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Marina barrage is an iconic site for Singapore as it plays an important role in our daily needs in water. Despite being iconic and near to the Gardens by the Bay, a tourist attraction area, the designs of the bridge does not attract many people.

Over the years, urbanization had separated nature and humans, where they used to be united. Hence this project is to design the linkage where it allows people to get a sense of touch of nature in this urbanized city. The reasons for the chosen site is due to realizing that this bridge was transformed from nature due to urbanization. Hence, It would be better to return this back into the nature yet allowing it to function what it should be. This does not act as just a linkage for humans to walk through, but it also allows humans to feel nature, a place where the wildlife could feel home. With this, it allows one to reconsider the relations between nature and mankind.

Marina Barrage

Site Analysis

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Tiadal Coeffcients Popularity

Singapore is one of the most urbanized countries in the world, particularly since its independence from the British Colony in 1965. The urbanization also linked with rapid industrialization, so during that time the government focuses on providing enough public housing and providing employment opportunities for the people. This led to priorities on urban developments that overlooked the preservation of nature and natural habitats, causing to Singapore lose 90 percent of its original forests today.

Since the 1960s, the government had planned to transform Singapore into a garden city. Until the late 1990s, the government takes immediate and basic measures to help protect the environment. However, Singapore is densely urbanized with a concrete jungle, so the land is limited.

Introdoction Objective

The purpose of the design is to create a juxtaposition space that allows coexistence between humans and wildlife. It is to design a space allowing people to get a sense of touch nature in the cit and is also a re e i e ro ect for hu ans his desi n will a e a big contrast between the current situation and future at Marina Barrage. It prompts tourists to question the divide between nature and mankind in the modern world. This inspires the thought that can help bring about change in their relationship and ways to protect animals and provide more habitable space for them.

For this project, it is to design the linkage that allows people to get a sense of touch of nature in this urbanized city, while at the same time providing for wildlife needs. This way, the Barrage will not only be just an engineering masterpiece, but it also doubles as an ecological park that directs people towards an ecological environment where animals can become more involved.

his desi n in uenced by the water deop and sea water wave

1 .Used water drop element to design a space

2. Explore more spaces with different functions.

3. Create different levels of spaces that allow people touch the water.

4. Divide area for different function

The barrage can be separated into two areas, the top is the shelter and pathway for people to cross. There are 8 shelters on the barrage, below the shelter is the base of the barrage, in between are gate, that can open and close to control the water ow

Since Marina Barrage is an important structure in Singapore and plays an important role for majority, the existing function of the place must be maintained. This brings in the consideration of designing the project without touching the structure under the water.

As the new design will be taking up a wider space with a heavier weight than the e istin arra e a oatin structure which utili es anchors secured on the lake bottom as a foundation will be used in these parts to lighten the pressure on the barrage pier.

Choosing different Plant species depends on different environments. The lower three foors will be submerged by the sea when the high tide. Therefore, I chose the plant species that can survive in the seawater.

This design will imitate suitable habitats as far as possible to make it become the kind of environment that animals usually stay to attract wildlife to come.

Amphiteater

In the middle of the amphitheater, there will be a garden where there are seats provided for people to rest on, through the greenery and the natural to give a space of relaxation. At the same time, there are voids in the middle, where people can look down to see the barrage system, people then can see how this barrage can be work with the water supply and the food control between the Marina Reservoir and the sea. It provides a new kind of experience and visual enjoyment while watching the water food created when opening the gate of the barrage.

Water Play Area

At the lowest level of the barrage, which is just the same as the water level, I have designed a bigger platform. These platforms are with the willing started from 30cm high, so the seawater can enter through this 30cm height gap, and it allows people to ste in water durin the low tide to et in touch with water he otters and fshes can enter through these gaps inside the marina barrage, where connected to the rain garden on the top, through the water elevator, you will be able to see otters in the rain garden too.

The rain garden is the center of the whole barrage. The rain garden will collect and flter the rainwater ro ide the source of water for the lants on the bridges at the same time provide the environment for the wildlife. It is to bring the visitors a different kind of experience.