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dna design

living design

dna pollination people embracing change

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prediction

NATURE Climate change is causing the sea level to rise.

While the Wellington City Council accepts the fact that the sea levels are rising around the world, they have not officially recognised estimates on when and to what extent water levels will rise in the Wellington region itself.

This is because there is uncertainty around the magnitude and timing of sea level rise.

This uncertainty is due to the nature of the environment and climate models being extremely complex. Further uncertainty occurs outside of the modelling when you consider “step changes” - such as large chunks of the icecaps melting and how much global green house gas emissions are reduced.

Talking to the Principal Adviser of Climate Change within the City Council directly we have come to the agreement that for 2040 a realistic and specific prediction would be to estimate that the sea level would rise 0.5m in Wellington. The Council have this as a low estimate for the 2090‘s but it may be a reasonable “high estimate” for 2040.

If water levels continue to rise at this rate it is predicted that by 2200, at the latest, the land on which the Wellington Central Business District stands, will be under water.

The approach the Wellington City Council is taking is to use a range of scenarios, such as 1m, 2m, 3m and perhaps even 4m to look at what the impact of such sea level rises might be. In this way, we are able to carry out a risk assessment based mainly on the “consequence”, as there is less ability to estimate the “likelihood”.

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PEOPLE Presently the people of Wellington are isolated from the sea and the streams that Wellington was originally shaped around.

We predict that with social interactions becoming more virtual, the risk of humans becoming increasingly separated from the natural environment is growing.

To experience the city now is to be disconnected from this underlying system of rivers that once existed. Wellington’s people are deprived of a beautiful piece of history that once was so essential to community life.

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TECHNOLOGY Wellington’s technical infrastructure is both outdated in terms of its built architectural structure, as well as below the surface in its piping system.

Wellington’s plumbing infrastructure is a complicated network of three different systems. The three systems are drinking water, storm water and drainage. These systems currently do not connect. Our treated water comes from a filtration plant located outside of the city. Our storm-water passes through the city accumulating pollutants, dangering our sea life and all the people that engage with our seas. The rain water that falls within the Wellington region is enough to supply the city with 35 times the amount it needs but currently Wellington makes no effort to catch any of it. Wellington has been trying to fix this broken model that was originally put in place in the 1860s.

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Presently our architectural structures start to deteriorate the moment they are left to their own devices. They are unable to accommodate the needs of its users and the harsh elements of its environment.

Buildings that are empty or derelict are left to disintegrate or are knocked down. This is a waste of resources and aesthetically unappealing. Individual buildings are totally disconnected from each other. The Central Business District is a haphazard accumulation of static structures from various eras, styles and personal preferences. As building resources become more expensive and scarce, the city is threatened to become a dated and run down environment.

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philosophy

ABSOLUTELY POSITIVELY WELLINGTON The people of Wellington are renowned for and also adhere to a culture and belief of being absolutely Positive.

This attitude has inspired a philosophy of never allowing change to be seen in a negative light, but to be constantly evolving and embracing change.

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NATURE Water is the essence of life. All living organisms evolved on earth through obtaining the right amount of fresh water and sunlight. We believe that humans should not take water for granted, it is our most precious and scarce resource.

Wellington already values water through its natural harbour landscape. People are drawn to places close to water, and are fascinated by the movement and dynamics of it.

If water is the basis for all life; why not allow it to become the base for all connections within the city; functionally, socially, and structurally.

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PEOPLE Seam proposes to sustain and develop further Wellington’s social connection.

The landscape of Wellington is sparse and is an excellent ground for breeding separate sub-cultural communities. These communities are developed with different beliefs, styles and contribute different aspects to the city. The hub of Wellington city is an extremely diverse combination of cultures, styles and tastes. This central area is a true reflection of the entire city as a whole. People love to congregate within city spaces to experience and learn from each other.

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TECHNOLOGY Technology is a tool that humans use to make their lives easier and more enjoyable.

