Adithya Sainath

AR3042

Bacterial Remediation

The program aims to heal the degrading landscape through native practices that existed in Goa for centuries. A workshop caters to the repair and maintenance of the khazan landscape while the laboratory participates in improving the fertility of the soil for paddy cultivation, using halophilic bacteria that grow naturally in the salt pans. As soil remediation is a slow process, a coconut husk salt production unit provides the people with the required monetary incentive to participate in the process. The waste produced by this unit acts as a raw material for the bacteria to be introduced into the soil. An edge of the intervention has been designed to serve boats as a transportation medium. 

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Site plan showing the intervention within the overall landscape of salt pans and paddy fields with the Nerul River.

Site plan showing the activities in and around the intervention.

Site section along the experimental fields showing the relationship between the building, tanks, fields with the water edge.

Site section showing the protected experimental fields and tanks with respect to the existing fields, with a zoomed in section showing the preparation process for paddy cultivation.

Ground floor plan showing the programmatic spaces along with the activities happening within.

Section through the workshop floor and laboratory showing the edge condition of the building with the river.

Section through the shop floor woodworking space and the maintenance area showing how the building is lifted off the ground to keep the building floor dry. It also acts as platform for loading and unloading onto vehicles.

Axonometric drawing showing the placement of the building with respect to the salt pans and the experimental fields.

Exploded axonometric drawing showing the assembly of the building.

Final Model