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A peaceful promenade through the Albufera
PFG2020 Norma PĂŠrez Castilla
in the EDGE Norma Pérez Castilla PFG2020 Undergraduate Thesis Project IE University Proffesors Matan Mayer Fernando Rodríguez Rafael Iñiguez de Onzoño Mónica García Juan Elvira 2
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Table of Contents 00_Welcome!
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01_About the place - l´Albufera de Valencia - Site context - Site conditions - Potential of the place - Problems and opportunities
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02_Strategy - Concept Strategy - Architectural Strategy + Canopy + Devices + Pavilions + Pathways - Site Axonometry - Site Plan and Section
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03_Tour - Water Lab - Contemplation area - Eergy to GO! - Info Point - Birdwatching Tower - Meditation space - Eel Farm - Social square
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04_Episode1: Water Lab Planimetry Technical Documetation Sustainability Strategy
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06_Episode2: The Canopy Planimetry Technical Documentation
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07_Episode3: Energy to GO! Planimetry Technical Documentation
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08_Episode4: Birdwatching Tower Planimetry Techmical Documentation
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09_Episode5: Eel Farm Planimetry Techmical Documentation
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10_Construction Process
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El Saler Albufera, 39.348963, -0.323486
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in the EDGE introduces a new reality to the Parque Natural de la Albufera, where “devices” of different nature will be assembled to respond to the existing challenges the place is facing, the endangered nature of this park and the tourism. This intervention is located in the Natural park of l´Albufera, more specifically in the Gola de Pujol, the canal that connects l´Albufera with the Mediterranean. This precious location not only has amazing views, numerus activities to be done and an incredibly rich flora and fauna, it also has the tourist attraction. Tons of tourists come to the mirador at the Gola de Pujol every day, however this visit isn´t explorative at all, leaving behind much of the beauty of this place. in the EDGE aims to unify this site to give the visitors the opportunity to explore and experience all the potential that the place has to offer. But, the Natural Park is not only about the tourists. It is also about its nature. Nowadays the Albufera is going through a critical moment, it is threatened to disappear, as the water quality is getting worse every year and this has enormous consequences on the flora and fauna of the place as well as on the fishing activities that are done regularly in the Albufera and the canal, among other things. Moreover, the architecture will act as performative and programmatic artefacts, in the sense that it is compromised with the nature of the natural park, as well as the daily tourism it shelters. Indeed, in the EDGE aims to find the balance between a conscious and sensitive tourism while improving in some way the actual conditions of the Parque Natural de la Albufera. Besides, the goal of the intervention is to be above all respectful, trying to disrupt the least the natural environment of the place, which holds a great value for the country. Furthermore, the proposal will be placed right in the edge (in the coastline of the canal), a linear intervention that unifies the site into one coherent whole, letting the visitor experience the site beyond the mirador. The final objective of this proposal is to achieve a conscious tourism while boosting the existing conditions of the Natural Park.
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Parque Natural de
l´Albufera a unique ecosystem in the Mediterranean coast
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Parque Natural de l´ALBUFERA
Valencia´s City Center
Parque Natural de l´Albufera
La Devesa del Saler the strip along the mediterranean coast composed of pine forest and dunes
l´Albufera wetland Extension: 23,94 km² Surrounded by 223 km² Rice fields The formation: 2,59 thousands of years
Rice fields all the land surrounding l, Albufera 223 km²
l´Albufera evolution
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Roman times IV bC.
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Three main ecosystems
Ecology
Traditional activities
Rice Fields
Fishing
l´Albufera
Agriculture
La Devesa del Saler
Hunting
Parque Natural de l´Albufera is located in the Mediterranean coast at the south of the city center of Valenciat and it is a place rich in terms of the many ecosystems it shelters. There are three main ecosystems that should be highlighted; The Rice fields, la Albufera and la Devesa del Saler. The formation of the Albufera is the result of the closure of an old bay, and the definite separation between the Albufera and the sea occurred during the roman period. At that time the surface area of the Albufera was more than double than what it is nowadays. The reason? the interest in obtaining new areas of cultivation (especially rice) has been filling up, and therefore decreasing in size.
The wide biodiversity of the place is inmense, it is the shelter to species of great ecological value, in fact, in danger of extinction are found here.
Because of the history of the place and its richness in all sense, there are some local activities that have been present even since the muslim period.
Without a doubt, this park is known for the extraordinary richness of its poultry, the most important of which are the red duck with up to 10,000 specimens, the common spoon with up to 20,000 specimens and the Mallard duck.
Fishing: Nowadays, only pure-bred fishermen have the right to fish because they are members of the Cofradía de Pescadores. A tradition that is passed on from father to son with practically the same artisan techniques as seven centuries ago.
