“LIVE TOGETHER ON THE EDGE EDGE”” - URBAN CANAL PROGRAM Wenrui Zhang (Tammy) z5210751
CONTEXT
Australia
New South Wales
Sydney
The Bays
Sydney 2.4km CBD
Sydney Catchment
SCOPE -
SOCIAL BACKGROUND
RISING TIDES
Location Analysis
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Sea level (mm) 100
2010
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Australia
-100 -150 -200 1860
40％ Ocean tide Sydney
1900
New South Wales
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Research Background
Sydney
The Bays
Data Analysis
Sydney Population 2021 Tourism 16.7％
Children 34％ The elderly 28％
Urban Estuarine Pollution
2020
2005
2010
2015
Farmland & wetland
Forestry
Urbanization
Grazing
Bare land
Natural conservation
2020 Degradation of Natural Resources
2015 2010 2005
Discharge of pre industrial sewage
Urban drainage system
SCOPE - THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK Research Question How does waterfront landscape activate the function of high-density cities?
Green infrastructure
(Herrington, 2016)
exp. strategic waterfront landscape
Guiding principle of waterfront landscape is in line with the theoretical framework of green infrastructure, involving strategic wetlands, sand dunes, mangroves and coral reefs. It reduces the threat of catastrophic floods and coastal erosion with minimal design intervention, while also revitalizing the land.
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In contrast, "grey infrastructure", such as edge and seawalls used to control sea water, is often insufficient and sometimes even destructive. Today, waterfront landscape and its surrounding vegetation cover have been proved to affect the landscape quality and overall landscape of coastal areas. This well-designed "second nature" is the second opportunity to deal with urbanization.
Grey infrastructure
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SCOPE - DESIGN INTENT Research Question How does waterfront landscape activate the function of high-density cities?
In the bustling city of Sydney, the morning peak is in the city center and the evening peak is in the suburbs, which itself is a predictable cycle. Waterfront landscape is also a predictable cycle for urban development.
Precedent
The Arcata Marsh, an engineered wetland that treats wastewater
Curl la Tourelle Head Architecture, Thames Tidal Powered School, Section with turbines in basement
In Hotaling Place in San Francisco, the waves in the paving follow the city’s original pre-landfill shoreline
Predictable Cycle
SCOPE - DESIGN DRIVEN
Develop successional design strategies of planting, habitat and hydrology for Glebe Island to break the harsh edge of the harbour, create urban waterfront and stimulate a new ecological and social narrative.
FORWARD
Edge
“Waterfront landscape are the most attractive landscapes…people always love to live close to water, and the famous ancient cities are all located in waterfront areas. Water is a good natural defense as well.” (Hou, 2009)
“Edge restraints help define each space…Each edge section can be joined to the next in a variety of ways, creating many design possiwbilities.” (Oldcastle Infrastructure, 2019)
Topic Driven
Principle
Controllability
Natural Succession
Question Driven
DESIGN URBAN CANAL PROGRAM
Creativity
Process Driven
“Natural succession not interfering with land so that plants can grow back as they will, and animals return at their own rate. It doesn’t cost anything...” (Facemire, 2021)
Waterfront Landscape
Principle
Attraction
Historical & cultural significance
Landscape Narrative Story Driven
"Narratives…intersect with sites, accumulate as layers of history, organize sequences, and inhere in the very materials and processes of the landscape. In various ways, stories 'take place.'" (Potteiger, 1998)
Principle
Intervention minimization
Multi-function
Principle
Environmental resilience
Accumulation history
Response site
Sense of belonging
DEFINE MEASURE OF TIME - SEA LEVEL PREDICTION Past Landform and Reclamation
Pre 1788
1900
The Site Today
Present
2030: Metro Station open
Sea level will rise by 0.2m... Sydney's population continues to rise...
The Site Future Development
1855
1820
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After 100 years
2030-2050
Sea level will rise by 1m...
Sea level will rise by 0.5m... Projected increaseinooding fl eventsfromthesea.
Most of the foreshore was composed of water before land reclamation in the Bays. At least 40% of the population now live within 100 kilometers of the water body. With global warming, sea level is rising year by year. Flood events from the ocean are expected to increase.
City will have di-erentclimatesandspaces , so waterfront landscape design will become a popular choice for planning high-density cities.
