POST-HUMAN ERA
Project location: Piacenza, Italy
Teamwork
Project Introduction
The recent rate of global sea level rise has deviated from the average rate of the past two to three thousand years and is rising even faster, at about one-tenth of an inch per year. This trend may accelerate, potentially leading to alarming changes in the world's coastlines. The Alps have also been affected by the recent melting of glaciers, leading to flooding of the Po River - this is how we imagine the post-human era scenario.
The Caorso nuclear power plant, located along the Po River Basin, was built in the 1970s, commissioned in 1981, ceased operation in October 1986, and was decommissioned in 1999 and dismantled. Due to the private nature of the nuclear power plant, the surrounding land use has remained virtually unchanged for decades, woodlands and wetlands have been protected, and the overall ecological environment has remained stable and favorable. The decommissioned nuclear power plant has become a local landmark.
In the post-human era, the environment, nature and non-human entities will be regarded as equally important. The project aims to enhance the region's adaptability and resilience to flooding, improve the stability and resilience of the ecosystem, and at the same time provide a guarantee that human civilization in the region will return and develop in the post-human era. The seed bank within the site will act as a 'spark' when the global floods are over. It will promote ecological restoration and create an environment suitable for human and other life to coexist.
GENERAL ANALYSIS
PO RIVER ANALYSIS Site Overview
Meso Scale Landuse Change Analysis
GEOLOGY
Macro Scale Landuse Change Analysis
Soil Analysis
Soil Type
Wetland Strategy
Species Distribution Status
Species Distribution Strategy
Section A - A'
Concept Of Design Strategy
Masterplan
Road Types
Proposal Site Demolition And Reconstruction Plan
Mesoscale Masterplan
Micro Scale Masterplan
Design Analysis Sections
Zoom In Plan Of Area-A Zoom In Plan Of Area-B
Zoom In Plan Of Area-C Zoom In Plan Of Area-D
Section A-A’ 1:200
Section B-B’ 1:200
Rendering of Area - B
Rendering of Area - A
Rendering of Area - C
Nuclear Power Plant Species Distribution
Regional Microclimate Analysis