Team 5: Kopli lines
We first started to describe the character of our site to define what values it has and what should be the driving forces for the future project. In a nutshell, the values we identified are public access to the coastline, a place to recharge your batteries, a unique ecosystem in the peninsula, and a pictorial place. During the week, we interviewed inhabitants of the area who recognised the same values in general. We also identified problems that need to be addressed, such as houses that need rehabilitation for safety reasons and the risk of water pollution. There is also the artificialisation of the entire site that started with a program of new constructions. This brings the threat of gentrification and privatisation.
Students Aurore Rabier Najoua Saadi Sabine Schneider Sarah Jankowski Irma Karic Martina Palmiero Tutors Jeroen de Vries Igor Sirodoev
With these values and problems identified, we developed four goals,
CONTEMPLATION OF THE SEA IMMERSION IN NATURE
ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE
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CITY FOREST
keeping in mind the different needs of the current and future inhabitants. The goals are formulated around social, sustainable, environmental and access themes. Our planning strategy consists of safeguarding the natural character of the site and enhancing its biodiversity while allowing the reception of a greater number of users. For this, we developed several landscape sequences that complement and interconnect: • A natural area in the northwest: This zone will provide protection and maintain the plant and biological diversity of the site. The zone also functions as a breakspace offering shade, light and service thanks to the rehabilitation of the abandoned building into
