Nature’s Creek
WHY REDESIGN
PROPOSAL
1. UNDERMINED WATER FEATURE (INVISIBLE/ HIDDEN BEHIND BUILT MASS / CONCRETE SEATING)
1. FEATURE MADE VISIBLE USING SERIES OF VIVID PATTERNS AND TEXTURES HIGHTING THE MOVEMENT AND DYNAMICS OF WATER
2. NON FUNCTION WATER FEATURE (AESTHETIC PURPOSE ONLY) 3. WATER IS NOT CELEBRATED WELL (UNDERSIZED WATER JETS)
2. FUNCTIONAL CUM AESTHETIC FEATURE. NATURAL TREATMENT OF WATER AS IT PASSES THROUGH RAIN GARDEN (TREATMENT SUBSTRATE) AND ALSO BRINGING THE WATER FROM STORM DRAINAGE ON SURFACE. 3. ARRAY OF EXPERIENCIAL MOMENTS ALONG THE CREEK
PART A
PART B
EXISTING STORM WATER DRAIN
PART C
EXISTING STORM WATER CHANNEL
EXISTING STORM WATER CHANNEL
EXISTING WATER FEATURE
EXISTING WATER FEATURE - U TOWN, NUS
BEFORE WATER FEATURE DESIGN - U TOWN, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE AR5954J - TOPICS IN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE:WATER IN ART, ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE
PROPOSED WATER FEATURE
PROPOSED WATER FEATURE - U TOWN, NUS
AFTER
INNOVATIVE AND INTERACTIVE PATTERNS IN WATER PATTERNS
SHUCHI JHALANI
A0123466H PROF. HERBERT DREISEITL NUS
ROCK AND ROLL TEXTURE
RAIN GARDEN WATER CASCADING DROP OFF
SEATING FOR VISITORS REFLECTING WATER SURFACE
LL
ER FA
WAT
PLANTATION WITH CLEANSING PROPERTIES
NATURALISING STORM WATER FROM EXISTING STORM WATER DRAIN
CASCADES
PART A - VISIBLE AND INVITING WATER FEATURE AT THE ENTRANCE/DROP OFF OF THE CAMPUS. AT THIS LEVEL, POST TRAVELLING INTO RAIN GARDENS, THE WATER TRAVELLS THROUGH A SERIES OF CASCADES.
WATER VORTEX FEATURE
PART B - A MEANDERING WATER CREEK THAT LETS STORM WATER DRAIN BRING WATER TO SURFACE BUT ALSO FORMS A PART OF INTERSTING WATERFALLS AND CASCADES
PART C - FLOWING DOWNSTREAM THROUGH A SERIES OF ROCK AND ROLL TEXTURE, WATER REACHES A SHALLOW BASIN THAT BRINGS OUTVORTEX FEATURES AND REFLECTIVE SURFACES.
CASCADING WATER FALL
WATER FEATURE DESIGN - U TOWN, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE AR5954J - TOPICS IN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE:WATER IN ART, ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE
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REFERENCES
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REFERENCES
SECTION
WATER VORTEX FEATURE
INTERACTIVE SEATING FOR USERS
SHUCHI JHALANI
A0123466H PROF. HERBERT DREISEITL NUS
CURRENT MACRO WATER SYSTEM PROPOSAL - CLOSED LOOP SYSTEM RUN OFF CATCH BASINS EXISTING STORM WATER CHANNEL
SECTION SHOWING SYSTEM DESIGN
OR CAN BE REUSED IN THE BUILDING AFTER FUTHER TREATMENT
SYSTEM : NATURAL WATER TREATMENT WHY SYSTEM CHANGE ?
CURRENT WATER FEATURE IS AN ORNAMENTAL, NON FUNCTIONAL WATER FEATURE, WHICH MEANS THAT ALL THE RAIN WATER RECEIVED ON CAMPUS IS DISPOSED OFF INTO THE STORM WATER DRAINAGE CHANNELS.
PROPOSAL : WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM
THE CREEK PROPOSED ADDRESSES THE FUNCTION OF COLLECTING RAIN WATER IN PONDS. THE WATER THEN FLOWS THROUGH RAIN GARDENS (A LARGE GRAVEL AND SAND FILLED CHANNEL THAT IS PLANTED WITH AQUATIC VEGETATION) THE FILTER MEDIA FILTERS OUT PARTICLES AND PATHOGENS ARE DESTROYED. THIS WATER CAN THEN BE USED FOR IRRIGATION PURPOSE AND IF ADDITIONAL TREATMENT POSSIBLE, THEN CAN ALSO BE REUSED IN HOUSEHOLDS AS NON POTABLE WATER. THUS FORMING A CLOSED LOOP SYSTEM.
EXISTING MACRO WATER SYSTEM MAP WATER FEATURE DESIGN - U TOWN, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE AR5954J - TOPICS IN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE:WATER IN ART, ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE
SHUCHI JHALANI
A0123466H PROF. HERBERT DREISEITL NUS