Group Project with Yaren Çiftçi, Simay Demirel, Özge Üstün
ECO-WETLAND
İskenderun has been an important port city throughout history. The alluvial soil of the city led to various problems such as swamp-borne diseases and construction difficulties. Rapid industrialization in the region has temporarily overcome these problems by covering the soil with concrete. The concern of the project is to embrace and adapt to the conditions of the site while creating a protective system that provides a natural habitat compatible with the surrounding environment as opposed to how it was done in history with the help of infrastructures.
The program of Eco-Wetland is formed with a deep analysis of the history of the site and the current conditions. Constructed wetland programs are forming the terrain of the site and all other program elements are working with the constructed wetland either directly or indirectly. While research facility programs are working on all processes of the wetland, educational programs are assisting in this work. On the other hand, transportation programs do not serve the wetland but attract people to the area while solving the current accessibility issue.
Since there are factories that use water and pollute the sea, the designed infrastructural system, the constructed wetland, filters industrial water and provides clean water in order to reduce pollution.
Constructed Wetland Zones
Program Distribution
1. Aquatic Garden 2. Bio-Channel 3. Bird Watching 4. Ditch 5. Marsh 6. Pond 7. Short Grass Field 8. Swamp 9. Tall Grass Field
10. Accommodation 11. Dining Hall 12. Dormitory 13. Land Transport 14. Rail Transport 15. Sea Transport 16. Gathering 17. Mass Info 18. Mass Participation
19. Aquatic Greenhouse 20. Aquatic invertebrates 21. Aquatic Plants 22. Bio-Soll 23. Eco-Conservation 24. Eco-Culture 25. Eco-Recharging 26. Eco-Test 27. Eco-Toxicology
28. Extreme Conditions 29. Fluid Dynamics 30. Limnology 31. Marsh Control 32. Sea Research 33. Sedimentation 34. Sensory of Aquatic Animals 35. Eco-Filtering 36. Micro & Macrobiology
37. Aquatic Toxicology 38. Bioremediation 39. Biostatistics 40. Determination of pH 41. Ichthyoplankton Ecology 42. Insect Pest Control 43. Irrigation and Drainage 44. Revitalization 45. Stream Ecology
The location of the programs on the site is determined by the overlap of the defined strips and the zones which are defined between land and sea zones considering the water capacity of the areas. This led to the design of different relations between the structures and the constructed wetland. Lastly, this constructed wetland influences the region in an ecological way by reviving and utilizing the features of the site while allowing the experience of the process with the simulation path.
The designed transportation hub including ferry, train, and bus transportation was a necessity for the area as well as to prevent excessive pollution that might be caused by the people that will work at the facility.
With the transportation hub, the aim of attracting people to the area and enriching the experience of visitors is achieved by the simulation paths that connect programs and allow people to explore the process.
