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MUHAMMAD RIFQI FADHILAH

International Finale - Architectural Category

A TALE OF RURALITY; 'THE APOCALYPSE OF LAND FROM TWONESS CONCEPT TO THE ETERNAL FUTURE OF RURAL'

The Apocalypse of Land from Twoness Concept to The Eternal Future of Rural Redefine RuralAt the beginning of its development, urbanisation has indirectly influenced the understanding of the meaning of rural areas. Based on the concept of rural dualism, the countryside is always seen as something that is contrary to the urban. Over time, rural […]

The Apocalypse of Land from Twoness Concept to The Eternal Future of Rural

Redefine Rural
At the beginning of its development, urbanisation has indirectly influenced the understanding of the meaning of rural areas. Based on the concept of rural dualism, the countryside is always seen as something that is contrary to the urban. Over time, rural areas are required to meet urban needs. Rural areas are exploited to develop agriculture and industry. This has resulted in new characteristics that shift the understanding of the existing meaning of rural. If urbanisation can significantly influence the rural development process. So, to what extent can a new challenge like the climate crisis transform and redefine rural areas in the future?

The Endgame of Rural
One of the greatest challenges of human civilization today is the significant climate crisis. In the context of the Yalova region, Turkiye's climate change can be shown by rising sea levels and temperatures that continue to increase every year. These two extreme changes have a major impact on the sustainability of human life. In the worst-case scenario, sea level rise can cause flooding to drown coastal areas which lead to crop failure and a sustainable food crisis in the future.

A New Hope
To quote Bjarke Ingels, “The human body is made up of 70 percent water. And the surface of our planet is 70 percent water. And it keeps increasing. And even if the rest of the world wakes up tomorrow and becomes carbon neutral at night, there are still island nations destined to sink in the ocean, unless we also develop alternative forms of floating human habitat. No matter how critical the crisis will be. One thing I understand is that we have the power to adapt to change and we have the power to shape our own future.” Then there will always be hope for the sustainability of human civilization, so let architecture help make it happen.

Realising A Tale
In the site analysis process, the coastal area of Akraba beach which is located on the border of the Akköy Termal and Koru Cinarcık regions is the area with the largest sea level rise impact in the Yalova Merkezi. The flat topography and only a few centimetres above sea level make this area a serious threat of flooding and erosion in the near 100 years. Approximately 70% of the area that will be affected is agriculture. Then the rest of the area is covered with housing and green open land. In addressing this problem, the architectural approach was taken by reflecting on a similar project by Japanese architect Kiyonori Kikutake entitled 'Marine City' in 1958, which created an alternative floating city structure on the coast of Tokyo Harbor.

Visualise the Unexpected
As a solution, the above-ground floating construction is proposed as a platform for the new rural ecosystem in the future. The dynamic city structure is used so the city platform can adjust to the sea level. In addition, under the influence of environmental threats these platforms are shaped in a circle so that the loads on the structure can relate to each other and provide a unique combination of flexibility and strength to create greater resilience.

Retroverted the Realm
Each platform is placed according to the density of construction in the existing conditions in the present. Then the platform will be developed with a radius ranging from 125m to 250m. The platform will be conditioned to accommodate most areas of agriculture, settlement, and management of renewable energy resources. The ecosystem life in this area will be moved on a platform with a new structure above sea level. The main components presented include a floating city structure, vertical and horizontal circulation elements, housing modules, multi-stored agricultural modules, and energy resource
management elements. And circulation between platforms will be adapted to sea transportation in order to maintain the dynamic principle of each platform.

Perpetuating the Eternal
At the same time, utilisation of rainwater and wastewater management is focused not only on creating water reserves but also minimising pollution in seawater. On the other hand, the management of renewable energy resources by utilising wind and ocean waves is also the main calculation to encourage the concept of a floating city in the future that is resilient and sustainable. Synopsis in a region that is flooded with salt water, we can build new land by extracting salt from seawater. We can reconfigure seawater desalination techniques, by converting salt water (obtained by electrodialysis) into construction materials. Thus, the salt will be transformed into biotic, and the loss of good soil will be used in the development of artificial hybrid architectural elements and rock salt. New shelters form above seawater, with agglomerations of crystalline salts.

