seaweed machine christopher esteban torres
2012 americas cup
embarcadero ferry building - renovations opened in 2004 - 12 ferry lines - bart station
bay bridge -270,000 vehicles daily
transbay terminal -broke ground on August 11, 2010 -opening 2019
piers 30/32 -15 acres -java house coffee shop -est. 1912 -structural damage -previous rail connnections
south beach harbor -700 slips with concrete docks
at&t park -3,100,000 annual attendance
80 ft
mini: beale street
180 ft
medium: bryant street
neighborhood scales
620 ft
monstrous: pier 30-32
bay window view shed
inhabits intertidal zone down to the subtidal zone, to a depth of 15-20 metres
macroscopic stage produces 100 million spores during spring/summer months
microscopic stage fertilizes and grows during colder months
grows 9-12 feet in the first year needs abundance of sunlight to successfully establish
does not establish successfully with high wave action and abundance of local vegetation.
seaweed propaganda
2011
cold temperate coastal zones below 55 degrees
+ accelerated growth in direct sun light
growing conditions
radiation study 6am
radiation study 10am
radiation study 2pm
radiation study 6pm
remediation
production remove pcbs/mercury/other dried/salted/used in soups heavy metals /salads.
clean the bay
feed the bay extract organic toxins
rich source of eicosapentaenoic acid, an omega-3 fatty acid.
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today
pull seawall
tie grid
define form
seed
grid
system
maintenance
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existing shoreline
existing seawall
new seawall
edit existing pilings
new pilings
retail and recreation
wakame grid
neighborhood scale landscapes
parking
dog park
plaza
market hall sundeck
parking
seaweed
salt water pool
seaweed
seaweed plaza seaweed view point water access
fishing pier
programs
1. dog park 2. subterranean parking 3. palm plaza 4. linear plaza 5. sundeck 6. seaweed beds 7. seawall 8. seaweed paths 9. jogging paths 10. salt water pool 11. kayak access 12. small boat access 13. taxi ferry terminal 14. fishing pier 15. view point 16. farmers market
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section a: east west
urban connections
food culture
seaweed production
water recreation
section b: east west
sundeck parking
dog park
muni
linear plaza covered plaza
seaweed beds market hall
section c: east west
seawall salt water pool
jogging path
seaweed production
kayak harbor
seaweed machine christopher esteban torres