A VIEW ACROSS THE RIVER TO THE LIFELINE LIFELINE: someone or something depends on or which provides a ESTUARY: the tidal mouth of a river. The Rio Salado being just a means of support. Key moments of intermittent life along the river from storm and waste drainage from surrounding communities.
fragment of what it is meant to be, the lifelines become the new estuary and points where water enters.
CONCEPT:
Re-thinking the way city and storm drainage enters the riverbed, the health of the river ecosystem improves as well as providing a much needed amenity through its latent potential of providing life to the non-existent river. By focusing on rehabilitating the LIFELINES the presence of water + shade draws the community to the river, mutually benefiting both entities. Extending these lifelines into the surrounding communities as ARTERIES it helps disrupt the existing industrial barriers along the river bank and breaking down the hard urban conditions unsuitable for pedestrians. These lifelines become the initial spark for future sustainable development. Existing nodes along the arterial lines engage users along all major points to access and engage the river. Each of these nodes corresponds to the existing urban conditions and encourages future development beneficial for the Rio Salado Ecosystem: Ecology and People.
thesis: from a crossing with no connection, to the
antithesis: the Rio Salado: an ALLEGORY of what
synthesis: with the water treatment becoming the
CATALYST for change and a draw to the river, the river returns to its natural riparian condition, as well as the lifeline becoming the opportunity for future sustainable development in the future.
creation of a node along the river bank. This is sparked by the existing LIFELINES in the riverbank that are harnessed to filter polluted city drainage and celebrate the emergence of water. Utilizing the underside of the existing bridge the shaded spaces can become social event spaces in the river.
is a river, now existing only through storm and waste drainage from surrounding communities creating both life and pollution. Existing condition is a crossing with no connection and a hard edge between varying communities and the riverbed.
C INSIDE LIFELINE PARK
B UNDER SHADED CANOPY OF BRIDGE PAVILION
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Canopy: Shades, Sequesters Carbon + Nitrogen, Noise Buffer, Lighting, Solar + Water Collection
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-Sediment -Chemical Storage -Concrete Washout -Sanitary Sewers -Tracking pollutants -Erosion -Excess Storm Runoff
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-Chemical Storage -Sanitary Sewers age -Spills -Litter -Debris -Trash -Fuel -Vehicle Leaks
Event Pavilions: Fishing, Recreation, Community Events, Yoga, Rentable Space, Dining, Movies.
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Entry + Event Space + Marketplace
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Amphitheater
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Sand Filter
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Buffer Pond + Water Storage 1
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Desert Landscape + Filtering Plants
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Buffer Pond + Water Storage 2
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Desert Landscape + Filtering Plants
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Buffer Pond + Water Storage 3
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Re-Introduced Riparian Habitat
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Bridge Event Pavilions
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Connection to Existing Trails
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Future Sustainable Development
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Bioswales to Channel Water
-Pool Backwash -Pool Discharge -Trash / Recycling -Pet Waste -Vehicle Leaks -Vehicle Washing -Lawn Watering -Household Chemicals -Spills
NATURAL -Rain -Trails -Air Pollutants -Invasive Species
CURRENT: FRAGMENTED + DAMAGED
FUTURE: CONTINUOUS + HEALTHY NATURAL CORRIDOR
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ADE 622: Spring 2018 Advanced Architectural Studio IV
Student: Miles Foster Instructor: Marlene Imirzian