Abandonment of mining sites and buildings has been an issue that is on the rise today, in the age... more Abandonment of mining sites and buildings has been an issue that is on the rise today, in the age of rapid globalisation and advancement. In certain mining towns, residents move away from the site once resources are depleted and weren’t able to finance the town, which in turn causes vacant and abandonment of the site, leaving everything behind to be neglected or underused. As Germany is currently preparing for a coal energy phase-out, the scene of unused mining sites is reoccurring when these neglected sites provide potential reuse and growth. The studio will explore the complexities and chances of transforming post-carbon age industrial environments, transnational sustainable energy production, and sustainable jobs and living concepts. To develop an urban and architectural concept for a cool coal exit, this thesis will research the methodology of revitalising abandoned mining sites.
For the past 40 years, as a community, we have become in- increasingly aware of the need to protect the environment where we can understand the concern, given that the damage done during the industrial revolution continues to affect our climate. In the environmentally conscious society in which we now reside, the mining industry is often portrayed as an antagonist, leaving behind polluted land and ravaged environments. Most people don’t realise that most of the mined site does not return to their former glory, either in making the mined site as habitable as they were before. Mined sites can be reclaimed into different programs, however, in Germany, the trend is to reclaim the mined sites as forests, lakes or water features. Repurposing mined sites not only brings benefits to the environment but most importantly helps to boost local economies, especially in areas that affect the unemployment rates when the mines were shut down.
Another issue that this proposal aims to tackle is on the number of people who live in urban areas is drastically more compared to rural areas. These developments are the process where populations moved from rural areas into urban areas. Undeniably, the gap between big cities and local existence in Germany is not as severe as in other countries due to the federal structure of 16 state capitals. However, there is still an obvious imbalance between urban and rural areas. It is said that several agricultural areas in the state of Brandenburg are expected to lose about a third of their populations by 2035. These regions experience a general lack of a job, shops, skilled crafts, doctors and banks. The main cause of outbreaks of diseases and drivers of climate change are various forms of pollution, and inadequate space for walking, cycling and active living. Other than these certain obvious physical diseases that occur throughout rapid urban development that constitutes to polluted environment, emotional or psychological issues are also another factor affecting the well-being of urban dwellers. Consequently, urban dwellers are exposed to an increased risk for different types of neuropsychiatric disorders.
With the concern on the mentioned problem statement, it is envisioned to develop the abandoned mining sites through revitalisation and reclamation, with the concept of village typology development. Thus, this research focuses on the villages alongside their typologies and characteristics. In most areas, villages are linear settlements where the houses are clustered along a line, instead of a central point. For the past decades, rural areas and small towns are consistently losing young people. However, today and or in the future, it might be the other way around, moving to rural areas might be the new way of life. Urban dwellers are moving to rural areas to seek a quiet life. Most of the young people and millennials decided to uproot and enjoy the peaceful and quiet countryside. As mentioned in the problem statement, life in urban areas causes health issues because of the growing emission factors contained in big cities. Other than that, village life provides the opportunity for thought, study and mental development providing a healthier and mental physical for those that require thinking. As it is envisioned to develop the abandoned mining sites with the concept of village typology development, with these 6 characteristics, horizontal community engagement can be achieved in today’s world. The characteristic includes small and intimate, unique, specially designed to encourage social interaction, driven locally and locally responsive, useful as well as blended culture.
Through the problem statement, this proposal will further explore the methodology that tackles the issue as stated. One of the methodologies is through the concept of the ecovillage, where it is a community that aims to become more sustainable in terms of social, cultural and economic and environmental. Ecovillages are deliberately designed to rebuild and restore social and natural ecosystems through participatory processes which are owned locally. Furthermore, the concept of a productive loop reinvents proactive proximities, close circular economies, and alternatives of co-production and eco-sharing systems. With the intention of production within the village, living and work are combined again which creates more opportunities for recycling, social interactions and a greater sustainable village. On the other hand, the methodology of the energy-integrated building where design solutions are incorporated with adaptive building elements and power systems into one entity to maximise the sustainability performance of energy production, consumption of resources and indoor environmental quality. This methodology will further study the norm of an energy farm that occupies a big area of the site solely for the purpose of energy harvesting and the possibilities of mixing the infrastructures of the village into a unified area.
