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[island of rising water]
Manna-Petaquiechen
Hailey Oliver & Mark Waters
Foreword
Our Design Report encapsulates the entire workings of our thesis project, Manna-
Petaquiechen: Island of Rising Water. It documents and catalogues the influences,
drawing processes and architectural components that contribute toward the
choreographed, sacrificial landscape given over to water; a response to current climate
change concerns and consequences. Here, we have created two portfolios that
highlight our individual architectural output, sampling from the chapter in bold below.
The structure followed a narrative of cultivation, each of the five chapters a stage in the
typical farming process: Sow, Irrigate, Fertilise, Harvest, and Yield.
Sow – “plant by scattering on or in the Earth.” Here, we plant the seed for the reader,
introducing the main outline of the thesis, its prevalent influences, and architectural
proposals that are part of this.
Irrigate - “supply water to help grow.” In this chapter, we elaborate on the significant
influences that sculpted the thesis and have been prevalent throughout the two
years of researching and drawing.
Fertilise - “make more productive by adding suitable substances.” As part of the
Fertilise chapter, we focus on the creative processes we developed as part of a
creative initiative to draw, develop, and refine new proposals.
Harvest - “the process of gathering in crops.” Here, we celebrate the final
architectural landscape of Manna-Petaquiechen: Island of Rising Water, guiding
the reader through an in-depth insight into the architectural proposals and
accompanying experimental fields embedded into the Manhattan landscape.
Yield - “produce or provide (a result or gain).” This chapter reflects upon our
individual approach to the practice of architecture, a recognition and distillation of
the way we creatively operate within the architectural profession.
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Integrated into this narrative of cultivation, we posited the original Native-American
language of the Lenape People in amongst the language of the landscape. It is a reminder to
the reader - and us both - of the origins of the land: a land that was once the Island of Many
Hills (Mannahatta) is now the Island of Rising Water (Manna-Petaquiechen).
For access to our full Design Report, please email haileyoliver@hotmail.co.uk and a link will
be sent for downloading.
Glossary
Acetone Printing an iterative drawing process of printing flipped Iterative Drawing Process a process of drawing that includes a number of
tiles using a laser printer, aligning to the page, steps which are repeated multiple times
brushing with acetone followed scraping
Landscape a re-working of the land, where ground becomes
Chuck a short movie filmed and produced by Jason Rosette wall becomes building becomes field
in 1987
Lock a small piece of new architecture that sits within a
Design Report a document detailing the entire outworkings of larger existing building
Manna-Petaquiechen
Plane Table a furniture piece existing in multiple forms across
Device a small model designed to respond to the time
environment of Edinburgh
Projection Drawing an iterative drawing process where an image was
Exhibition Atlas a series of images describing the arrangement of projected, photographed and traced
exhibited models and drawings repeatedly
Experimental Fields the external area that accompanies a piece of Referential Armature a device used to reference historical moments in the
architecture landscape with the Irrigation Armature
on the Plane Table
Field (i) an acetone printed drawing presenting a collection
of our interests that highlight pertinent Route a chosen route for experiencing the developed
research from each group member architectures across the landscape, following
water
Field (ii) a set of acetone printed drawings scaled to relevant
pieces of research, such as the Chuck Thesis Biography a collection of influences that shaped Manna-
movie and climate data Petaquiechen
Field Plates the drawings that celebrate the developed Thesis Drawing the overall workings of the thesis drawn into one
architectures within Manna-Petaquiechen drawing
Ghosted Building a building that has been demolished or no longer Thesis Drawing Atlas & Plates an atlas celebrating the Thesis Drawing as 1:1 sheets
exists
Thesis Drawing: Delaminations the separate layers that the Thesis Drawing can be
Gnomon a furniture piece developed to host drawings read through
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Irrigation Armature a device that attaches to the Plane Table to instigate
flooding
Translations
Achgonican a fish dam
Aschowin the swim
Gahan shallow water
Gelieclihammen to sow
Gischikenammen to produce fruit
Gunaquot-aney high path
Kschachen the wind blows hard
Kschippenhellen the water flows rapidly
Mannahatta Island of Many Hills
Manna-Petaquiechen Island of Rising Water
Manschasqueen to reap
Nickpeu-Hakihaken wet-field
Niskpatton to make wet
Psindpeu overflowed with water
Sikey-Hakihaken salt-field
Taquichen join together
Witamehellen -Mbi to walk with water
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Wuliken it grows well
Manna-Petaquiechen
Exhibition Atlas
Harvest - Manschasqueen Exhibition Atlas
Here, we have virtually modelled what
would have been our thesis exhibition set-
up.