There is much evidence to suggest that being closely linked to nature enhances your quality of life. We believe that the future of technology should be developed through inspiration from the natural world. We believe that technology can be advanced to improve the relationship between humans and nature. Wellington’s people, infrastructure and environment can all benefit from understanding our natural world and heritage and using it to stimulate the development of technology in our city.

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THREE MAIN ELEMENTS Our philosophy is that the design solutions must amalgamate three main elements.

Nature.

Technology.

People.

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proposal

EMBRACING CHANGE Climate Change is often considered a scary foresight. A lot of cities around the world are currently designing solutions that involve ways of blocking out the water or floating cities above the water. Because we are Wellingtonians we are able to create a positive look on climate change, and embrace the coming water level rises.

To do so we propose that, as climate change causes sea levels to rise, the city allows the surrounding water to seep in, becoming the primary connecting element for the city.

In proposing this, three main aspects need to be addressed; nature, technology and people.

For years water has been the primary essence of Wellington and is something that we as inhabitants of the city have consumed, but not truly valued. We see an opportunity to deepen this respect for such a precious resource, and asset of our city. We believe embracing this inevitable sea level rise can preserve, sustain and build on the value of water in Wellington.

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EMBRACING NATURE THROUGH CHANGE Sea-level rise imposes great changes and distortion on the way that we know and love Wellington today.

Rather than avoiding this very real reality, which could be potentially devastating to Wellington, we will endeavour to accept this change in a positive light. Seam proposes that we embrace this change to its fullest extent and let the rising shoreline flow freely through the city.

This would be a city where people are exposed to a constantly evolving and changing shoreline.

Wellingtonians will not only experience the natural world, but will contribute and play an active part to the living environment.

In 1855 a violent earthquake occurred causing some parts of the land to rise, spurring intentional construction to reclaim land and increase Wellington’s city area. Over time these natural streams were covered over, and the streams were turned into pipes running to the sea. As a city today Wellington has a defined edge that separates its Built environment (the buildings in the township) from its natural landscape (the harbour and surrounding hills).

Seam_ sees an opportunity to uncover these underground streams with the intention of restoring Wellington’s natural landscape and connecting the city through water. Embracing the water.

When Europeans first colonised Wellington, streams ran naturally down from the surrounding hills into the harbour. These streams and the harbour were some of the appealing and deciding factors for first settlement.

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EMBRACING NATURE THROUGH CHANGE 2 Through the natural occurrence of lunar tides, Wellington’s shore will be in constant rhythmic movement.

The city will become accustomed to the different times of the day when the tides are in and when they are out. Seam also aim to introduce a highly integrated shoreline of salt water sea-life into the city. This Sea-life will naturally occur through the impending sea level rise along with the rise and fall of the tides.

Along the earths ocean shore line lies complex intertidal ecosystems that have evolved and existed through constant tidal rhythms. These ecosystems tend to grow in areas where the water movement is most constant. These areas are uniquely abundant with oxygen and water, characterising them as some of the most fertile areas on earth.

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These sections of growth that visually echo water movements, clearly teaching people of the patterns and rhythms of the seas movements. The way that the growth will naturally adapt and form in the city will be aesthetically dynamic, contrasting our cities structural history and new fresh organic growth.

Mixing the fresh water from the hills and the shore-lines salt water will create a vastly active, adaptive, dynamic environment, abundant with life. New Ecosystems will adapt and evolve alongside a new evolving culture of people. This gives us an interesting and inspiring insight into what may become of Wellington in 2040.

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EMBRACING NATURE THROUGH TECHNOLOGY As nature changes over time and evolves, technology will simultaneously do the same.

Nature will become an important part in the technology of the future. We propose a method to develop technology and use it to improve the relationship between humans and nature.

Biomimicry is adapting an idea, process or function from a living organism and then applying it to man-made designs. Seam proposes to use biomimicry design within the structures around the city. Designers have long taken inspiration from nature. Initially it was purely aesthetically driven, copying forms and proportions to achieve natural perfection and order.

