Yanxia Gong

Project description

Balancing the process of natural self-regulation and human intervention

With climate change and global warming, stormwater runoff is becoming increasingly polluted, water levels are rising, habitat areas are decreasing, people have less access to nature and there is a growing conflict over the scarcity of land resources. According to the survey, Glasgow’s main river, the Clyde, is being affected by industrial pollution and potentially rising water levels.

The Clyde has improved in terms of pollution, but still requires unmotivated continuous water purification. And some response in the face of global warming and rising levels. I have chosen two sites where I can integrate some of the combined problems of the Clyde, and I will design through a strategy of water purification ecology, intertidal treatment and residential living.

The design principles follow a transactional theory where the boundaries of balance between human intervention and natural ecological restoration need to be skewed over time or as particular circumstances change. This boundary is dynamic and interpenetrable, not eternal.

The site itself is very flat, but there is a risk of flooding in the future, and there will be tidal changes twice a day. Hard barges form soft barges by excaving terrain, and the site will gradually form salt marshes with time and tidal changes. At present, there will be reflective waves on hard barges, which will lead to the loss of shallow biological shelters. First, aquatic plants are planted and oysters are cultivated. As oysters accumulate into fixed positions, they form breakwaters and new habitats. This is a change in different water levels and weather conditions. Oyster reefs are living breakwaters that gradually catch deposits over time. This is an intertidal map of oyster reef formation. Tidal Marsh has a good effect on water level rise and water purification.

The River Clyde has tidal changes twice a day, with future flood risk in the marginal parts, occasional birds and few fish and insects. There is some woodland within the site that needs to be retained. There is no interaction between the adjacent residents and the site. Community accessibility is weak.

It shows the combined problems of my chosen sites. According to the survey, Glasgow's main river, the Clyde, is being affected by industrial pollution and potential water level rise. The Clyde, though less polluted, still needs to be kept clean without power. And make some measures to deal with the problem of tidal change and rising water level. I have chosen two sites to synthesize some of the integrated issues of the Clyde.

The design proposal uses oyster farming, oyster reefs and tidal marsh formed by the tides to construct new spatial, metabolic and aesthetic conditions and combinations. Oysters are uniquely adapted to the nitrogen-rich aquatic environment of the post-industrial Clyde with their powerful nutrient filtering capacity. The oyster reefs are progressively catch sediment over time, forming living breakwaters. tidal marsh is highly effective at coping with rising levels and purifying water.

This analysis map comprehensively shows the strategies of intertidal zones and underwater to deal with floods, tides and pollution.

It shows the dynamic change of the site and my design strategy. I will design through the strategies of water purification ecology, intertidal treatment and residents' life. The site was originally planned by the government to build houses, but after analysis, the site itself is flat, but there is a risk of flooding, and there are two tidal changes every day. Hard barges are excavated to form soft barges, and the site will gradually form salt marshes over time and tide. Reflecting waves from the current har

Due to the fast flow of water here, at the confluence of two rivers, flupsy will initially need to be placed near the disused jetty where the current is calmer, until the oyster larvae have matured and then transported. After a few years, when some of the oyster catching sediment has gradually formed a breakwater, the oyster ponds on the site will be able to start farming on their own, free from the swift currents. Over time, as the sediment and living breakwaters form, new communities and biodiversity habitats are created with the tidal marsh.

Flupsy as a habitat for oyster larvae, it can be used as an educational point of view, and nearby residents can also manage Flupsy as volunteers. It increases the interaction between the site and human beings, and also improves residents' environmental awareness.

Project description

Yanxia Gong

Jiayi Gao

Xinyi