DEFINE MEASURE OF TIME -
REVIEW PAST & TODAY
Past Landform and Reclamation
The Site Today
1855
Pre 1788
1820
1900
Present
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PAST LANDFORM AND RECLAMATION: 1 The homeland of indigenous people 2 A causeway was laid in the 1840s
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3 Bridge construction in 1855 4 Land reclamation process (1788-1920)
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THE SITE TODAY:
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2 Two heritage were abandoned and fenced off 3 The biggest problem is water pollution caused by tidal fluctuations and pre industrial activities 4 The government wants it to develop into a city center
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1 Restricted working port
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The Bays Existing Site
DEFINE MEASURE OF TIME -
THE SITE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT The Site Future Development
Sea level will rise by 0.2m...
Sea level will rise by 0.5m...
2030-2050
2030
Sea level will rise by 1m...
2050-2100
THE SITE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT: 1 The urban canal program will be inserted and the harbour edge will be re-edited.
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2 Population introduction, community construction, commercial development. Metro Station will open in 2030.
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3 Protect White Bay Power Station and Silo.
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4 Green coverage will increase, and production landscape will be developed.
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Metro Station
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Urban canal program
Oyster farming
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2 NSW Government
The Bays Proposed Site
Cheonggyecheon River, Seoul, Korea
"Living Seawalls", Sydney, NSW
DEFINE MEASURE OF TIME - SUBDIVISION FUTURE 2 BREATHING 1 PURIFY 3
1-5 YRS.
5-15 YRS.
ACTIVATE
15-50 YRS.
The Site Future Development
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CELEBRATE
50-100 YRS.
FUNDAMENTAL ASSETS -
ECOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT ANALYSIS
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ENVIRONMENT AND MATERIALS
Area of focus
FRAGMENTED VEGETATION Limit:
+ The existing concrete apron cuts off the connection + Hardly covered by any green space. Only some polluted vegetation grows along Lilyfield Road.
Opportunity:
+ Opportunities for developing high-rise building. + The harsh edge of port can be re-edited as a resilient habitat.
Existing seawalls & harbour edge
EXISTING LANDFORM
FUNDAMENTAL ASSETS -
NETWORK ANALYSIS
ACCESSIBILITY Existing bus route Existing routes with wayfinding signage
Wharves The Bays boundary
Existing bike lane or low traffic street
SENSORY EXPERIENCE High intensity sounds, smell & activity High intensity sounds & smell
High intensity sounds & activity
Limit:
EXISTING LANDUSE 2030 Metro Station White Bay Power Station Silo heritage Existing vegetation Existing residential
Existing commercial Working port Maritime use Parking The Bays boundary
+ Single connection and chaotictra-lead c to the noise of the port. + Undeveloped land and abandoned historical heritage aggravate the urban heat island effect.
Opportunity:
+ The public transportation around is good. The Metro Station will open in 2030, which will have the opportunity to increase the commercial value. + Close to the City of Sydney and spectacular coastline, it is an opportunity to develop tourism. + Abiding maritime services.
FUNDAMENTAL ASSETS -
WATER QUALITY ANALYSIS
PORT WATER POLLUTION A CHANGING SHORELINE
High intensity pollution Medium intensity pollution Low intensity pollution
Sediments & contaminants Good water quality The Bays boundary
HARD DRAINAGE Existing street water flow Existing rainwater flow Heritage
Existing vegetation The Bays boundary
DEEP CUT SECTION Harbour edge Maritime services
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+Two important causes of site water pollution. 1 Pre-industrial land reclamation. 2 Tidalfluctuation .
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Sea level change Orginal shoreline
TIDAL FLUCTUATION
Opportunity:
+ Insert the dynamic waterfront landscape to break the material and harsh edge. + Transform the abandoned heritage as a sewage treatment plant. + Weave the water back to the site. Opportunity is to purify the site.
