towards a bioregional model
by Jakob Travnik (architect)
in collaboration with: Eileen Stornebrink, Willie Vogel (architects, co-founders of Studio Inscape), Daniel Bell (architect & project leader, Atelier Luma)
the research project is an ongoing comparative analysis of case studies that help define components of a bioregional model: a template for bioregional approaches which can be applied in different bioregions around the world.
CASE STUDY:
Atelier Luma, Arles
La Camargue, Les Alpilles, La Crau
France
CASE STUDY:
Kulturgarten, Gmunden
Salzkammergut
Austria
CASE STUDY:
Unisono Campus, Sekirn
Wörthersee / Alpe-Adria
Austria, Slovenia, Italy
CASE STUDY
investigation design implementation transmission
bioregional hub operational context bioregion
component: bioregional hub
bioregional hub: a centralised base from which bioregional assemblies can be accumulated, processed and shared.
CASE STUDY: Atelier Luma, Arles
CASE STUDY: Unisono Campus, Sekirn
CASE STUDY: Kulturgarten, Gmunden
a former train repair workshop turned into an experimental cultural campus
home of the Vienna Boys‘ Choir summer camp, transforming into an experimental cultural campus
former city gardening facility, transforming into an experimental cultural campus
former locomotive construction and repair facilities transformed into an experimental cultural campus
experimental cultural campus
Luma Arles
home of the bio design lab
Atelier Luma
recently renovated Le Magasin Électrique
former locomotive construction and repair facilities transformed into an experimental cultural campus
home of the Vienna Boys‘ Choir summer camp, transforming into an experimental cultural campus
former city gardening facility, transforming into an experimental cultural campus
home of the Vienna Boys‘ Choir summer camp, transforming into an experimental cultural campus
an ansamble of three farmhouses with over 500+ year history
the Ferienheim 60‘s builing, home to the choirs during summers
the Turnsaal, sports and performance hall of the Ferienheim building
former locomotive construction and repair facilities transformed into an experimental cultural campus
home of the Vienna Boys‘ Choir summer camp, transforming into an experimental cultural campus
former city gardening facility, transforming into an experimental cultural campus
former storage halls now repurposed for temporary exhibitions and events
the
temporary structures on site for exhibitions and events
former city gardening facility, transforming into an experimental cultural campus
former city greenhouse facilities demolished by a hail storm in 2010
component: operational context
operational context: the social, political, economic, environmental context into which the bioregional hub is embedded
city of Arles municipality of Sekirn city of Gmunden
city of Arles municipality of Sekirn city of Gmunden
high seasonal occupancy fluctuations
old Roman city nestled on the banks of river Rhone
city of Arles
city of Arles as a popular tourist destination
city of Arles municipality of Sekirn city of Gmunden
popular tourist stop at Maria Wörth peninsula
distinct legacy of artist residencies such as the Gustav Mahler villa
municipality of Sekirn
mostly privatised shores of Sekirn municipality
city of Arles municipality of Sekirn city of Gmunden
small city of Gmunden as the gateway to Salzkammergut region
popular tourist destination Villa Toscana and Schloss Ort
city of Gmunden
main square and old port of the city of Gmunden
component: bioregion
bioregion: a
region defined by characteristics of the natural environment rather than by man-made divisions
Wörthersee /
Camargue, Les
Alpilles, La Crau
France
Alpe-Adria
Austria
Austria, Slovenia, Italy Salzkammergut
France
Alpe-Adria
Slovenia, Italy
Austria
Camargue, Les Alpilles, La Crau
Wörthersee /
Austria,
Salzkammergut
plains of stone and grasslands of La Crau region
Camargue, Les Alpilles, La Crau France
salt in the Camargue region
flora & fauna in the Camargue region
Crau France
/ Alpe-Adria Austria, Slovenia, Italy Salzkammergut Austria
Camargue, Les Alpilles, La
Wörthersee
clear water and reeds of lake
Wörthersee
Wörthersee / Alpe-Adria
native spruce forests under the Karavanken peaks
Austria, Slovenia, Italy
granit mountain peaks of the AlpeAdria mountain range
France
Alpe-Adria Austria, Slovenia, Italy Salzkammergut Austria
Camargue, Les Alpilles, La Crau
Wörthersee /
popular touristic town of Hallstatt
popular hiking region following along the old salt mining routes
Salzkammergut Austria
the Salzkammergut region consisting of 13 lakes
component: investigation (find)
actions:
mapping of social, economic, environmental landscape identifying local issues / opportunities interviews with craftspeople, farmers, policymakers, manufacturers, associations extensive documentation imagine new assemblages
...
Les Alpilles, La Crau France
/ Alpe-Adria Austria, Slovenia, Italy Salzkammergut Austria
Camargue,
Wörthersee
Crau France
/ Alpe-Adria Austria, Slovenia, Italy Salzkammergut Austria
Camargue, Les Alpilles, La
Wörthersee
waste clay
abundance of sea algae growth
abundance of salt production / crystalisation
broadening the scope of wool applications
rice
cultivation waste
sunflower cultivation waste
salt: how can salt crystallization processes help develop innovative applications and strengthen the historic local salt industry?
rice:
can the environmental impact of rice be reduced by developing new material applications that benefit the bioregion?
clay: how can undervalues clays and minerals be recycled for new purposes in the bioregion?
Camargue, Les Alpilles, La Crau France Wörthersee / Alpe-Adria Austria, Slovenia, Italy Salzkammergut Austria
straw and hay production mass corn cultivaiton
filter cake waste from slate quarries
overshoot of invasive typha plants
waste from hop harvesting and beer production
dust from marble and granit quarries
repurposing of wool production
valorisation of beetle wood
waste from grape harvesting and wine production
wool:
how can the existing use of wool be optimised and repurposed for new bioregional applications?
slate:
how can slate filter cake gain be applied within the local construction industry?
beetle wood: how can beetle wood gain value through application within the local construction industry?
Crau France
/ Alpe-Adria Austria, Slovenia, Italy Salzkammergut Austria
Camargue, Les Alpilles, La
Wörthersee
grain cultivation
waste
milk production
co- and by-products
overtourism
salt mining
cheese by- and co-products
ceramic production
know-how
paper production
know-how
sawmill waste
stone quary rubble
ceramics:
how can existing infrastructure and know-how of ceramic production adopt to using local waste resources?
salt:
how can salt cake and mud resulting from current salt mining practices find new uses in the bioregion?
cheese:
how can cheese production‘s co- and by-products find new applications in the bioregion?
component: design (connect)
