Reykjanes Resource Park

A new eco-industrial landscape

Harvard GSD Urban Design Studio| Fall 2022

Professor: Anna Gasco

Collaborator: Yu Qin, Ni Ye, Liang Yang

This planned Resource Park is located at the far end of the peninsula’s southwest corner. It enjoys an extensive coastline and is also the start node of the volcanic geothermal belt on the island. Due to its abundance of natural resources, the park is already home to a number of industries, such as energy production, fish farming and processing, and salt production.

The industrial infrastructure are in a frame with these sceneries. One is the pipelines. These silver lines creep from the turbine factory at the centre of the site and extend out in all directions. We take advantage of the extensiveness of the pipeline to construct a wayfinding system that connects dispersed attractions and pedestrian traffic across the sites. By integrating the walkway with pipelines, it will not only conserve the land use but also better guide the pedestrian footprint, thus preserving the fragile landscape.

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