Nowadays we are realising that nature has a lot more functionality to offer for designers. It is undoubtedly a successful design process as it is modelled from existing systems in nature that have prevailed since before human existence.

For this reason biomimicry became our design starting point when we decided to reunite Wellington Central Business District with water. As water is the essence of nature, nature became the essence of our design.

In the future, buildings will take on the core functions of a living plant. It will have a root structure to collect and filter water and also connect buildings with each other. A core that will store the water and transport it around the building (stem) and surfaces to absorb sun and direct water to catchment areas (leaves).

SOLAR PANELS

Through this natural inspiration for man made environments we are bringing nature (mimiced nature though it may be) into the city. And creating a Seamless connection between nature and the city.

Because each of the buildings in the city will eventually have all of these aspects built into their infrastructure, all homes and work places will be self sustainable, being supplied with all necessary resources naturally.

WATER STORAGE

WATER COLLECTION

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NATURE OF DNA

All living things are made up of cells.

Each cell is a factory that performs functions vital for life.

A cell is constructed of protein building blocks.

They produce energy and transport nutrients.

Amino acids are assembled to form a protein.

Arrangement of these amino acids determine a proteins shape and function.

DNA TECHNOLOGY A technology that is merging the boundary between nature and technology is digital DNA.

This operating system of assembling functions or instructions is called DNA.

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DNA CODE

DNA DESIGN

DNA is made up of a string of bases and can be read as ‘code’.

Simultaneously as this digital technology advances a new breed of designers will emerge, DNA Designers.

These designers will have the ability to program the exact code of a cell, ‘designing’ its functions.

how it grows.

how it utilises energy.

how it reproduces.

how it produces useful compounds.

The sequence of these bases determines a cells ‘code’.

With emerging digital technologies it is now possible to arrange a cells ‘code’ digitally - and essentially direct its functions or instructions.

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LIVING DESIGN

With this type of technology there is potential to produce designed living such as living products and architecture.

DNA POLLINATION

These types of ‘living’ products and architecture will open up a new element to design. Designs will grow, evolve and change over time, adapt to their surroundings and even create their own.

One example of how the buildings could utilise the rising sea level could be through water pollination to reproduce.

This is where a building disperses its DNA to connect with another building’s DNA to form new DNA or ‘new architecture’.

As the sea level rises, water will start to become a part of Wellington. This would be the perfect habitat where these types of product, and architecture could exist.

By Wellington’s architecture becoming ‘living’, a completely sustainable city will emerge where buildings self-sufficient, able to use the resources around them to survive and supply their surroundings with their own resources.

Wellington will become an evolving city.

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PEOPLE EMBRACING CHANGE Seam proposes to sustain and push forward Wellington’s social connections and the relationships people share with nature.

We believe connections and networking are an essential part of our city culture. Strengthening them and creating new ways for them to exist is an important vision for the future.

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Seam will allow the new water flow within the city to naturally pollinate different cultural elements to connect, fuse and grow new cultures together. These new fused cultures will strengthen our identity as an expressive, artistic and vibrant city. With these strengthened connections people will have a heightened understanding and empathy for one another.

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Through enabling sea water to flow into the city from the harbour, water levels will not stay consistent within the city. Tides will be created. These tides will begin to effect the movement of people and how they interact with their environment and how they interact with each other. Wellington has a tidal range of 2 meters between its lowest and highest tide. This means that at different points during the day people will be able to access different areas of the city. This poses an opportunity for a distinctively unique city dynamic.

By experiencing and navigating a city which is exposed and submerged at different times of the day, people will have a heightened awareness and stronger intimacy with their surroundings, providing a whole range of benefits.

