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Urban Rejuvenation of water-bound-scapes.
Urban areas absorb and retain more heat, exacerbating global temperature increases and leading to sea level rise that threatens cities worldwide. The surface heat island effect arises from factors concerned with materials and vegetation in the urban environment. Cerulean aims to radically reimagine a resilient ecotone levee.
The project investigates the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) and bio-intelligence to address urban heat island effects and sea level rise in London. It uses slime mould analysis and stigmergy algorithms to reshape flood-prone lands and generate new morphologies. Architectural volumes from these parcels form a decentralized system, creating multi-species spaces for various entities. The project explores a radical approach to species co-existence in a resilient ecosystem.
Cerulean is a resilient ecosystem that addresses future climate change-induced floods while mitigating contributing factors and uniting diverse organisms in an inviolable environment. It is rich in biodiversity where human and non-human species co-exist in harmony, creating a ‘Caelum’ for the human and non-human entities in the ecosystem.
Petri dish experimentation for urban habitat with biological inferences of Physarum polycephalum from a base image by Audrey Dussutou.
Intricate organic morphologies embody the harmonious coexistence of humans and non-humans in urban environments. These dynamic structures feature shelter and sustenance, fostering biodiversity where both native and introduced species thrive.
The ecotone morphologies create spaces which are varied in volume resulting in diverse and dynamic spaces catering different functions.
A gradual and continuous transformation of ecological conditions across ecocline transitional zones. It presents a spectrum of ever-changing environmental factors, featuring diverse habitats and species adaptations along its course.
Because of population growth and human interference, we as precursors experience many adverse effects on the global ecosystem. One of these adverse effects is the surface heat island (SUHI) effect.
London has its own hotspots of SUHI, which result in urban heat, loss of flora and fauna, urban health degradation and flooding.
Projected flooding in London.
Radically reimagining morphologies through xenocognition and non-human intelligence results in a spectrum from terra to nano, where fibrous, interlace, bulbous, and fractal elements.
Petri dish experimentation for urban habitat with biological inferences of Physarum polycephalum from a base image by Audrey Dussutou.
Cluster pattern masking of Terrascape exploration on a satellite map of London. The dataset used to train the AI diffusion model to envisage prospective ecotones.
Employing generative adversarial networks to derive iterations of ecotone landscapes. An ecotone levee is a type of levee designed to create a transition zone between two different ecosystems or habitats for protection and ecological benefits.
Agent-based modelling and the use of stigmergy algorithms are employed to determine the proximity between the planned ecotone and the current road networks. A network of interconnected pathways that seamlessly integrates the ecotone.
Urban fabric blends solid and void spaces, interweaving old and new urban elements. On a larger scale, it is post-rationalised to ideate propitious ecotone levee, facilitating a transition between ecosystems for protection and ecological advantages.
Cataloguing these multifaceted spaces allows for the exploration of diverse scenarios, reimagining the potential of ecotone neighbourhoods and their interconnected pathways.
The bulbous neighbourhoods are enclosed spaces which create diverse volumes to encapulate various species and functionss among them to form a harmonious ecosystem.
AI imagery at nanoscale extracts essential details from tiles, including depth and thresholds creating a 3D geometric tile. The weighted Voronoi algorithm enhances tile strength, allowing for adaptability on curved surfaces by topological mapping.
Bulbous units evenly distribute fluid forces, reducing drag and turbulence, improving water resilience and providing protective enclosed spaces for varied activities.
Rewilding urbanscape by introducing various nonhuman species in the ecotone Assisting the development of ecotone habitat.
Fibrous connections from stigmergy become mangroves to control water and aggregation of bulbous morphologies. Bulbous units provide water resistance and evenly distribute fluid forces for water resilience.
Ecotone morphologies generate habitats of various scales to harness various organic species.
The urban configurations culminate in a de-centralised network that accommodates diverse species, designing a robust ecosystem that reshapes flood-prone terrains and constructs new morphologies.
'Cerulean' offers a unique solution that combines artificial and bio-intelligence to address urban heat island effects and sea level rise in cities like London.