A Sustainable Future for Coastline Retreats
Confronted with the imminent peril of rising sea levels, the regions of Rumney Marsh and contiguous impervious surfaces confront analogous challenges. The prospective extinction of salt marsh habitats and the fructuating decisions surrounding the continuity of labor and infrastructure on extensive terrestrial expanses underscore the erosion of boundaries between aquatic ecosystems and human domains. In the context of the Anthropocene, where humanity is increasingly detached from nature and the once essential productive environments, the need to establish new relationships with multiple species becomes evident.
This project envisages the prospective trajectory of Rumney Marsh and the coastal vicinity through the refinement of existing Construction and Demolition (C&D) systems.
Reusing physical materials derived from the landfill, such as fly ash, and repurposing materials from site retreat demolitions, the endeavor involves their processing to engender innovative structural elements intended for diverse ecological designs. The main objective resides in depicting an unprecedented interface between human entities and aquatic life, concurrently reconceptualizing the biological trajectories within the salt marsh. By deploying a migratory organism network centered around fish, the initiative aspires to effectuate the relocation of marsh habitats to flood-prone areas, thereby actualizing a multi-species symbiotic system.