Potential sediments & contaminants
Wianamatta Group + Silty to peaty quartz sand
SITE SELECTION -
GROUP WORK & EXPERIENCE
GROUP STRUCTURE PLAN
BUILDING TYPE
SITE EXPERIENCE
Site selection
Building type 1
4/F 12m 80723.2m2
Building type 3
Building type 4
4/F or 2/F 12&6m 14452&1895m2
1/F 5m 9384.4m2
Level 7: 24m Block number: 10
1/F 4m 20180.8m2
1/F 5m 20180.8m2
Level 6: 21m Block number: 18
1/F 4m 4560.5m2
1/F 5m 4560.5m2
7480.2 m2
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15/F 45m 72019.5m2
1/F 4m 2618.9m2
7480.2 m
1/F 5m 2618.9m2
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2511.0 m2
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Level 20: 66m Block number:1
66m (20 Storey) 24m (7 Storey) 21m (6 Storey) 18m (5 Storey) 15m (4 Storey) xxx m² : GFA (Gross Floor Area)
96026.0 m2
1551.0 m2 2 1059.0 m7480.2 m2
878.5 m2
1282.0 m2
7480.2 m2
1827.0 m2 2 6231.4 m 5518.8 m2 2554.5 m 7480.2 m2 2 2 8124.2 m 492.0 m 3034.2 m2 7403.9 m2 3115.2 m2 6666.8 m2 7480.2 m2 2 705.2 m 9371.6 m2 4228.8 m23868.8 m2 7480.2 m2 9746.1 m2 900.0 m2 2
4/F 16m 19205.2m2
Level 6&4: 21&15m Level 5: 18m Block number: 8 Block number: 4
BUILDING HEIGHT & GFA
7480.2 m2
3/F 3m 7856.7m2
MIX-USE - Residential over commerical and retail
1/F 4m 9384.4m2
Building type 5
HOTEL
5/F 15m 46922m2
Building type 2
Building type 3 Building type 4 Building type 5 Building type 1 Building type 2
5311.8 m2 4503.6 m2 2
1692.8 m 9022.2 m2 8572.8 m2
7480.2 m2
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SITE SELECTION 5 3 7
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WATER QUALITY ANALYSIS
9 Insert the urban canal program
Precedent: ChonGae Canal Restoration, Central Seoul, Korea
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3 Propose production landscapes
11 Respect history and createlandscapewithculturalsignificance
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10 Re plan the water system
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8 Maintain maritime services
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6 Make full use of undeveloped space
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OPPORTUNITIES & CONSTRAINTS
Precedent: San Pedro Creek, San Antonio, America
CONSTRAINTS ECOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT ANALYSIS
1 Green space coverage is scarce 2 The land is polluted by industrial heavy metals is serious 3 The heatislande-ect
NETWORK ANALYSIS
4 Few street types and loud noise
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5 Concrete apron - lack of community connectivity and functionality WATER QUALITY ANALYSIS
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6 Water pollution
STRUCTURE PLAN
7 The sea level continues to rise 8 Degradation of marine ecosystem
Precedent: Renovation of the river Ljubljanica Barcelona Spain
“LIVE TOGETHER ON THE EDGE” -
PRINCIPLES & OBJECTIVES
PRINCIPLE 1
PRINCIPLE 2
PRINCIPLE 3
Plan for long-term growth and renewal
Embrace ecology and culture
Enhance social interaction
OBJECTIVE 1
OBJECTIVE 1
OBJECTIVE 1
Flexible reclaimed land development policy changes over time and site needs. Design moves include returning farmland, demolish， recyclingandcutandfill.
Increase green space coverage and use sustainable materials such as porous pavement, wood and stone to minimize design intervention.
OBJECTIVE 2
OBJECTIVE 2
Regularly update and maintain the drainage system to maintain the functions of watercirculationandpurification.
Recognize the history of the site, create recreational facilities that can simulate the reclamation process or Silo shape.
OBJECTIVE 3 Introduce vegetation with purification function to establish a new ecology centered on Central Avenue and carry out natural succession.
OBJECTIVE 3 Design languages such as linkage, overlying and interspersed to deal with the edge of the canal and develop marine ecosystem.
Give priority to green transportation, build walkable communities and bring people from different backgrounds and cultures together.
OBJECTIVE 2 Use edge and surrounding building forms to re integrate undeveloped space and structure to activate various waterfront activities.
OBJECTIVE 3 Public waterfront areas provide various favorable edges, which not only provide access to water and learning opportunities for vulnerable groups, but also allow the participation of guardians.
“LIVE TOGETHER ON THE EDGE” -
1-5 YRS.
STAGE 1 - "PURIFY"
DESIGN STAGES
5-15 YRS.
15-50 YRS.
STAGE 2 - "BREATHING"
STAGE 3 - "ACTIVATE"
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Material - Industrial palette
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DESIGN MOVES (NEW (NEW)) 5th Year: Existing concrete apron
STAGE 2 -
"BREATHING" LAND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
5-15 YRS.
