RESEARCH BY DESIGN: EXPLORING RESILIENCE

OSUMI ISLAND, BERAT, ALBANIA

B EL AR C H ITE C TS B V B A (B E )
SUM PROJECTS (BE) + INSIDE OUTSIDE (NL ) + E N O M U H O ( A L ) + L O R E N C FA C J A ( A L ) + H E L I D O N K O K O N A ( A L )

25 MAY 2015

O ASI S

R E S P E C TIN G R IV E RLO G I CS

DOWNSTREAM
FIER

BERAT

UPSTREAM

LEGEND:
AREA CREATING A SPACE FOR THE RIVER
AREA PREVENTING EROSION

P R E V E N TION > P R OTECTI O N

LEGEND:
Urban area
River Osum
River bed
Potential flood zone

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DEFORESTATION

GREEN TERRACED LAND

GREEN ROOFS
STORAGE AND REUSE
OF RAINWATER

PERMEABLE PAVEMENT
WATER SQUARE

BIOSWALES

BIORETENTION BASIN

WETLANDS
CREATING SPACE FOR THE RIVER

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1 - Wall (aS ExIStIng)

- RE-fOREStEd MOUntaIn SlOpES tO pREVEnt

EROSIOn and RUn-Off

TO O LKI T

- gREEn tERRacES tO pREVEnt EROSIOn and

RUn-Off
2 - Wall WIth StEpS tOWaRdS thE RIVER

- SpacE fOR RIVER flOOdIng

- WEtlandS fOR WatER REtEntIOn
- BIOSWalES / BIO-REtEntIOn BaSSInS fOR WatER
StORagE and fIltERIng

3 - lOW StEppEd Wall / tERRacEd EdgE

- WatER SQUaRES fOR WatER StORagE

- gREEn ROOfS and cIStERnS fOR StORagE

3
1

- pERMEaBlE paVEMEnt

4 - dIkE

SEWagE plant

DEFORESTATION

2
5

5 - gREEn tERRacES
GREEN TERRACED LAND

GREEN ROOFS
STORAGE AND REUSE
OF RAINWATER

6 - dEplOyaBlE BaRRIER

PERMEABLE PAVEMENT

ELAWSOIB

WATER SQUARE

BIOSWALES

flOOdzOnES 0 (RIVER)
1/ 2/ 3
4

SKNAT EGAROTS
1#

BIORETENTION BASIN

WETLANDS
CREATING SPACE FOR THE RIVER

SKNAT EGAROTS
2#

flOOd pROtEctIOn

flOOd pREVEntIOn & WatER pURIfIcatIOn

EdUcatE, InfORM, pOInt OUt, tEll StORIES aBOUt:

- thE natURal WatER SyStEM Of OSUM RIVER
- thE pURIfIcatIOn-flOOd pREVEntIOn- flOOdpROtEctIOn SyStEM
- natIVE plantS and anIMalS Etc.

plaza ESpaa, tEnERIfE, SpaIn, hERzOg & dE MEUROn

tributary

river

STORAGE AND REUSE

OF RAINWATER

PERMEABLE PAVEMENT

dikes
NATURAL TREATMENT:
WETLAND
BIOSWALE
PLANTING

natURal Bath, RIEhEn, SWItzERland,

hERzOg & dE MEUROn

purification

CHEMICAL TREATMENT

RIVER

flood prevention + Water purification

nature

clean water
water retention

deployable dike
yanWEIzhOU paRk, jInhUa cIty, chIna, tUREnScapE

BOtanIcal gaRdEn, dES MOInES, US, hOERR SchaUdt

attRact VISItORS

natIVE anIMalS

natIVE plantS

aWaREnESS caMpaIgn
9

tOOlS
- RE-fOREStEd MOUntaIn SlOpES tO pREVEnt
EROSIOn and RUn-Off

1 - Wall (aS ExIStIng)

TO O LKI T

- gREEn tERRacES tO pREVEnt EROSIOn and

RUn-Off
- SpacE fOR RIVER flOOdIng

2 - Wall WIth StEpS tOWaRdS thE RIVER

- WEtlandS fOR WatER REtEntIOn

- BIOSWalES / BIO-REtEntIOn BaSSInS fOR WatER
StORagE and fIltERIng

3 - lOW StEppEd Wall / tERRacEd EdgE

- WatER SQUaRES fOR WatER StORagE

- gREEn ROOfS and cIStERnS fOR StORagE

3
1

- pERMEaBlE paVEMEnt

4 - dIkE

SEWagE plant

DEFORESTATION

2
5

5 - gREEn tERRacES
GREEN TERRACED LAND

GREEN ROOFS
STORAGE AND REUSE
OF RAINWATER

6 - dEplOyaBlE BaRRIER

PERMEABLE PAVEMENT

ELAWSOIB

WATER SQUARE

BIOSWALES

flOOdzOnES 0 (RIVER)
1/ 2/ 3
4

SKNAT EGAROTS
1#

BIORETENTION BASIN

WETLANDS
CREATING SPACE FOR THE RIVER

SKNAT EGAROTS
2#

flOOd pROtEctIOn

flOOd pREVEntIOn & WatER pURIfIcatIOn

EdUcatE, InfORM, pOInt OUt, tEll StORIES aBOUt:

