE LANDSCAPE
RIVER AXIS
TYPE A
RECREATIONAL AXIS
SECOND COAST ACTION
FIRST COAST REACTION
TRANSECT MODEL
The Catalonia coast is more layered and dynamic than initially perceived by visitors to this area. To attract tourists who are usually here for sun and sand vacations to the “second coast” or “agricultural hinterland” of Catalonia, our project aims to expose the underlying geology and hydrology of the area by using interventions that would also benefit the area’s economy. The river Ter is currently highly controlled and managed, with all of the water and the nutrients it carries flowing out directly to the sea. But this structured river morphology is only a moment in time. We propose to soften the river edge, allowing controlled flooding and multiple river tributaries to flow out to the sea. This would create a more dynamic system that would benefit the local farms with seasonal deposits of nutrients and create a network of wetlands on the coast with a gradient of salinity levels that would attract a variety of plant and animal species. Additionally, to expose the underlying geology of the area and the historic river meander, we propose planting flowering fruit trees that follow the form of the alluvial seam. Farmers would benefit from the highly productive soil, while tourists would be able to witness the periodic flooding events, increased biodiversity in the new habitat areas, and seasonal flower blooms. The transect model illustrates the interaction of the hydrologic and geologic layers that are exposed through flooding events and planting design. The water layer in the new dynamic system interacts with the surrounding farmland, while the paths follow the river’s edge and allow visitors to encounter the seasonal fluctuations.
CHAO DASHA SALLY SERGI
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Katia
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THE MONTGRIÍ ISLANDS OBJECTS OF DESIRE
RECOGNIZABLE ELEMENTS IN THE LANDSCAPE
POINTS OF INTEREST
ANALISIS AND DIAGNOSIS
VISUALISATION OF THE CONCEPT
ILLES MEDES
TELESCOPE_prismatics sant iscle
LIGHTHOUSE_far
LITTLE PORT_port petit
THE ECO OF THE MEDAS
7 HILLS TO GET IN TO THE COUNTRYSIDE
sea
stepping stone from the sea in to the country
sea
THE ECO OF THE MEDAS central point
discober the culture throught the existing paths
DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROJECT
big village
TWO DIFERENT IDENTITIES ON THE PLAIN DIVIDED BY THE RIVE TER
little village topography
RICE FIELDS
CROPS
LAGUN
VILLAGE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROJECT
REDISCOBERING THE LANDSCAPE OF BAIX EMPURDA
WATER
VILLAGE AND THEIR CULTURE
AGRICULTURE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROJECT
EÉCHO OF THE MEDES
LIGHTHOUSE
TELESCOPE
LITTLE PORT
dams water storage system waste water treatment electricity organic markets slow food / 0 km restaurants
Why networks? -more efficient -more adaptable
Why design? -physical space for information/material exchange -monofunctional to multifunctional spaces -space for education and experimentation -regional identity
dams water storage system waste water treatment electricity organic markets slow food / 0 km restaurants
what is a smart network?
flood area
irrigation system
agricultural crops
organic markets, 0 km and slowfood restaurants
waste water treatment
electrical network
paths and monumental heritage
networks
masterplan area
masterplan intervention network
site
flows
existing
proposed
water storage
existing
proposed
waste water treatment
impression
design plan
model
design plan
design plan
economic importance