Revival of the Wetlands
This proposal for Enterprize Park focuses on enhancing ecological processes and reviving the area’s historical wetlands, offering a strong and meaningful concept. It demonstrates a detailed understanding of the site's existing context and its connections to the surrounding environment, integrating spatio-temporal thinking to create dynamic and layered user experiences. The design highlights the site's unique features, blending past ecological elements with present-day needs
The Site
The design looks into different aspects of the ecology which includes the floating wetlands and their success while aiming to create a suitable ecosystem for not flora and fauna, but also people. We saw how people interacted with the ecology and the site at a human scale through these diagrams.
The Design Framework
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The site gradually transitions from noisy, open spaces to quieter, private areas in the south, filtering the city's bustle to create a tranquil environment for both people and wildlife.
The design respects the site's context, using overpasses for shaded seating, maintaining original circulation with main and side entrances, and integrating brick arches into the path.
Visitors experience the site through three interactions: physical, by engaging directly with parts of the wetland; transitional, via the elevated deck pathway connecting noisy to quieter zones; and visual, through views offered by the deck.
To integrate it into the site even more coheasively, we make use of materials seen on and around the site.
Due to the 2m height difference between high tide and low tides, the wetlands acquire a temporal nature. The lower Wetlands are submerged during months of high tides. This temporal nature attracts different ecosystems at different times of the year.
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The height different between wetlands creates pockets of visibility and hidden spaces for ecosystems to bloom at without being interrupted by people.
Gradual change in materials creates a smooth transition between spaces while still providing a distinction between the different interactions possible.
The Design
The sections provide an insightful overview of site levels and transitions, while the plans illustrate functional zones and materiality, contributing to the clarity of the design intent. The use of vegetation and wetlands creates a harmonious balance of open and enclosed spaces, inviting diverse interactions with nature.
Shallow Zones: Plant emergent species like rushes and cumbungi for amphibians and birds.
Deeper Zones: Submerged species like eelgrass and ribbonweed for fish and aquatic insects.
Banks and Edges: Species like common reeds and swamp paperbark to provide shelter and nesting sites for birds and mammals.
