Rising with the Seas: An Ecological Vernacular

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Rising with the Seas: An Ecological Vernacular

Submitted to the Department of Architecture in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Architecture at the Wentworth Institute of Technology, April 2021

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title: Rising with the Seas: An Ecological Vernacular

creator: Ferdinan Baillargeon

subject: Seal level, Environmental aspects; Marine pollution; Seaside architecture, Panama, Gun Yala, Designs and plans; Flood damage prevention

description: In an extension of the existing Vernacular [respect for the community, honoring the dignity of the ongoing practices and expressions], this thesis explores buoyancy and landscape regeneration in conjunction with waste in the face of rising sealevels and creating a more resilient and sustainable community while preserving the Guna’s ancestral heritage. Raising existing buildings on high water levels will be a fundamental purpose; this can be achieved through buoyancy as part of the anticipatorydesign strategies implemented within the thesis. It introduces a separation between the building from land. Collecting waste off the beaches and using it as a landfill below the raised structures, therefore allowing for regeneration of land below to create a more volatile infrastructure. By prioritizing the outer buildings, it produces a Protective berm around the island. The community then has time to raise streets and walkways, lowering canals, spanning bridges. Ultimately, tying all elements together as the product ofrising water. Besides creating a more resilient infrastructure,the community and urban aspects can be more resilient through landscape regeneration and recycling waste. As a result, the communities will soon stand to thrive, acclimate and adapt in theface of sea-level rise.

publisher: The Douglas D. Schumann Library and Learning Commons, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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date: 2021

type: Thesis

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