Alyona Nagornaia B.Arch Thesis

Simulation for Attention: Being disconnected from the rest of Seattle, Duwamish River rearly expects visitors and is not used as a recreation space for the people. A variety of objects placed in the pockets of industrial use could become new points of attraction, give a new appearance to the river as well as be involved in mitigating environmental problems of the Duwamish communities. Housing pods type M1.0 phase EXPLR issuu date 01/20/22 A series of mobile housing pods could be hung from the crane that was once used for shipping containers. 51

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Filtering “boattle” type M1.1 phase EXPLR issuu date 01/20/22 This proposal taking a concept from the bottle is meant to become a boat house in its folded condition. The straw would get polluted water from the river and filter it through a facade built in sand filter. This would provide awareness of the filtering action to the visitors. The upper part of the structure would then collect filtered water and spray it during the summer season creating a cooling effect. 53

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Floating art pavilion type M1.2 phase EXPLR issuu date 01/20/22 Inspired by a composition of tubes and planes, the floating art pavilion hosts local art while creating mist using water from the Duwamish River. The pavilion utilizes local recycled materials such as corrugated metal from shipping containers for its walls. The inflatable parts are floating foundation pontoons and temperature-responsive roof “pillows”. They create shade based on the temperature of sun radiation. 55

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Bridging the Duwamish Located in the remainder of one of the tributaries of the Duwamish River, the project connects Georgetown and South Park communities with a trail going across the river. The parcel where the main community center is proposed belongs to the city of Seattle with the aim of possible future realization. The lot is also a start point of the current “artery” going through the green bioswale, tiny homes village, a part of the industrial zone, ending at a historic Seattle City Light’s Georgetown Steam Plant. Diagrams 8-9: The Wetland Factory conceptual context plan and chunk model 57

03_SPECULATIVE EXPLORATION MULTI-STORY STRUCTURE Vegetative Bowl absorbs nearby sounds (airplanes/freeway) and creates a soft and meditative transition Constructed Wetlands and Tideflats fixed and fluctuating levels allow to recreate once taken ecosystems Saunas warm mist experience Temporary Housing restorative living experience Freshwater Outdoor Pool a new perspective on industrial river 00 02 00 01 02 01 Levels of Pollutants wetland purified storm- water is safe to move to the river 58

Soft Response Rainwater Storage The project focuses on wetland purified stormwater revitalization of a part is safe to move to the river of the Duwamish River providing a new frame to its once disrupted nature. Working with different mediums of softness, the project touches on a new appreciation of such lost ecosystems as wetlands using them as active filtering systems. By mitigating the risks that surface water runoff imposes from the surrounding industries, wetlands create clean water swimming pools that can activate new senses about the river. Multi-story Structure type S1.0-1.1 EXPLR phase 02/12/22 issuu date 59

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The first iteration of the community center took much of its geometry and materials from the industrial past of the Duwamish River. Suspension of roof elements from the shipping cranes that could be found easily around the area were proposed. The greeen areas of the model drawing indicate wetladns and are placed on multiple levels across the building. This allows outdoor circulation trails to happen throughout the whole project taking on from the wildlife refuge areas of the Pacific Northwest. Wetland Factory M2.0 EXPLR type phase 03/10/22 issuu date 61

03_SPECULATIVE EXPLORATION SECTION Rooftop Trail Temporary Housing Amphitheater suspended roof w/ individual wetland care ecosystem education wetland and trail for close-up view Filtered Water Swimming Pool Education Center 62

Wetland Factory S2.0 EXPLR type phase 03/20/22 issuu date Initial section (bottom) through the building presents a variety of programs that are available for the cohabitation of the community, wetlands and their species, The project proposes a well- rounded ecosystem importance awareness approach. Educational, performing, housing, and recreational parts of the project compliment one another to create a wetland experience in each of those. The diagram (to the left) shows two wetland categories - the one accessible to humans for being taken care of and the one existing on its own. Rainwater Collector Circulation Tower wetland distribution wetland observation Floating Pontoon Foundation 63

Circular Wetland R1.0 Reflection Space DSGN type 05/10/22 phase issuu date 64

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04_DESIGN OUTPUT STORIES OF A COMMUNITY AND WETLANDS Wetland Factory Wetlatynpde Factory M3.0 DSGN phase type issuu date M30.30/10/22 phase DSGN 66issuu date 04/26/22

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04_DESIGN OUTPUT STORIES IN PLAN A B Wetland Factory P1.0 DSGN type phase 05/08/22 issuu date 68

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04_DESIGN OUTPUT STORIES IN PLAN Community Outreach: The Project aims to offer a lot of freedom to the local communities in ways of inhabiting the space. Every fixed part of program is situated next to an area of flexible use. For instance, the saunas and cafes depicted in the floor plan fragments have unoccupied areas next to them that could be used for small group gatherings, physical exercise classes, etc. Additionally, the bamboo framed scaffolding structural system can be expanded, modified, or even reassembled in similar sites across the river. More temporary housing units can be added or taken down if needed as well as the shapes of wetlands can be modified per season. 70