In conclusion, through the usage of the methodology, as stated, it is envisioned to design a village with the integration of urban lifestyle into rural living. With the result of this research proposal, the ideology of Villagegification is visioned to be applied on multiple abandoned mining sites with similar variance to the current site so as not to repeat the process of rapid urban development that is uncontrolled and causing a negative impact on its dwellers, and excavate the vast land opportunity to have sustainable development.
Abandonment of mining sites and buildings has been an issue that is on the rise today, in the age... more Abandonment of mining sites and buildings has been an issue that is on the rise today, in the age of rapid globalisation and advancement. In certain mining towns, residents move away from the site once resources are depleted and weren’t able to finance the town, which in turn causes vacant and abandonment of the site, leaving everything behind to be neglected or underused. As Germany is currently preparing for a coal energy phase-out, the scene of unused mining sites is reoccurring when these neglected sites provide potential reuse and growth. The studio will explore the complexities and chances of transforming post-carbon age industrial environments, transnational sustainable energy production, and sustainable jobs and living concepts. To develop an urban and architectural concept for a cool coal exit, this thesis will research the methodology of revitalising abandoned mining sites.
For the past 40 years, as a community, we have become in- increasingly aware of the need to protect the environment where we can understand the concern, given that the damage done during the industrial revolution continues to affect our climate. In the environmentally conscious society in which we now reside, the mining industry is often portrayed as an antagonist, leaving behind polluted land and ravaged environments. Most people don’t realise that most of the mined site does not return to their former glory, either in making the mined site as habitable as they were before. Mined sites can be reclaimed into different programs, however, in Germany, the trend is to reclaim the mined sites as forests, lakes or water features. Repurposing mined sites not only brings benefits to the environment but most importantly helps to boost local economies, especially in areas that affect the unemployment rates when the mines were shut down.
Another issue that this proposal aims to tackle is on the number of people who live in urban areas is drastically more compared to rural areas. These developments are the process where populations moved from rural areas into urban areas. Undeniably, the gap between big cities and local existence in Germany is not as severe as in other countries due to the federal structure of 16 state capitals. However, there is still an obvious imbalance between urban and rural areas. It is said that several agricultural areas in the state of Brandenburg are expected to lose about a third of their populations by 2035. These regions experience a general lack of a job, shops, skilled crafts, doctors and banks. The main cause of outbreaks of diseases and drivers of climate change are various forms of pollution, and inadequate space for walking, cycling and active living. Other than these certain obvious physical diseases that occur throughout rapid urban development that constitutes to polluted environment, emotional or psychological issues are also another factor affecting the well-being of urban dwellers. Consequently, urban dwellers are exposed to an increased risk for different types of neuropsychiatric disorders.
With the concern on the mentioned problem statement, it is envisioned to develop the abandoned mining sites through revitalisation and reclamation, with the concept of village typology development. Thus, this research focuses on the villages alongside their typologies and characteristics. In most areas, villages are linear settlements where the houses are clustered along a line, instead of a central point. For the past decades, rural areas and small towns are consistently losing young people. However, today and or in the future, it might be the other way around, moving to rural areas might be the new way of life. Urban dwellers are moving to rural areas to seek a quiet life. Most of the young people and millennials decided to uproot and enjoy the peaceful and quiet countryside. As mentioned in the problem statement, life in urban areas causes health issues because of the growing emission factors contained in big cities. Other than that, village life provides the opportunity for thought, study and mental development providing a healthier and mental physical for those that require thinking. As it is envisioned to develop the abandoned mining sites with the concept of village typology development, with these 6 characteristics, horizontal community engagement can be achieved in today’s world. The characteristic includes small and intimate, unique, specially designed to encourage social interaction, driven locally and locally responsive, useful as well as blended culture.
Through the problem statement, this proposal will further explore the methodology that tackles the issue as stated. One of the methodologies is through the concept of the ecovillage, where it is a community that aims to become more sustainable in terms of social, cultural and economic and environmental. Ecovillages are deliberately designed to rebuild and restore social and natural ecosystems through participatory processes which are owned locally. Furthermore, the concept of a productive loop reinvents proactive proximities, close circular economies, and alternatives of co-production and eco-sharing systems. With the intention of production within the village, living and work are combined again which creates more opportunities for recycling, social interactions and a greater sustainable village. On the other hand, the methodology of the energy-integrated building where design solutions are incorporated with adaptive building elements and power systems into one entity to maximise the sustainability performance of energy production, consumption of resources and indoor environmental quality. This methodology will further study the norm of an energy farm that occupies a big area of the site solely for the purpose of energy harvesting and the possibilities of mixing the infrastructures of the village into a unified area.