Manna-Petaquiechen
Thesis Drawing
Manna-Petaquiechen: island of rising water
Harvest - Manschasqueen Thesis Drawing
Manna-Petaquiechen translates from
Native American Lenape to the Island of
Rising Water. It is a series of experimental
laboratories – and accompanying fields
- that produce a realistic strategy for
predicted future climatic norms, specifically
that of rising seas.
This drawing of Manna-Petaquiechen
encapsulates the many aspects of the thesis
we consider to be prevalent in a realistic
setting. It gathers and celebrates the
proposed architectures, their influences in
terms of tools we have crafted through its
development, and environmental conditions
in which the thesis thrives.
Manna-Petaquiechen
Thesis Drawing Delamination
Manna-Petaquiechen: island of rising water
Harvest - Manschasqueen Thesis Drawing
The various architectures located across
this landscape utilise the abundance of
water in an ever-uncertain climate. Current
protocol within major western cities is
to block out the water and keep it at the
shores, a response that fails to engage with
this natural resource. Manna-Petaquiechen
is a landscape that not only endures this
predicted plethora of water from the edges
of the island, but also attempts to thrive
through managing it.Manna-Petaquiechen
Thesis Drawing Delamination
Manna-Petaquiechen: island of rising water
Harvest - Manschasqueen Thesis Drawing
The base of this drawing locates and
contextualises the surrounding judicial
programmes that will continue to function
throughout the proposed landscape
of experimental fields, an embedded
fascination and reminder of the ‘strange’
experience of visiting the Civic Center.Manna-Petaquiechen
Thesis Drawing Delamination
In the 17th century, Collect Pond – the
original watering hole for a small but
growing city – naturally existed. This is
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when Manhattan was known as Mannahatta,
Harvest - Manschasqueen Thesis Drawing
translating from Lenape to Island of Many
Hills. As the land was flattened and the grid
system imposed, Collect Pond was buried.
This location is apt for Manna-Petaquiechen
as an area of sacrificial, choreographed
wet-scape, in an area that is politically,
historically and environmentally relevant.
This weathering layer acknowledges a
continual awareness of the climate and
natural aspects of the environment, a trait
developed through our iterative drawing
process of Acetone Printing. The parkland
across the landscape works both as park and
as sacrificial land for potential flooding, an
awareness of climatic and environmental
changes across a myriad of timescales.Manna-Petaquiechen
Thesis Drawing Delamination
Manna-Petaquiechen: island of rising water
Harvest - Manschasqueen Thesis Drawing
Locating an orchestrated flood in a location
such as this plays a key role in challenging
the priorities of the political bodies in
control of the island against their decisions
to act against climate change.
The two routes, referred also as walks
with water, are a way of celebrating the
architectures across the landscape using the
water as a guide.Routes
Plan
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Current Proposal
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a. Wind Farm
- and field of hurricane resistant wind q
turbines g
b. Fish Farm 7
- and field of open-air tanks 2 a
c. Coral Plantation 1
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- and field of Lagoons j
d. East River Swimming Pools j 2
e. Two Bridges Pier
f. Bloom Power Pool
g. Salt Pans d
- and field of salt ponds b
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h. Eco-Pesticide Farm 2
- and field of pest-plant farms
i. Flood Simulation Pools
- and field of pool pits 7 n c
j. Overflow Basins
k. Bathing Pools o
l. Tank Vessel
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m. Ground Water Reservoir
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n. Gracie Petite
o. The Protest Reservoir
p. East River
q. Two Bridges Bay 7
r. Two Bridges Inlet
s. Sacrificial Garden Basins
Proposed Future Developments
1. Salt Storage Extensions
2. Debris Capture, Filtration and Store
3. Aqueduct Administration
4. The Baths Administration
5. Tank Vessel Administration
6. Plant Filtration Testing
7. Broadway CisternRoute Two
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Harvest - Manschasqueen Route Two
Another walk with water, we begin at Two
Bridges Pier via New York Taxi Boat services.