Plan Fragment “A” type P1.1 phase DSGN issuu date 05/20/22 71

04_DESIGN OUTPUT STORIES IN PLAN Plan Fragment “B” type P1.2 phase DSGN issuu date 05/22/22 72

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04_DESIGN OUTPUT STORIES IN PLAN Plan Fragment “C” type P1.3 phase DSGN issuu date 05/28/22 74

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View of the housing from the Swimming Pool type R1.2 phase DSGN issuu date 05/10/22 77

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04_DESIGN OUTPUT SYSTEM Right now a glulam beam put on a steady bamboo connection is holding me. If I lean on the perforated corten steel railing panel, I can see wetlands through the glass roof system! 80

Filling the Gaps The project uses rainwater for building water use, then filters it through the septic tank and finally through the wetlands to achieve a good quality before returning to the river and swimming pools. The contaminated stormwater runoff is filtered through the floating wetlands first - creating a soft transition to the river. Septic Tank Filtration First Step of filtration Building Water Use Housing and Communal water functions Swimming Pool Return to the Use Duwamish River Recreational function Second Step of filtration to enjoy the River by the community Stormwater Runoff Water from industrially polluted surfaces Wetland Filtration Second Step of filtration Water Tank Collection Filtered water is kept until further use Diagram 10: The wetland factory water cycle 81

04_DESIGN OUTPUT SYSTEM Right now a glulam beam put on a steady bamboo connection is holding me. If I lean on the perforated corten steel railing panel, I can see wetlands through the glass roof system! 82

While I am taking care of these swampy plants, they absorb nutrients and contaminants of the water that was treated in septic system first. I am willing to use these recycled water in different ways afterwards. 83

It is amazing to look at the river, rooftop wetland, and performance space at once from this trail. 84

All my family has a lot to do in this one community center on the weekend. The water feels a little bit cool but refreshing on this sunny day! 85

I am so lucky live in this spacious unit just by taking care of the wetland! 86

Bird watching is a thing in this place. 87

I will definitely be back to this sauna during the gloomy Seattle winter 88

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I should submit my artwork next time to participate in the local art exhibition! 91

A place for Cohabitation type R1.3 phase DSGN issuu date 05/15/22 92

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Figures 16-18: Physical Model photographs showcasing the facade and roof wetland system 95

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05_ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FINAL THOUGHTS 98

Foremost, I would like to express my deepest appreciation to my advisor and studio professor Dale Clifford for the continuous support and motivation during the year of my thesis research and design. His guidance, knowledge, and advice carried me through all the stages of my thesis and helped me to frame my thesis topic from the earliest experiments into the final design. I am also thankful to all the critics for their immensely helpful comments during the several reviews across the year. Second, my special thanks would be addressed to my partner Vasily, an architect himself, for all the patience, careful listening, understanding, and support along the way. I would also like to thank Professor Thomas Fowler and Professor Pavel Getov from earlier school years for continuous belief in my ideas and the inspiration they gave to me with their brilliant suggestions. Finally, I would like to acknowledge with gratitude my studio mates, Weilu Pan, Eric Bourke, Sydney Bolish, and my friends Gabriela Makita and Juan Fernandez, for all the help and joyful moments that helped me keep going during the hardest times of the year. 99

06_READING REFLECTION “A Global Sense of Place” by Doreen Massey Doreen Massey, in her paper “A Global Sense of Place,” argues on the importance of “place.” Specifically, she discusses how different technological, social, economic, etc. processes affected the sense of community, place, and locality during globalization. Massey argues that the mobility peculiar to the second half of the 20th century is not reflected in public spaces in terms of community representation, and yet spaces are losing their identity. Doreen also focuses on the concept of mobility and power, and how it influences the annihilation of mobility for certain groups of people. She uses the term “time- space compression” to identify this process and explains how it relates to those who are in charge of the process, and those who are affected by it. “A Global Sense of Place” relates to my thesis topic as it talks about the disproportional levels of mobility. I believe that architecture has the power and need to respond to inequalities of this kind, and that flexibility, for instance, can influence the mobility of people in rural places. “Community Plumbing” by Shannon Mattern Shannon Mattern in her article “Community Plumbing” argues about the different values, meanings, and functions of a hardware store to a community in modern times compared to how it was in the past. In particular, she discusses how the hardware stores had to respond to the upcoming changes and how some didn’t, which resulted in failure. The ability to predict societal changes and adapt to them is what made some hardware stores successful. At the same time, Mattern highlights how this success demonstrates the ever so increased individualization and self-sufficiency of society that pushed the community values behind. “Community Plumbing” might relate to my thesis topic regarding the adaptability of the hardware stores. The prediction of societal change, or an individual’s behavior can be translated to a different, kinetic, use of space. people and spaces. They also believe that bring landscape architecture into the design phases as early as possible would be beneficial to the whole process 100