+Surface area of around 550 square kilometres (212 square miles).
+80% consists of mud flats, tidal shallows and salt marshes.
+8% land, including Venice itself and many smaller islands.
+11% is permanently covered by open water, or canal.
+The Largest wetland in the Mediterranean Basin.
+Connected to the Adriatic Sea by three inlets.
“Who wouldn’t want to live on an EXOTIC Island?”A project by Nancy Morsy Ismail Aly Saleh
Ecological Degradation is get ting over the south lagoon doc umenting it to a massive eco logical risk in the future... “Marking the high salini ty during the summer season, which can be stored to get use of in other seasons as well..”
“Clear enough is the reduction in the chloryphyll A amount as closer as it gets towards the lagoon from the city. leav ing the lagoon birds chas ing their inerals elsewhere..”
Ornithological species of the municipality of venice
IN THE MIDDLE OF N/A...”
ways to one strategy
“Even though the streets are burst ing with tourists, for us Venetians the place now seems empty. We feel like we are an endangered species.”
Giovanni Di Giorgio, a 23-year-old native-born Vene tian and member of pressure group Generazione 90.
“The lighthouse is sur rounded by four other smaller buildings and the complex, in ruins, is now used as a warehouse and ref uge for passing fishermen.”
+160 m² in the Venetian Lagoon. +referred to as the former Spignon lighthouse . +15 meters high lighthouse was built in the second half of the nineteenth century.
Mud flats
Wintering sites
Nesting sites
Recalling the peo ple of venitian city to the venetian la goon through re storing culture and history on sa bandoned islands
Reviving the Faro Spignon through necting the threshold engaging all breathing forces of the venetian lagoon for they have been neglected over Restoring the environmental factors the lagoon and focusing on the ecologi cal rehabitation will assemble a massive impact on attaining back the cultural and historical values through calling people from the city to the lagoon.
ottagono alberoni
through con all the lagoon time. factors of ecologi massive cultural calling lagoon. Historical renovation
Environmental restoration
Ruins occupation
Ruins rectification
Tourist
Chain
The site takes you to a journey that compiles all the ecological , environmental and social activities through communicating with nature ..
It’s the fishing zone, the user is connectd directly to the fishing deck, storage area, fish basin and seagrass transplantation.
ECOLOGY
It’s the ORNITHOLOGICAL zone, the user is connectd directly to the roof garden, lighthouse, workspace for creatingartificial mud and investigation lab.
Sustainable
The land is totally self -efficient where all the mechanical installations are sustainable and environmentlly friendly.
Wind
Chill
BirdwatchStudyWork Research
Sleep Storage Lab
Plant Communicate