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The Apocalypse of Land from Twoness Concept to The Eternal Future of Rural

Redefine Rural
At the beginning of its development, urbanisation has indirectly influenced the understanding of the meaning of rural areas. Based on the concept of rural dualism, the countryside is always seen as something that is contrary to the urban. Over time, rural areas are required to meet urban needs. Rural areas are exploited to develop agriculture and industry. This has resulted in new characteristics that shift the understanding of the existing meaning of rural. If urbanisation can significantly influence the rural development process. So, to what extent can a new challenge like the climate crisis transform and redefine rural areas in the future?

The Endgame of Rural
One of the greatest challenges of human civilization today is the significant climate crisis. In the context of the Yalova region, Turkiye's climate change can be shown by rising sea levels and temperatures that continue to increase every year. These two extreme changes have a major impact on the sustainability of human life. In the worst-case scenario, sea level rise can cause flooding to drown coastal areas which lead to crop failure and a sustainable food crisis in the future.

A New Hope
To quote Bjarke Ingels, “The human body is made up of 70 percent water. And the surface of our planet is 70 percent water. And it keeps increasing. And even if the rest of the world wakes up tomorrow and becomes carbon neutral at night, there are still island nations destined to sink in the ocean, unless we also develop alternative forms of floating human habitat. No matter how critical the crisis will be. One thing I understand is that we have the power to adapt to change and we have the power to shape our own future.” Then there will always be hope for the sustainability of human civilization, so let architecture help make it happen.

Realising A Tale
In the site analysis process, the coastal area of Akraba beach which is located on the border of the Akköy Termal and Koru Cinarcık regions is the area with the largest sea level rise impact in the Yalova Merkezi. The flat topography and only a few centimetres above sea level make this area a serious threat of flooding and erosion in the near 100 years. Approximately 70% of the area that will be affected is agriculture. Then the rest of the area is covered with housing and green open land. In addressing this problem, the architectural approach was taken by reflecting on a similar project by Japanese architect Kiyonori Kikutake entitled 'Marine City' in 1958, which created an alternative floating city structure on the coast of Tokyo Harbor.

Visualise the Unexpected
As a solution, the above-ground floating construction is proposed as a platform for the new rural ecosystem in the future. The dynamic city structure is used so the city platform can adjust to the sea level. In addition, under the influence of environmental threats these platforms are shaped in a circle so that the loads on the structure can relate to each other and provide a unique combination of flexibility and strength to create greater resilience.

Retroverted the Realm
Each platform is placed according to the density of construction in the existing conditions in the present. Then the platform will be developed with a radius ranging from 125m to 250m. The platform will be conditioned to accommodate most areas of agriculture, settlement, and management of renewable energy resources. The ecosystem life in this area will be moved on a platform with a new structure above sea level. The main components presented include a floating city structure, vertical and horizontal circulation elements, housing modules, multi-stored agricultural modules, and energy resource
management elements. And circulation between platforms will be adapted to sea transportation in order to maintain the dynamic principle of each platform.

Perpetuating the Eternal
At the same time, utilisation of rainwater and wastewater management is focused not only on creating water reserves but also minimising pollution in seawater. On the other hand, the management of renewable energy resources by utilising wind and ocean waves is also the main calculation to encourage the concept of a floating city in the future that is resilient and sustainable. Synopsis in a region that is flooded with salt water, we can build new land by extracting salt from seawater. We can reconfigure seawater desalination techniques, by converting salt water (obtained by electrodialysis) into construction materials. Thus, the salt will be transformed into biotic, and the loss of good soil will be used in the development of artificial hybrid architectural elements and rock salt. New shelters form above seawater, with agglomerations of crystalline salts.

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