RELATING TO SOIL
BOO-221222
DATE: Fall, 2021
LOCATION: Bodø
TYPE: Design (urban)
Published in Ground Up Journal Issue #11 Feedback
LOCATION: Bodø
TYPE: Design (urban)
Published in Ground Up Journal Issue #11 Feedback
Inspired by the soil cultivation techniques used for centuries by fisher-farmers in the North of Norway, this project
proposes a matrix strategy for the remediation of soil across Bodø’s Hernes Peninsula.
The design emphasis the importance of better understanding the ground beneath our feet as urbanization has disconnected many people in this area from soil.
To do so the matrix is divided in two parts; actions
which build a relationship to soil (de-sealing, remediating, planting), and actions which maintain this established relationship to ensure the care and cultivation of soil for years to come (seed library, urban agriculture, seaweed farming for fertilizer...).
Throughout the term, the cultivation of a closer understand
of Arctic soil’s was practiced myself through the creation of 1:1 drawings and 10:1 models of 4 soil types collected on site.These allowed for a better understanding of the porosity, movement, and practices of soils in the Arctic.
This matrix and methodology was then applied to a remediation and de-sealing proposal for the soon to be decommissioned Bodø airport. Here the asphalt is slowly removed to restore the sites marine clay through the re-establishment of the fisher-farmer practice.
The design emphasis the importance of better understanding the ground beneath our feet as urbanization has disconnected many people in this area from soil.
To do so the matrix is divided in two parts; actions
which build a relationship to soil (de-sealing, remediating, planting), and actions which maintain this established relationship to ensure the care and cultivation of soil for years to come (seed library, urban agriculture, seaweed farming for fertilizer...).
Throughout the term, the cultivation of a closer understand
of Arctic soil’s was practiced myself through the creation of 1:1 drawings and 10:1 models of 4 soil types collected on site.These allowed for a better understanding of the porosity, movement, and practices of soils in the Arctic.
This matrix and methodology was then applied to a remediation and de-sealing proposal for the soon to be decommissioned Bodø airport. Here the asphalt is slowly removed to restore the sites marine clay through the re-establishment of the fisher-farmer practice.