In conclusion, through the usage of the methodology, as stated, it is envisioned to design a village with the integration of urban lifestyle into rural living. With the result of this research proposal, the ideology of Villagegification is visioned to be applied on multiple abandoned mining sites with similar variance to the current site so as not to repeat the process of rapid urban development that is uncontrolled and causing a negative impact on its dwellers, and excavate the vast land opportunity to have sustainable development.
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For the past 40 years, as a community, we have become in- increasingly aware of the need to protect the environment where we can understand the concern, given that the damage done during the industrial revolution continues to affect our climate. In the environmentally conscious society in which we now reside, the mining industry is often portrayed as an antagonist, leaving behind polluted land and ravaged environments. Most people don’t realise that most of the mined site does not return to their former glory, either in making the mined site as habitable as they were before. Mined sites can be reclaimed into different programs, however, in Germany, the trend is to reclaim the mined sites as forests, lakes or water features. Repurposing mined sites not only brings benefits to the environment but most importantly helps to boost local economies, especially in areas that affect the unemployment rates when the mines were shut down.
Another issue that this proposal aims to tackle is on the number of people who live in urban areas is drastically more compared to rural areas. These developments are the process where populations moved from rural areas into urban areas. Undeniably, the gap between big cities and local existence in Germany is not as severe as in other countries due to the federal structure of 16 state capitals. However, there is still an obvious imbalance between urban and rural areas. It is said that several agricultural areas in the state of Brandenburg are expected to lose about a third of their populations by 2035. These regions experience a general lack of a job, shops, skilled crafts, doctors and banks. The main cause of outbreaks of diseases and drivers of climate change are various forms of pollution, and inadequate space for walking, cycling and active living. Other than these certain obvious physical diseases that occur throughout rapid urban development that constitutes to polluted environment, emotional or psychological issues are also another factor affecting the well-being of urban dwellers. Consequently, urban dwellers are exposed to an increased risk for different types of neuropsychiatric disorders.
With the concern on the mentioned problem statement, it is envisioned to develop the abandoned mining sites through revitalisation and reclamation, with the concept of village typology development. Thus, this research focuses on the villages alongside their typologies and characteristics. In most areas, villages are linear settlements where the houses are clustered along a line, instead of a central point. For the past decades, rural areas and small towns are consistently losing young people. However, today and or in the future, it might be the other way around, moving to rural areas might be the new way of life. Urban dwellers are moving to rural areas to seek a quiet life. Most of the young people and millennials decided to uproot and enjoy the peaceful and quiet countryside. As mentioned in the problem statement, life in urban areas causes health issues because of the growing emission factors contained in big cities. Other than that, village life provides the opportunity for thought, study and mental development providing a healthier and mental physical for those that require thinking. As it is envisioned to develop the abandoned mining sites with the concept of village typology development, with these 6 characteristics, horizontal community engagement can be achieved in today’s world. The characteristic includes small and intimate, unique, specially designed to encourage social interaction, driven locally and locally responsive, useful as well as blended culture.
Through the problem statement, this proposal will further explore the methodology that tackles the issue as stated. One of the methodologies is through the concept of the ecovillage, where it is a community that aims to become more sustainable in terms of social, cultural and economic and environmental. Ecovillages are deliberately designed to rebuild and restore social and natural ecosystems through participatory processes which are owned locally. Furthermore, the concept of a productive loop reinvents proactive proximities, close circular economies, and alternatives of co-production and eco-sharing systems. With the intention of production within the village, living and work are combined again which creates more opportunities for recycling, social interactions and a greater sustainable village. On the other hand, the methodology of the energy-integrated building where design solutions are incorporated with adaptive building elements and power systems into one entity to maximise the sustainability performance of energy production, consumption of resources and indoor environmental quality. This methodology will further study the norm of an energy farm that occupies a big area of the site solely for the purpose of energy harvesting and the possibilities of mixing the infrastructures of the village into a unified area.