6-7th Year: 1. Concrete apron is being converted and demolished 6-7th Year: 1. Removal of Elodea canadensis 2. Collect the purified water from stage1 for 1-5 years in the underground storage tank
Elodea canadensis Close Storage Tank
Return farmland
2. Topography change: Cut and recycle Cut + Recycle
3. Maintain the supply of fresh water on site while cutting and filling
Cut Fill Storage Tank
Fresh water
8th Year-: Terrace Landscape: seawater adaptation topography intervention
PROPOSED WATERFRONT LANDSCAPE 2.5m deep circular waterfront landscape (update) 1m deep circular waterfront landscape (new)
Precedent HafenCity Hamburg, Germany
2.5m deep urban canal (update) 1m deep urban canal (keep) 0.5m/Low deep urban canal (new)
STAGE 2 -
"BREATHING" "FLOATING" WALKABLE LANEWAY (PRIVATE SPACE)
5-15 YRS.
Material
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Proposed activities
"FLOATING" WALKABLE LANEWAY SCALE: 1:200
Mix use 21m
Terrace waterfront landscape
Relaxation + viewing and sitting platform
Active public plaza
Direct contact with water
Alameda Point Waterfront Park, America
Guaiba Waterfront Urban Park, Brazil
Cheonggyecheon River, Seoul, Korea
Hornsbergs Strandpark, Sweden
Mix use 15m
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Urban canal width 97m Urban canal depth 0.5m/1m
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"BREATHING" CENTRAL AVENUE LINEAR WATERFRONT 32m (PUBLIC OPEN SPACE)
5-15 YRS.
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"Living seawalls"
SCALE: 1:300
Salt tolerant vegetation Groundcovers
Grasses
Shrubs/ small trees
Large trees
Coprosma repens 'Kirkii'
Cynodon dactylon
Banksia ericifolia
Casuarina cunninghamiana
Myoporum parvifolium
Pennisetum clandestinum
Acacia longifolia
Eucalyptus camaldulensis
Rhagodia spinescens
Trifolium fragiferum
Wooden terrace platform
Handrail Orginal shoreline mf
Filter
Filter
Filter
Stre
et w
Rh
Concrete footpath
ater
/ Ra
Verge
SCALE: 1:150
Bicycle lane
Porous pavement
ater
Filter Tidalfluctuation
Wooden platform
Wooden platform
Filter
Rh
in w
Wooden sitting platform+Verge
Setback
mf
Stone pavement
Urban canal width Active public square
Porous pavement
Bicycle lane Wooden sitting platform+Verge
Verge Concrete Setback footpath
Eucalyptus spathulata
Eucalyptus occidentalis
STAGE 2 -
"BREATHING" CENTRAL AVENUE LINEAR WATERFRONT 32m
Abstract effect
(PUBLIC OPEN SPACE) Eco palette
Spring
Autumn
"Living seawalls"
5-15 YRS.
Design 0.5mx0.5m
STAGE 2 -
"BREATHING" "LIVING SEAWALLS"
5-15 YRS.
Stage1 Elodea canadensis
Strong reproductive ability and difficult to control
Imitate
Imitate
"Living Seawalls" program (2.5m deep urban canal)
Geometry of oyster shell Roots of native mangrove
Sydney rock oyster
Salvinia natans (1m deep urban canal)
STAGE 2 -
Public stone road
"BREATHING" WATERFRONT WETLAND PARK
5-15 YRS.
(PUBLIC OPEN SPACE)
Proposed marine biological chain
"Living seawalls" program
LEVEL 3 ENERGY
CARNIVORES
LEVEL 2
WATERFRONT WETLAND PARK SCALE: 1:200
ENERGY
Design Language
HERBIVORES
LEVEL 1
"Overlying"
PHOTO-AUTOTROPHS (PLANTS)
"Living seawalls" (sandstone wall)
Purification function aquatic vegetation cultivation (stage1 Elodea canadensis)
Wooden terrace platform Public stone road
Orginal shoreline
mf
mf Rh Filter
Wooden platform edge Sandstone wall edge
Orginal shoreline
mf
Filter
Rh
Filter
Rh Tidalfluctuation
Tidalfluctuation
"Soft" edge Wooden platform edge Sandstone wall edge
a
ater/ R
tw Stree
ter in wa
Orginal shoreline
Stone edge
Stone edge Stone edge Stone edge Stone edge Sandstone wall edge Sandstone wall edge
STAGE 2 -
"BREATHING" WATERFRONT WETLAND PARK
5-15 YRS.