A creaky walk on the timber decking
towards Bloom Power Pool, we pass housing
confronted by Two Bridges Bay. Through
the park spaces we pass between the Eco-
Pesticide Farm and follow Two Bridges Inlet
inland. Upon arrival at the Flood Simulation
Pools, we encounter the water being
released into one of the pools, the sound of
water crashing against the rigid edges.Bloom Power Pool | Two Bridges Pier
Field Plate
Manna-Petaquiechen: island of rising water
Harvest - Manschasqueen Route Two
This facility’s experimental field is a pool
environmentally stable for hosting a bloom
of Lion’s Mane jellyfish. The research taking
place is whether it is possible to harvest
enough turbulent energy from the pulses
of jellyfish that makes the energy balanced
and sustainable, whilst maintaining the
wellbeing of the jellyfish. There is space
in the architecture for constructing and
developing the energy harvesting devices, of
which clip into an area around the perimeter
of the pool netted off from the main jellyfish
area. This means devices can be getting
adapted whilst other devices are in being
tested.Bloom Power Pool
Plan
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a. Pool Observation Unit
- with mezzanine level above
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b. Lion’s Mane Jellyfish Wellbeing
Laboratory
c. Energy Analytics Laboratory
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d. Tidal Power Device Workshop and Testing
Laboratory
- device development for harvesting
turbulent energy
e. Lion’s Mane Jellyfish Wellbeing Stock
- food stock of plankton, fish and
crustaceans
f. Power Generator
g. Lion’s Mane Jellyfish Bloom Pool
- pool perimeter space for locking in
energy harvesting devices
h. Staff Rest, Changing and Lockers
i. Two Bridges Bay
j. Residential Lobby
k. Sacrificial Garden BasinBloom Power Pool
Section
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Lion’s Mane Jellyfish
Genus - Cyanea
Alternative Names - Giant Jellyfish, Hair
Jellyfish
Size - Average diameter of roughly 50cm,
longest recorded was 36.6m long
- a group of jellyfish can be referred to as
a ‘bloom’
- feeds on shrimp, zooplankton, smaller
fish
- remain near the surface of water, no
deeper than 20m
- they move through slow pulsations,
creating turbulent movement of the water
surrounding themTwo Bridges Pier
Plan
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a. New York Taxi Boat Waiting Area
b. Taxi Boat Dock Space
c. Information Services
d. Pier Cafe
e. Kitchen
f. Staff Rest and Changing
g. East RiverTwo Bridges Pier
Section
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Harvest - Manschasqueen Route Two
Sacrificial Timber:
Throughout the landscape, the
architectures have been designed in a
way where in extreme weather events,
the timber elements can be sacrificed.