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All life on earth originated from organisms which evolved in water. It was due to the tidal pull of the moon that saw water life move to land. We are intrinsically linked to the water on earth. Throughout history humans have documented the many benefits that spending time in nature provides, and of its many therapeutic properties. Strong research confirms that direct contact with nature increases mental stimulation, physiological health, stress reduction, a sense of coherence, and belonging, improved self confidence and self discipline.

There are endless benefits and possibilities from people experiencing the natural world.

“I believe there is a subtle magnetism in nature, which, if we unconsciously yield to it, will direct us aright.” Henry David Thoreau.

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NATURE will evolve, growing into and within the city.

CONCLUSION

TECHNOLOGY will evolve through living cells, living products, living architecture and a living city.

In conclusion we propose that through embracing change; nature, technology and people will evolve seamlessly, creating a complete and connected ecosystem that represents our city, Wellington.

PEOPLE AND CULTURES will evolve to have a stronger connection and relationship.

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benefits

Consistent themes coming out of the feedback:

INTRO The Wellington city council has already done a lot of research into the aspirations of its citizens for the long term future. As a part of the city councils Wellington 2040 campaign invitations were issued to Wellingtonians to consider the future of the central city.

People were invited to provide their feedback on what they think the key issues facing Wellington’s central city are and the key threats, opportunities and priorities heading into the future.

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The central city’s transport and infrastructure, particularly how these can cope with future population growth and challenges such as climate change (e.g. improving and updating public transport systems.)

Ensuring the central city remains (and becomes even more) pedestrian friendly.

Ensuring (and improving even further) the quality of central city’s built environment (includes residential development as well as business and office developments.)

Making more of Wellington’s capital status.

Building on the city’s reputation as the nation’s art and cultural capital.

Ensuring the central city remains a vibrant and diverse place.

General concerns about climate change and its potential implications for the central city.

Concerns about ensuring Wellington’s international competitiveness on the world stage.

In considering these important aspects we have proposed the benefits through embracing change.

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CLIMATE CHANGE

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“WELCOME”

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CAPITAL STATUS

“LEADING BY EXAMPLE” 52

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ARTS & CULTURE

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benefits ›› arts & culture

“EXPRESSION FLOWING FREELY” 55

TRANSPORT & MOVEMENT

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benefits ›› transport & movement

“UNDERSTANDING RHYTHMS” 57

VIBRANCE & DIVERSITY

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benefits ›› vibrance & diversity

“DISCOVERING NEW CULTURES” 59

BUILT ENVIRONMENT

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“GREATER CONNECTION, GREATER RELATIONSHIP” 61

INFRASTRUCTURE

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“NATURAL SIMPLICITY” 63

INTERNATIONAL IDENTITY 64

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“SEAMLESSLY CONNECTED” 65

seam_ Amelia Diggle Avid Kadam Bekah Neal Jane Vanner Jon Neylon Markus Kellerer Sarah Croft Jono Coates

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appendix

BEHIND THE SCENES This project has developed through detailed research, exploration and conceptualisation while also communicating with experts in different fields contributing to the justification and validation of our project.

INITIAL EXPLORATION As individuals we went out in search of ideas to form our group philosophy. This resulted in a common interest and value in Water.

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STREAM EXPEDITION In defining Water as the main element of our project, we regarded Wellington’s historic waterways and streams as important starting point in discovering our project. As a group we explored where and if these streams still existed.

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CAPACITY INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES Main Contacts: Paul Glennie and Kirsty Harkins Visit 1 - 30 March 2011

Visit 2 - 20 May 2011

Born out of drain maintenance Merged with Wellington city councils for efficiency Manage the Wellington city councils Assets/infrastructure, such as; reservoirs pump stations, treatment plants, lakes, rivers, pipes etc They are responsible for design and development of the storm, waste and drinking water

Presented our ideas and project development: Embracing change Uncover historic waterways Evolution of emerging technology Biomimicry and DNA Design

What we learnt: - Cant swim in urban sea area after a heavy rain for 48 hours as chemicals and toxins from city are washed into the sea - 83million metric Litres of rain falls on Wellington city annually - City requires 28million metric Litres of water per year - Wellington does not collect rainwater (apart from the water that naturally falls in rivers/lakes etc) - New design for a better system already in place – The Three Waters Management plan

Conclusions from feedback.