It is indeed, one of the few Albuferas that are preserved in good condition in the Valencian Community.
Agriculture: l´Albufera is the birthplace of the best rice. The Albufera has evolved along with this crop. The rice produced in the natural park is almost entirely of the type called “round” or “bomb”. Hunting: Nowadays, hunting is practised in “vedados” in Sueca, Cullera and Silla. 11
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Acequias that distribute the water to the rice crops
The Albufera is surrounded by rice crops. It is very interesting to understand the function that the albufera has over the rice fields, which is basically irrigation. First of all, there are three main connection of the albufera to the Mediterranean, called golas. These golas help to control the level of the albufera and as a result make the irrigation happen or not. On the right you can see a map where is shown the growth of the albufera by closing the golas and by the acequias. The acequias are small canals that help conduct the water to the rice crops, specially to those areas where the water of the albufera does not reach naturally. 12
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Gola de Pujol Gola de Perellonet Gola de PerellĂł
Growth of l´Albufera for irrigation
By closing the golas By the acequias
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Devesa del Saler Gola de Pujol Mirador
Site Location within Parque Natural de l´ALBUFERA
Itinerario Historico
The situation of the project is done in the Gola de Pujol, the canal that connects the Albufera with the Mediterranean. The area shown in the map (up on the right) is the one which surrounds the Gola de Pujol. It is easy to appreciate from the plan and the pictures on the left, the multitude of ecosystems and things going on in this very rich environment located at the south of the city of Valencia.
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Dunes
Estany de Pujol
Three main ecosystems can be distinguished (from left to right), the dunes, the pine forest and the Albufera. Moreover, it is important to highlight the main way to reach the area. The highway which easily connects the city center of Valencia with the Natural park, only 20 minutes away by car. The highway is very significative as it kind of divides the site in two, the Albufera (on the left) from the Pine forest (on the right). In the plan and section it also stands out the high rise buildings which holds tourist apartments inside. They were the result of an urban developement that took place in 1965 and planned to attract mass tourism to this area. Besides, an important component found in this site is the compuertas de la Gola de Pujol. The function of the gates is to regulate the water of the Albufera, although they are only used under specific situations (for example when the Albufera is flooded because of weather conditions and may ruin the crops).
El Mirador de lÁlbudera
Compuertas Gola de Pujol
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Itinerario Paisajístico 4Km 1h 45mins
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Pine Forest
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l´Albufera Estany de Pujol Pine Forest Itinerario Botánico 800m 25mins
Itinerario Histórico 700m 40mins CV 500 Highway
La Devesa del Saler Dunes
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site CONDITONS
There are three main aspects that should be highlighted to have a better understanding of what is going on in the site: 1 - It is easily accessible by car and by bus. Visitors most of the times come from Valencia´s city center, which is not fas from the area. 2 - Moreover, it is important to highlight that the point of activity in this area is mainly the mirador. Also the itineraries that already exists but not as much as the mirador, that tends to concentrate great amount of tourists everyday (specially sunset time). However, there is no more exploration of the rest of the site which , as seen in the previous images, has an incredible natural value to offer. 3 - So, we can say that the site is kind of fragmented into different points of activity, instead of being explored as a whole.
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1 Transport and Access
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Double sense Highway
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Points of Activity
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3 Unexplored area /Not going to the other side/
Pine Forest
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Place with a lot of POTENTIAL
As it has been mentioned over and over since the beginning, it is indeed, a place with a lot of potential. In two main ways: In terms of the biodiversity; The wide biodiversity of the place is immense. It is an area of international importance for birds, many fish species enter the lagoon through the gola, like the eel, there is a pine foret, the dunes... In terms of tourism, there are hikes to do by bike or by walk, Boat trip in La Albufera, Bird watching and most importantly, as we see in the pictures this site already has the tourist interest. The user basically.
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BIODIVERSITY
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Intervention responding to exiting PROBLEMS
But when understanding all the potential the Natural Park of the Albufera has, It is easy to encounter with some problems: When talking about the biodiversity: - There is lack of water quality, which threaten the future of the park - Eel fishing is decreasing every year, in fact because of the water quality - And the gates of the gola had to be open more often so as to avoid the flood of the rice fields. In terms of tourism, as I said before this place already has the user, tons of tourists come to the mirador every day, but there are no services nor facilities for them.
That is why the intervention is oriented to respond to the existing conditions and challenges that the site is facing. This means that the uses proposed for the intervention will be divided into performative and programmatic. Performative uses, reacting to the issues that have to do with the biodiversity of the place and acting to improve in some way the existing conditions of the natural park.