In conclusion, through the usage of the methodology, as stated, it is envisioned to design a village with the integration of urban lifestyle into rural living. With the result of this research proposal, the ideology of Villagegification is visioned to be applied on multiple abandoned mining sites with similar variance to the current site so as not to repeat the process of rapid urban development that is uncontrolled and causing a negative impact on its dwellers, and excavate the vast land opportunity to have sustainable development.
For the past 40 years, as a community, we have become in- increasingly aware of the need to protect the environment where we can understand the concern, given that the damage done during the industrial revolution continues to affect our climate. In the environmentally conscious society in which we now reside, the mining industry is often portrayed as an antagonist, leaving behind polluted land and ravaged environments. Most people don’t realise that most of the mined site does not return to their former glory, either in making the mined site as habitable as they were before. Mined sites can be reclaimed into different programs, however, in Germany, the trend is to reclaim the mined sites as forests, lakes or water features. Repurposing mined sites not only brings benefits to the environment but most importantly helps to boost local economies, especially in areas that affect the unemployment rates when the mines were shut down.
Another issue that this proposal aims to tackle is on the number of people who live in urban areas is drastically more compared to rural areas. These developments are the process where populations moved from rural areas into urban areas. Undeniably, the gap between big cities and local existence in Germany is not as severe as in other countries due to the federal structure of 16 state capitals. However, there is still an obvious imbalance between urban and rural areas. It is said that several agricultural areas in the state of Brandenburg are expected to lose about a third of their populations by 2035. These regions experience a general lack of a job, shops, skilled crafts, doctors and banks. The main cause of outbreaks of diseases and drivers of climate change are various forms of pollution, and inadequate space for walking, cycling and active living. Other than these certain obvious physical diseases that occur throughout rapid urban development that constitutes to polluted environment, emotional or psychological issues are also another factor affecting the well-being of urban dwellers. Consequently, urban dwellers are exposed to an increased risk for different types of neuropsychiatric disorders.
With the concern on the mentioned problem statement, it is envisioned to develop the abandoned mining sites through revitalisation and reclamation, with the concept of village typology development. Thus, this research focuses on the villages alongside their typologies and characteristics. In most areas, villages are linear settlements where the houses are clustered along a line, instead of a central point. For the past decades, rural areas and small towns are consistently losing young people. However, today and or in the future, it might be the other way around, moving to rural areas might be the new way of life. Urban dwellers are moving to rural areas to seek a quiet life. Most of the young people and millennials decided to uproot and enjoy the peaceful and quiet countryside. As mentioned in the problem statement, life in urban areas causes health issues because of the growing emission factors contained in big cities. Other than that, village life provides the opportunity for thought, study and mental development providing a healthier and mental physical for those that require thinking. As it is envisioned to develop the abandoned mining sites with the concept of village typology development, with these 6 characteristics, horizontal community engagement can be achieved in today’s world. The characteristic includes small and intimate, unique, specially designed to encourage social interaction, driven locally and locally responsive, useful as well as blended culture.
Through the problem statement, this proposal will further explore the methodology that tackles the issue as stated. One of the methodologies is through the concept of the ecovillage, where it is a community that aims to become more sustainable in terms of social, cultural and economic and environmental. Ecovillages are deliberately designed to rebuild and restore social and natural ecosystems through participatory processes which are owned locally. Furthermore, the concept of a productive loop reinvents proactive proximities, close circular economies, and alternatives of co-production and eco-sharing systems. With the intention of production within the village, living and work are combined again which creates more opportunities for recycling, social interactions and a greater sustainable village. On the other hand, the methodology of the energy-integrated building where design solutions are incorporated with adaptive building elements and power systems into one entity to maximise the sustainability performance of energy production, consumption of resources and indoor environmental quality. This methodology will further study the norm of an energy farm that occupies a big area of the site solely for the purpose of energy harvesting and the possibilities of mixing the infrastructures of the village into a unified area.
In conclusion, through the usage of the methodology, as stated, it is envisioned to design a village with the integration of urban lifestyle into rural living. With the result of this research proposal, the ideology of Villagegification is visioned to be applied on multiple abandoned mining sites with similar variance to the current site so as not to repeat the process of rapid urban development that is uncontrolled and causing a negative impact on its dwellers, and excavate the vast land opportunity to have sustainable development.