This, in turn, will open up the storm
ridden spaces to the public until they are
rebuilt and closed off for environmental
experiments once more. Regarding Two
Bridges Pier, the timber elements that
are sacrificed result in the pier being
unusable, reminding the people that
climate change will disrupt their daily
lives, like that of The Protest landscape
around City Hall.Eco-Pesticide Farm
Field Plate
Manna-Petaquiechen: island of rising water
This farm specifically focusses on growing
Harvest - Manschasqueen Route Two
pest-plants such as Ragweed, Lambs
Quarters and Creeping Thistle – three weeds
local to New York State (as well as further
afield) that interfere with crop growth and
yield. The research here is into developing
an ecologically and environmentally friendly
pesticide. The base of this pesticide will use
water that is filtered from Two Bridges Inlet
Distributary. The solid concrete and brick
elements of the architecture are designed
to close off from stormy weather using
shutters, with pockets of storage space
across the area to house valuables that are
usually kept in the timber, sacrificial pieces
of architecture.Eco-Pesticide Farm
Plan
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a. Sand-based Water Filtration and Testing
Factility k
b. Eco-Pesticide Development Laboratory j
- using filtered water as base
c. Eco-Pesticide Analytics and Field
Observation Laboratory
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d. Pest-Plant Fields e
- growth of Ragweed, Lambs Quarters and
Creeping Thistle - common North East d
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crop pests
e. Staff Rest, Lockers and WC a i
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f. Storage, mainly for protection of goods l
against damaging weather
g. Farm Shed
h. Garage, mainly for protection of vehicles g f b f
against damaging weather
- vehicles include forklift and excavator,
for soil and fertilizer delivery and m
distribution
i. Two Bridges Inlet Distributary
j. Soil Pit Storage
k. Access for Soil and Fertilizer Delivery
l. Access for Sand and Gravel Replacement
m. Two Bridges InletEco-Pesticide Farm
Section One
Ragweed:
Genus - Ambrosia, from the sunflower
family
Alternative Names - Bursages,
Burrobrushes
Growth Height - up to 4m
- blooms from July through October
- uprooting the weed is usually ineffective
- pollen is wind-dispersed, contact can
cause allergic reactions
Lambs Quarters:
Genus - Chenopodium
Alternative Names - Melde, White
Goosefoot, Fat-Hen
Growth Height - up to 1.5m
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- cultivated in some cultures as a
vegetable crop
- regarded as a weed for potato, soybeans
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and corn crop
- poisonous to sheep and swine if large
amounts are consumed
Creeping Thistle:
Genus - Cirsium
Alternative Names - Canada Thistle, Field
Thistle
Growth Height - up to 1.5m
- floral fragrance attracts honeybees for
pollinating
- seeds are an important food for the
goldfinch and the linnet
- as an adaptive species, it is deemed
worldwide as one of the worst pest-plantsEco-Pesticide Farm
Section Two
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Sand and Gravel Water Filtering:
Water is pumped up from Two Bridges
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Inlet Distributary and through a series
of tanks filled with varying degrees of
grains such as sand and gravel. Using
this method removes large and small dirt
particles, as well as using both gravity and
pressure to limit the amount of energy
consumed in this process.
- grains range from 0.6mm to 1.2mm
- use of flocculant chemicals in first tank,
meaning that dirt
particles stick together to form larger dirt
particles
- this process is also used across other
architectures in the landscape where
water filtering is necessaryHarvest - Manschasqueen Route Two
Street View
Eco-Pesticide Farm
Manna-Petaquiechen: island of rising waterFlood Simulation Pools
Field Plate
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Harvest - Manschasqueen Route Two
The Flood Simulation Pools is an area for
research into developing materials that are
resistant specifically to flood water. There
are three types of pool-pits where ideas and
pieces that are developed in the workshop
can be constructed: the first pool-pit is
stepped, which helps to create more of a
force when the water hits the constructed
pieces; the second is simply a flat surface,
for testing the durance of the material
in flood water; the third is also a flat pit,
but is mainly for testing and developing
waterproof planters that will host crop.Flood
Simulation Pools
Plan
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a. Flood Simulation Pool Analytics and
Observation Laboratory f
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b. Flood Simulation Pools a a
- stepped, for impetus flood simulation
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- flat, for lingering flood simulation
- flat, for testing crop ‘basins’ in lingering
flood simulation
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c. Wood, Metal and Casting Workshops, with
accompanying outdoor space
d. Staff Changing, Lockers, WC, Showers and
Laundry, for outdoor workers
e. Staff Rest, for outdoor workers
(designated dirty rest space)
- upper floors include Staff Rest
(designated clean rest space), Inlet and
Pool Plugs Operation Unit
f. Storage, mainly for protection of goods
against damaging weather
g. Simulation Plugs
h. Two Bridges Inlet
i. Two Bridges Inlet Distributary
j. Acess for Workshop DeliveriesFlood
Simulation Pools
Section
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Casting Workshop:
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- development of waterproof concrete
- experiments with damp-proof brick
- experiments with damp-proof mortar
Timber Workshop:
Development of timber planters, where
water is used between two layers of
timber - like that of a cavity - in order to
keep the timber expanded and the soil
and plant protected from exterior water
like that of flooding. (Adapting the idea of
the timber water tanks scattered across
Manhattan rooftops, where the water
stored inside causes the timber to expand
and therefore the water does not leak
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