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BIODIVERSITY
TOURISTS
EEL FARM
PAVILIONS
WATER LAB
“The lack of water quality, the sediments and the lack of government action threaten the future of the nature park”
Lack of facilities and services for tourists
“Eel fishing in the Albufera reaches its lowest level in the last season”
ENERGY TO GO!
“The gates at the gola have to be openned so as to let the Albufera drain and to avoid the flood of the rice fields”
PERFORMATIVE USES
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RESPECTFUL building in the EDGE between the man-made and nature, trying to disrupt the least the natural environment.
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The height of the canopy varies depending on the existing landscape, whereas the dimension of the canopy in plan keep constant along all the intervention.
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Linear Intervention The aim is to consolidate this site in to a more coherent whole by using topography and nature, along with simple and horizontal landscape interventions, to reorganize the site.
Starting in the Albufera and going all
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Lightweight structure acting as a canopy Unity and continuity
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Device 1. Water Lab
2 Performative uses Division into 3 main “devices” 1. Water Lab 2. Energy to GO! 3. Eel Farm
Shape strategy The canopy is transformed at certain strategic locations to give shape to the devices. The devices will folllow the same “rules” as the ones dictated by the canopy structure. Meaning, they will follow the existing grid set by the canopy (6x6) but adapting its shape when the use inside requiere so. For example, for the entrance, to frame views, for vertical circulation...
Device 2. Energy to GO!
Performmative uses Radically going out
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Sitting Areas
3 Programmatic uses Anphitheatre
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENTBY VERSION PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION PRODUCED AN AUTODESK The programmatic areas are more focused
on the visitor and will aim to offer simple, calm and peaceful locations that deepen the visitor experience.
Meditation space
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION
Info Point
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION
- Sitting areas - Information points - Birdwatching tower - Meditation and contemplation spaces
Programmatic uses Completely Contined
TODESK STUDENTBY VERSION PRODUCED AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION PRODUCED AN AUTODESK STUDENTBY VERSION
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Explore the Edge
4 Pathway
Explore the Forest
There will be different ways of cirulation along the intervention so that the visitor can explore the site freely without having one only path marked out: - Steel Open Mesh Walkway To protect the local flora by allowing wind, rain and light to filter through. - Pavements Enhance different environments throughout the whole intervention. Forest Soil Get in touch with the natural landscape of the place Concrete Pavement “City carpet”
Different routes or ways to esplore the site as the visitor wants
Flower Plantation Observe the vegetation of the place and enjoy the seasonal landscaping Grass “Green Square” Relax on the lawn and contemplate the nature that surrounds you. Sett Pavement Alternative routes.
Shape strategy The shape of the pavement follow the same system as the devices, so as to make all the proposal work as one whole. Just like the canopy adapts to the conditions of the floor, landscape or uses to give shape to the devices, the pavements will follow the same strategy to enhance different directions so as to have a better exploration of all the rich conditions of the site, the forest, the canal...
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All the architectural elements that have been explained previously come together into one coherent whole, providing the site that unity that it was lacking before. The intervention starts in la Albufera and ends in the intersection of several itineraries that already exist, going all along the pine forest. Furthermore, it stands out the scale of the proposal compared to the already existing infrastructures. Finally, It is important to outstand how the canopy is alter and manipulated when it reaches certain strategic spots in the site, to give shape to the different devices appear. 39
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Top 8 places
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WATER LAB Ecological purifi cation by mea ns of artificial surface wet lands Application of artificial wetland s using flotation macroph yte filters for wat er treatment The plant photos ynthesis synthesiz es organic matter and filte rs out other po llutants, which makes the system “energy self-su fficient” as it has no mainten ance costs beca use it operates biological ly. “Macrophyte pl ants for ponds are very inte resting for land scape restoratio n, favour the increase of biod iversity, contrib uting to the environmental improvement of these habitats.”
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Water testing and much more
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Contemplation areas
Peaceful and ca lm locations to let the visitor connect with th e natural enviro nment of the Park. These locations are all along th e intervention and not necesa ry have to take the shape of a bench, but just certain spots w here the user decides to lay do wn, sit or walk and appreciate the surrou nding environm ent of lĂ lbufera. Along the prom enade the visito r can choose its own way of circulation. Wet her exploring the coastline of the canal or go ing deeper into the woods of the Pine fore st.
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Connect with Nature
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ENERGY TO GO Flowing water ha ve energy, it´s a shame that no one is fully us ing this resource ,
UTILAZING UNSU
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AIM: Harvest th e energy from the natural flowing of water to generate elec tricity.
