in Maremma
Porous Nest
Project by:
Kaylen Choi, Olivia Porrill, Ruqaiyah Bandukwala
STUDIO X
Porous Nest is an attempt to emphasize the diverse natural ecology of the Maremma area, while simultaneously providing sanctuary for the various bird species whose environments have been perpetually threatened since the start of Bonifica Integrale.
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The project will facilitate a reclamation of the marshlands by taking advantage of the porosity present in its typology. Organic figures of vegetation, void, and tufa material begin to extend the edge of the river and change in scale of porosity to correspond with their intended permeability between water, people, and animals.
The project also embraces the potentiality of flooding as a natural, and spectacular occurrence, and utilizes this aspect as further habitat possibilities for the bird population. Through strategic planning and research, the project will naturally fill up voids with flooding water to create ecosystems that flourish in unique ways throughout different times of the year.
The project also embraces the potentiality of flooding as a natural, and spectacular occurrence, and utilizes this aspect as further habitat possibilities for the bird population. Through strategic planning and research, the project will naturally fill up voids with flooding water to create ecosystems that flourish in unique ways throughout different times of the year.