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title: floating fields

category: green architecture

location: lake Karla, Thessaly, Greece

team: Anastasia Porlida

for: University of Thessaly

subject: ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN vii - What if

supervising professor: Evelyn Gavrilou

year: 2022

Lake Karla is located in the east of Thessaly and was drained in 1962 in order to cultivate the land. However, the consequences of that project, even today, are affecting the area, since there was a rapid drop in the underground aquifer, intrusion of the sea front, great pollution and the appearance of phytoplankton in Pagasitikos. Fauna and flora in the wider area were affected, dozens of cracks appeared causing damage to buildings in coastal villages, a change in the microclimate of eastern Thessaly and many other problems as a result of which, in 2010, projects for its restoration began. In recent years, it has developed into a meeting place and coexistence of hundreds of birds, many of which are in danger of extinction, due to the poor quality of the water and the fluctuations in the water level, resulting in the destruction of their nests. (poster 01 translation)

The project attempts to solve these problems by creating artificial wetlands on a floating grid made of recycled plastic. Pieces of wetland are grown tied to jetties and then are let to float on the lake or even moved out of it. It aims at researchers, farmers and visitors. It is a complex of facilities of 5 jetties with wetland cultivation capability, 4 wharves and 16 offices/laboratories, warehouse, lodgings and kitchen/dining buildings.

(poster 02 translation)

Plants thrive on these floating islets providing ideal habitat for birds and pollinators on the surface, as well as aquatic creatures underwater.

The recycled plastic mesh provides buoyancy and is placed together with a combination of soil and coconut shavings providing ideal conditions for growing plants.

Biofilm growth on the surface of the roots filters the water and supplies it with oxygen and nutrients. At the same time, the roots act as a shelter for small aquatic organisms.

(poster 03 translation)

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