As a result, It w ill beable to supp ly domestic appliances with converted AC po wer immediately. Small scale met hod: Micro- hy dro turbine system
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Safe and Clean Energy coming from the water
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Information Points AIM: Keep the us er up to date an d informed about all the hi story of the Nat ural Park of l´Albufera. Get to know th e different spec ies that can be found in su ch a rich enviro nment. From de type of trees that are common to the endangered spec ies of animals. Raise concern about te value of this kind of places and the inmense value it has to offer. Show how impo rtant is to take ca re of nature, and even more if it is as unique as the Natural Park of l´Alb ufera.
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Get to know about the place
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Birdwatching Tower L´Albufera a w etland of extra ordinary value for birds. Part of the natura l richness is due to the diversity and abunda nce of birds, m any of them unique and in da nger of extinctio n During the winte r, thousands of gulls, herons such as the grea t egret, and du cks can be seen, ranging fr om 20,000 to 40,000 specimens. It is during the breeding seas on (May) when colonies of ardeidas or herons migrate and are located in the Albufera’s forests.
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Panoramic Bridwatching Point
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Meditation Spo
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Practice yoga, m editate, feel the calm energy that surrounds yo u.
GET AWAY FROM THE STRESS OF TH E DAILY LIFE IN A N ATURAL ENVIRON MENT
AIM: Give the ch ance to the visit or to disconnect from the ro utine and connet with nature. Walk around th e forest, the ca nal, get lost, lay on the lawn. .. Connect with yo ur inner self in an unique habitat and pe aceful atmosph ere.
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EEL FARM Specializes in growing eels, w hich provide a nutritious mea t, to be sold at market. There is now co ncern over its su stainability, due to the decrea sing amount of elvers found in the wild.
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Eels are an idea l species of fish to be farmed because th ey are very tole rant of many conditions, incl uding being ke pt in large numbers. Method: grow them on in pond s. Temperature of the water: 23 and 25 de grees.
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Aquaculture industry
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Social Space End the advent ure by sharing your expe rience with the EDGE commun ity The project is al so about creatin g a community and enhancin g human relatio nships along the promenade. Create a gath ering place for people and provide mutual contact. The unique rela tionship betwee n the open area of the squa re, the surround ing nature and the sky ab ove creates a ge nuine emotional experienc e that should be share with other people.
AIM: to offer the visitor multiple possibilities of activities and distractions to ch oose freely in a natural envi ronment.
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Summer Season Open Vents Fresh air enters through the bottom vents and flow within the cavity creating chimney effect and drawing hot air away from the building.
Winter Season Close Vents Trap air inside Double Skin Cavity, the air within the cavity heats up, effectively creating thermal barrier between external and internal environments
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Eco- friendly Material 1 - ETFE is recyclable; once it has been taken from a structure it can be recycled back into useable ETFE products.
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3 - Due to its transparency (up to 90%) ETFE can reduce the use and cost of indoor lighting.
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1. Extruded Aluminium Profile for ETFE fastening 2. Faรงade support structure, steel tubes, 60mm 3. Wire Bracing to reinforce the supporting structure 4. ETFE Sheet (Ethylene tetrafluoroethylene) 5. Sanwich Panel, Wood finish, 200mm 6. HEB 200 Steel Profile 7. Double glazing wall system, 12 + 12mm 8. Aluminium Window Frame 9. Laminated Steel Wedge 10. Steel Window Frame, Skylight 11. Laminated steel L-Profile 12. Interior finish, timber, 50mm 13. Radiating floor 14. Compression screed, 80cm 15. Composite Slab, 150mm 16. Steel Deck 17. Thermal Insulation, Polysterene, 150mm 18. Steel open mesh to let air pass through 19. IPE 300 Steel Profile
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Lunch with this views l´Albufera, Valencia, Spain
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CONSTRUCTION PROCESS
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PHASE 0 Site Preparation Construction Site Clearing to prepare the site for the construction of the project.
PHASE 1 Foundations After the layout of the structure is set accurately, the excavation work begins and the soil is removed to the requiered depth of the foundations.
PHASE 2 Framing The columns and the beams are assembled. The structure consists of steel profiles, in the case of the canopy, the columns and joist are bolded on-site.
PHASE 3 Structural enclosure The walls, slabs and roof are assembled in the four different building situations.
PHASE 4 Exterior envelope The last element to be placed will be the exterior envelope (ETFE sheets) for the buildings and the bamboo in the case of the canopy.
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Sunset time El Saler Albufera, 39.348963, -0.323486
Up with the birds! El Saler Albufera, 39.348963, -0.323486
Morning walk El Saler Albufera, 39.348963, -0.323486
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At the eel farm
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Lunch with a view
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