(PUBLIC OPEN SPACE) Historical significance
Sustainability - Material & Edge condition
Wooden platform 1
TEXTURE DETAIL PLAN 2 4
"Living seawalls"
3
5
Stone road
3
2
Natural ground edge
SCALE: 1:300
Porous pavement
Stone edge
4
Elodea canadensis
"Soft" edge
Rhagodia spinescens
2 2
5
Eucalyptus spathulata
5
Wooden platform edge
Sandstone wall edge
Sandstone wall
Iron
Elodea canadensis
1
Terrace waterfront landscape
2 4
5
"Living seawalls" 3
1
Bowerbirds
Imitate the shape of Silo
5
Banksia ericifolia
STAGE 3 -
"ACTIVATE"
15-50 YRS.
Stage 3 - "Activate" Plan Scale: 1:2000
STAGE 3 -
"ACTIVATE" 15-50 YRS.
ABSTRACT DESIGN EFFECT Rough growing port edge
Exquisite urban interior space Oyster inner wall
Oyster shell
CONCEPT MODEL
Stage 3 - "Activate" Plan
STAGE 3 -
"ACTIVATE" PROPOSED URBAN FUNCTION OF STAGE 3
Scale: 1:2000
15-50 YRS.
1 Waterfront Wetland Park
SERVICE FUNCTION
2 Landmark Building
ECONOMIC INNOVATION FUNCTION
SOCIAL FUNCTION
3 The Bays
Promenade
4 "Leisure” Street
ECOLOGICAL FUNCTION
5 "Floating" Walkable
Laneway
6 Central Avenue Linear
Waterfront
Rough growing port edge
Exquisite urban interior space: 2
4
5
6
Rough growing port edge 1
3
Exquisite urban interior space
STAGE 3 -
"ACTIVATE" CENTRAL AVENUE LINEAR WATERFRONT (exquisite urban interior space)
15-50 YRS.
Design language: "Interspersed"
"Living Seawalls"
Wooden pavilion
Handrail design
1-5 YRS.
5-15 YRS.
Purification function aquatic vegetation cultivation (Elodea canadensis)
15-50 YRS.
Wooden terrace platform "Living Seawalls" Orginal shoreline
Orginal shoreline
Scale: 1:200
Scale: 1:200
STAGE 3 -
"ACTIVATE"
CENTRAL AVENUE LINEAR WATERFRONT
+ Car free street, mainly pedestrian
15-50 YRS. kayaking
Opportunities for direct contact with water
+ 2.5m deep urban canal Extended wooden pavilion Stone seat
Wooden terrace platform Orginal shoreline
"Living Seawalls" Scale: 1:150
EXTENDED WOODEN PAVILION Model
Alyogyne hakeifolia
Model
CENTRAL AVENUE LINEAR WATERFRONT
Oyster farming
Model
STAGE 3 -
"ACTIVATE" CENTRAL AVENUE LINEAR WATERFRONT (exquisite urban interior space)
When sea level rises...
Orginal shoreline Flooded events High water level Normal water level Low water level
Scale: 1:100
Concrete edge
Stone edge
"Soft" edge
Wooden platform edge Sandstone wall edge
15-50 YRS.
Floating agriculture
Handrail design
STAGE 3 -
"ACTIVATE" "FLOATING" WALKABLE LANEWAY (exquisite urban interior space)
Design language: "Interspersed"
0.5m deep urban canal design
Recreational facilities simulating cultural heritage
Art gallery
15-50 YRS.
STAGE 3 -
"ACTIVATE" "FLOATING" WALKABLE LANEWAY
1-15 YRS.
+Wooden terrace platform +0.5m deep urban canal
Purification function aquatic vegetation cultivation (Salvinia natans)
Orginal shoreline
15-50 YRS. Viewing platform on the second floor Redesign of 0.5m urban canal: di-erentstoneplatformedge
Model
Floating agriculture
Orginal shoreline
15-50 YRS.
STAGE 3 -
"ACTIVATE" "FLOATING" WALKABLE LANEWAY
1-15 YRS. Salvinia natans: The purification function is strong, but the reproductive ability is strong and uncontrollable
Model
X
Scale: 1:200 1
15-50 YRS.
15-50 YRS.
Handrail design (Education)
1
2
Floating agriculture details
1
Summer Crops
Winter Crops
Cottons
Barley
Sorghum
Chickpeas
2 Orginal shoreline
Scale: 1:100
Soybean
Oats
3
STAGE 3 -
"ACTIVATE" "FLOATING" WALKABLE LANEWAY
Art Gallery at the bottom (Cultural popular science)
3
15-50 YRS.
