Govan Docks in Glasgow has been derelict for more than 30 years, disrupting the riverside connection of the Govan neighborhood. The project proposes workshops and studio spaces inside a wetland park in Govan Docks. While the phytoremediating plants inside the graving docks clean the pollution in water and soil from the years of heavy industry, they will also create a pleasant working environment. Workshops will create opportunities for local initiatives and increase territoriality on site. Fueled by the power of local creative production, the docks will become a creativity and biodiversity hotspot, generating social and economic flux from the Glasgow city center.
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Spaces for creative production and cultural infrastructures in Glasgow
It takes 20 to 30 years for a wetland to become resilient enough. Community engagement and local ownership is essential in the sustainability of the site, so project phases establish it in this time.
Wetlands have unique characteristics, consisting of various species. In order to design for a robust ecology and wetland base, specifying the main requirements of these species is crucial.
Unit testings according to daylight, size and occupational patterns
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Section; Questioning the relationship between the street level, docks level and inside the graving docks, the design addresses connectivity.
Ground Floor Plan