Consider other infrastructure networks around the world and how they work.

Consider aspects of the city that will be affected and how our proposal will benefit.

Main concerns for Capacity Infrastructure Services - People reluctant to change; getting the people involved and concerned: awareness ?

- Money ?

- Aging network - Climate change – water levels rising – when to stop protecting and when to abandon - Natural Disasters – how wellington infrastructure would stand up. What could happen?

- Recovery time after a natural disaster – up to months to fix the big pipe - Back up water sources – karori reserve.. aquifers - Population growth – wellington is growing faster than predicted Suggestion to consider as designing - Think about how the city will embrace our ideas – how to sell to the public - Consider on site treatment – litter control – native plants - Hopefully in 2040 conservation will be a well-known issue - People need to be more self-resilient to natural disasters etc - Where are the streams actually so supposed to be?

– Where were they moved when put into the pipes?

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FUTURE FORUM Future Forum (AESEC) 16 May

An International student run organisation A night to encourage discussion about world topics: Water and Economics Speakers: Freetrade speaker and Tim from the Reserve bank and Seam_ We presented our main idea of embracing climate change and proposed some questions to the audience and other guest speakers Questions we asked -Are you concerned or excited that water will become a part of the city in the future?

-How do you think the architecture will change or adapt to this new water system?

-What do you think building will look like?

-Do you care about where your water comes from? And what else gets put in it?

-What are peoples memories fond memories to do with the sea or water in general?

-How do you think the water system in wellington works?

Feedback from audience -Why people choose wellington: because of the culture and contrasting spaces, such as dynamic spaces like Courtney place and Cuba street - An interesting suggestion was that crop farmers and the like should have a barrier beneath their roots and some sort of run-off system so that when they water their plants the excess doesn’t flow deeper into the soil. This would reduce the amount of water used and also ensure that the water that is used efficiently as it would be kept close to the roots so they could absorb more.

-Some places in the world are more barren than others. One of the problems is that water is hard to transport to those areas that need it most. Is there an opportunity here to design new transport of water? Catching and transporting the water is more of an issue currently than the lack of water.

Main points made by other speakers - Water is becoming like oil, scare and therefore very valuable - A lot of wastage occurs in homes and rainfall isn’t even captured, it only runs of into drains and is spoilt.

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VISION DEVELOPMENT As part of developing visualisations for this project our group produced a film in the process.

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OTHER EXPERT COMMUNICATION Town Planner Ryan O’Conner Gondola expert – possible new forms of transportation for Seam_’s city design Gondola’s are sustainable and could be a great possible new form of transport within the CBD with this new City design Benefits of Gondola’s: -very low impact on the environment -quiet and low use of power -more reliable timetables for passengers to rely on -could be put over water/almost any terrain IMAGES from his website http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/wellington/4246866/Would-gondolas-work-in-Wellington Te Marua Filtration Plant Te Marua is a filtration plant under the umbrella of Greater Wellington.

Produce up to 40 percent of Wellington’s water Visited to see how systems work.

Conclusions from visit: Amazing how much humans have to create to do what nature does, eg. A natural aquifer vs. complex system of a water treatment plant Climate Change – Wellington Sea Level Rise Images supplied by Michael Okkerse - Principal Advisor, City Strategy & Monitoring, Wellington City Council.

Specific Estimates from Chris Cameron, Principal Adviser - Climate Change Office, Wellington City Council Wellington’s current water network Images supplied by Myfanwy Eaves - Specialist Heritage Advisor, Urban Design and Heritage, Wellington City Council.

Information from Paul Glennie, Capacity Infrastructure Services Wellington’s current rain water fall and rain water collecting numbers Information from Paul Glennie, Capacity Infrastructure Services.

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