3
Orginal shoreline
Scale: 1:100
RECREATIONAL FACILITIES SIMULATING SILOS
Scale: 1:150 Site Silo
Model
THE ART GALLERY IS ON THE EDGE OF THE RESIDENTIAL AREA (Cultural popular science)
STAGE 3 -
"ACTIVATE" "FLOATING" WALKABLE LANEWAY (exquisite urban interior space)
15-50 YRS.
When sea level rises...
High water level
Orginal shoreline Normal water level
Flooded events
Low water level
Scale: 1:200
Concrete edge
Natural ground edge
"Soft" edge
Wooden platform edge
Stone edge
"Living Seawalls"
Handrail design
STAGE 3 -
"ACTIVATE" "LEISURE” STREET (exquisite urban interior space)
Design language: "Interspersed"
0.5m deep urban canal design
Recreational facilities simulating cultural heritage
Art gallery
15-50 YRS.
STAGE 3 -
"ACTIVATE" "LEISURE” STREET (exquisite urban interior space)
1-15 YRS.
15-50 YRS.
Purification function aquatic vegetation cultivation (Elodea canadensis)
Orginal shoreline
15-50 YRS. Scale: 1:200 Co-eezone
Site photo
"Living Seawalls" Model
kayaking
"Living Seawalls"
Orginal shoreline
Terrace landscape
Scale: 1:150
0.5M DEEP URBAN CANAL
Scale: 1:200
Model
Different stone platform edges
Safe direct contact with water
"CROSSING TUNNEL" - Recreational facilities simulating Silos
Scale: 1:150
Site Silo Model
STAGE 3 -
"ACTIVATE" "LEISURE” STREET
15-50 YRS.
(exquisite urban interior space)
When sea level rises...
Orginal shoreline
Flooded events High water level Normal water level Low water level
Scale: 1:100
Concrete edge
"Soft" edge
Sandstone wall edge
Stone edge
STAGE 3 -
"ACTIVATE" LANDMARK BUILDING (exquisite urban interior space)
15-50 YRS.
Top of the building: Solar swimming pool 2 floors ≈ 6m
Hotel 13 floors 39m
Mix use: Cooperate with the local government to explore how to update underground drainage system, develop new agricultural model and cultivate greenhouse vegetation.
4 floors 16m
Car park 1 floor 5m Scale: 1:300
Recreational facilities simulating Silos
LANDMARK BUILDING - Greenhouse vegetation cultivation (mix use)
LANDMARK BUILDING - Solar swimming pool (top of the building)
Solar collector(heavy-duty rubber)
Tile eaves
Collector tilt +\-15° Concrete platform edge
Scale: 1:300
STAGE 3 -
"ACTIVATE" WATERFRONT WETLAND PARK
15-50 YRS.
(rough growing port edge) "Living Seawalls"
5-15 YRS.
Purification function aquatic vegetation cultivation (Salvinia natans)
Model Orginal shoreline
Scale: 1:200
15-50 YRS.
Floating agriculture
Oyster lantern net 1mx1mx0.4m Floor fountain 9mx9m
Wooden terrace platform
Model
"Living Seawalls" Precedent Orginal shoreline
Scale: 1:200
STAGE 3 -
"ACTIVATE" WATERFRONT WETLAND PARK (rough growing port edge)
15-50 YRS.
When sea level rises...
Orginal shoreline
High Normal Low
Flooded events
High water level Normal water level Low water level
Scale: 1:200
Natural ground edge
Stone edge
Wooden platform edge Sandstone wall edge
"Soft" edge
FLOOR FOUNTAIN 9MX9M
Through tidal fluctuation, it can arouse people's memory and stimulate daily sensory experience.
STAGE 3 -
"ACTIVATE" THE BAYS PROMENADE (rough growing port edge)
15-50 YRS.
When sea level rises...
The extended iron support simulates the original coastline Oyster lantern net 1mx1mx0.4m Maintain port operations Precedent
Orginal shoreline
Flooded events High water level Normal water level Low water level
Marine biodiversity
"Living Seawalls"
Model
Scale: 1:100
Scale: 1:100
THE BAYS PROMENADE - offer job opportunities
Oyster lantern net
Model
Haenyeo (women divers), Jeju Island, South Korea
“LIVE TOGETHER ON THE EDGE” -
1-5 YRS.
STAGE 1 - "PURIFY"
URBAN CANAL PROGRAM
5-15 YRS.
15-50 YRS.
STAGE 2 - "BREATHING"
STAGE 3 - "ACTIVATE"