COMMUNAL REVIVAL

from Landscape Architecture Portfolio | Saisuthan S.

DIVINE ARCH

| Community landscape for collective resilience |

The northern part of Sri Lanka is facing power and food crises, with negative impacts on the landscape such as reduced land use and abandoned land, leading to collective suffering. Kilinochchi, which used to be a major agricultural producer, now only contributes 2% of the country’s agro production due to the tragic past. Since the end of the armed conflict, many displaced people have returned to their places of origin, but there are concerns about durable solutions and related issues. Rehabilitating the landscape is necessary to address post-trauma and desperation and improve socio-psychological, economic, and environmental development. Land-use patterns need to be reformed to increase productivity and prevent competitive conflict situations, especially as the population and the demand for land increase. A project that promotes self-sufficient landscape development is needed to achieve resilient reintegration and sustainable development.

Term: Comprehensive Design Project | Final year

Tools: AutoCAD, SketchUp, Enscape, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign

Land-use Settlements

Site

Land-use Vegetation

Settlements Residential Military camp Tree cover Paddy lands

Connectivity

The proposed site for the project is the Kilaly jetty and its surroundings, which was previously affected by post-war landmines and destruction of cultivation lands. This area falls under the UDA’s proposal for agro-tourism and water-based recreational development. The primary users of the site are farmers, fishermen, their families, and children, while the secondary users include military personnel, product consumers, and visitors.

Mangrove Buildings Pathways

Concept

The necessary to achieve economic, environmental, social, and political rejuvenation has gotten through SWOT analysis. In order to achieve resilient development within these four parameters, several concepts such as resilience design, sustainable agriculture, community-based resource management, environmental justice, and political economy were studied and utilized.

Resilience design Sustainable agriculture

Environmental Rejuvenation

Economic Rejuvenation

Community based resource management

Social Rejuvenation Political Rejuvenation

Environmental justice

Political economy

Mangrove Coastal

Connectivity nods Project brief

Phase

Enhancing land-use: Tourism, Fishery

Connectivity trail: Ecological connectivity, Visual portals

Community involvement activities

Primary purchasing

Primary usages

Phase II

Multi purchasing center and self-sufficiency development

Phase III

Master plan to enhance transport connectivity

Agricultural storage and functioning

Proposed outcomes

Agricultural restoration

• Paddy field regeneration

• Reestablishment of coconut plantation

• Agricultural trading of Rice, coconut and vegetables

Purchasing

• Economic self-sufficiency

• Inclusive interaction between military men and people towards integrated purchasing spaces

• Sustainable income and reduction of spatial desperation

Fishing

• Enhanced supplies and trading methods

• Reduce physical efforts of fishermen for transferring fish-loads by proposed deck rather than pulling them towards the costal sandy trails

Community involvement

• Enhance the inter and intra communal interconnections with the maintenance and management proposal

• Magnifying spatial connectivity with amplified self-sufficiency, strengthened inclusiveness, boosted land utility and diminishing desperation

Divine Arch

Redefinition of the renovated A9 highway aims to create a tranquil and functional space in the spiritual surroundings of Murikandy where drivers to take a break while longdistance travelling. Spanning 3 acres, the project includes essential facilities such as parking, lavatories, and lighting. Additionally, it features a food court for refreshments, a meditation tree for serene, a Satsang stadium for spiritual gatherings, and outdoor seating areas for relaxation. This revitalization project seeks to provide a harmonious and inviting environment that caters to the needs of travelers while cherish the spiritual essence of Murikandy.

Term: Internship at Urban Development Authority