The productive landscape : wetland rehabilitation at the lower reaches of the Liesbeek River

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dc.contributor.advisorNoero, Joen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorCoetzer, Nicen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorDe Jager, Roben_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorCarter, Francisen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorBhikha, Preetyaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-09-17T12:17:57Z
dc.date.available2014-09-17T12:17:57Z
dc.date.issued2013en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis dissertation explores the relationship between architecture, nature and the machine. It aims to investigate the potential for architecture to serve as a catalyst for site regeneration, specifically in a landscape that is undervalued in its current condition. The design, located at the lower reaches of the Liesbeek River, explores wetland rehabilitation and agricultural production, by viewing architecture as a soft machine that becomes a part of dynamic systems in ecological landscapes. The boundary has been selected as the means for architectural engagement, and the layers of the site are explored for their potential to create identity.The proposed programme comprises of an architecture of inhabited site works, that embodies the process of natural water filtration, using water from the Liesbeek River. Natural ecosystems are restored through the cultivation of endangered wetland plants in controlled growing beds for wetland rehabilitation on the site. Filtered water from the constructed wetlands is then used in hydroponic farming, supported by a water research facility. The conventional typology of landscapes of production is augmented through public interaction, which is facilitated through the provision of public amenities. These include a healthy-food café, public pool and change facilities, as well as a public wetland recreational park. The dissertation shows that through the creation of a productive landscape that facilitates public interaction, value can be given to an under appreciated site, by establishing identity through activation.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationBhikha, P. (2013). <i>The productive landscape : wetland rehabilitation at the lower reaches of the Liesbeek River</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,School of Architecture, Planning and Geomatics. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7538en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationBhikha, Preetya. <i>"The productive landscape : wetland rehabilitation at the lower reaches of the Liesbeek River."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,School of Architecture, Planning and Geomatics, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7538en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationBhikha, P. 2013. The productive landscape : wetland rehabilitation at the lower reaches of the Liesbeek River. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Bhikha, Preetya AB - This dissertation explores the relationship between architecture, nature and the machine. It aims to investigate the potential for architecture to serve as a catalyst for site regeneration, specifically in a landscape that is undervalued in its current condition. The design, located at the lower reaches of the Liesbeek River, explores wetland rehabilitation and agricultural production, by viewing architecture as a soft machine that becomes a part of dynamic systems in ecological landscapes. The boundary has been selected as the means for architectural engagement, and the layers of the site are explored for their potential to create identity.The proposed programme comprises of an architecture of inhabited site works, that embodies the process of natural water filtration, using water from the Liesbeek River. Natural ecosystems are restored through the cultivation of endangered wetland plants in controlled growing beds for wetland rehabilitation on the site. Filtered water from the constructed wetlands is then used in hydroponic farming, supported by a water research facility. The conventional typology of landscapes of production is augmented through public interaction, which is facilitated through the provision of public amenities. These include a healthy-food café, public pool and change facilities, as well as a public wetland recreational park. The dissertation shows that through the creation of a productive landscape that facilitates public interaction, value can be given to an under appreciated site, by establishing identity through activation. DA - 2013 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2013 T1 - The productive landscape : wetland rehabilitation at the lower reaches of the Liesbeek River TI - The productive landscape : wetland rehabilitation at the lower reaches of the Liesbeek River UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7538 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/7538
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationBhikha P. The productive landscape : wetland rehabilitation at the lower reaches of the Liesbeek River. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,School of Architecture, Planning and Geomatics, 2013 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7538en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentSchool of Architecture, Planning and Geomaticsen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.titleThe productive landscape : wetland rehabilitation at the lower reaches of the Liesbeek Riveren_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMArch (Prof)en_ZA
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