- thE natURal WatER SyStEM Of OSUM RIVER
- thE pURIfIcatIOn-flOOd pREVEntIOn- flOOdpROtEctIOn SyStEM
- natIVE plantS and anIMalS Etc.

plaza ESpaa, tEnERIfE, SpaIn, hERzOg & dE MEUROn

tributary

river

STORAGE AND REUSE

OF RAINWATER

PERMEABLE PAVEMENT

dikes
NATURAL TREATMENT:
WETLAND
BIOSWALE
PLANTING

natURal Bath, RIEhEn, SWItzERland,

hERzOg & dE MEUROn

purification

CHEMICAL TREATMENT

RIVER

flood prevention + Water purification

nature

clean water
water retention

deployable dike
yanWEIzhOU paRk, jInhUa cIty, chIna, tUREnScapE

BOtanIcal gaRdEn, dES MOInES, US, hOERR SchaUdt

attRact VISItORS

natIVE anIMalS

natIVE plantS

aWaREnESS caMpaIgn
10

tOOlS
- RE-fOREStEd MOUntaIn SlOpES tO pREVEnt
EROSIOn and RUn-Off

1 - Wall (aS ExIStIng)

TO O LKI T

- gREEn tERRacES tO pREVEnt EROSIOn and

RUn-Off
- SpacE fOR RIVER flOOdIng

2 - Wall WIth StEpS tOWaRdS thE RIVER

- WEtlandS fOR WatER REtEntIOn

- BIOSWalES / BIO-REtEntIOn BaSSInS fOR WatER
StORagE and fIltERIng

3 - lOW StEppEd Wall / tERRacEd EdgE

- WatER SQUaRES fOR WatER StORagE

- gREEn ROOfS and cIStERnS fOR StORagE

3
1

- pERMEaBlE paVEMEnt

4 - dIkE

SEWagE plant

DEFORESTATION

2
5

5 - gREEn tERRacES
GREEN TERRACED LAND

GREEN ROOFS
STORAGE AND REUSE
OF RAINWATER

6 - dEplOyaBlE BaRRIER

PERMEABLE PAVEMENT

ELAWSOIB

WATER SQUARE

BIOSWALES

flOOdzOnES 0 (RIVER)
1/ 2/ 3
4

SKNAT EGAROTS
1#

BIORETENTION BASIN

WETLANDS
CREATING SPACE FOR THE RIVER

SKNAT EGAROTS
2#

flOOd pROtEctIOn

flOOd pREVEntIOn & WatER pURIfIcatIOn

tOOlS

EdUcatE, InfORM, pOInt OUt, tEll StORIES aBOUt:

- thE natURal WatER SyStEM Of OSUM RIVER
1 - Wall (aS ExIStIng)

- RE-fOREStEd MOUntaIn SlOpES tO pREVEnt

EROSIOn and RUn-Off

- thE pURIfIcatIOn-flOOd pREVEntIOn- flOOdpROtEctIOn SyStEM

- gREEn tERRacES tO pREVEnt EROSIOn and

RUn-Off

- natIVE plantS and anIMalS Etc.

plaza ESpaa, tEnERIfE, SpaIn, hERzOg & dE MEUROn

tributary

2 - Wall WIth StEpS tOWaRdS thE RIVER

- SpacE fOR RIVER flOOdIng

- WEtlandS fOR WatER REtEntIOn
- BIOSWalES / BIO-REtEntIOn BaSSInS fOR WatER
StORagE and fIltERIng

river

STORAGE AND REUSE

OF RAINWATER

3 - lOW StEppEd Wall / tERRacEd EdgE

PERMEABLE PAVEMENT

- WatER SQUaRES fOR WatER StORagE

dikes

NATURAL TREATMENT:
WETLAND
BIOSWALE
PLANTING

- gREEn ROOfS and cIStERnS fOR StORagE

purification

natURal Bath,
RIEhEn, SWItzERland,
- pERMEaBlE
paVEMEnt
hERzOg & dE MEUROn

4 - dIkE

CHEMICAL TREATMENT

SEWagE plant

DEFORESTATION

RIVER

flood prevention + Water purification

2
nature

clean water
5

5 - gREEn tERRacES

water retention

GREEN TERRACED LAND

GREEN ROOFS
STORAGE AND REUSE
OF RAINWATER

yanWEIzhOU paRk, jInhUa cIty, chIna, tUREnScapE

deployable dike

6 - dEplOyaBlE BaRRIER

PERMEABLE PAVEMENT

ELAWSOIB

WATER SQUARE

BIOSWALES

flOOdzOnES 0 (RIVER)
1/ 2/ 3
4

SKNAT EGAROTS
1#

BIORETENTION BASIN

WETLANDS
CREATING SPACE FOR THE RIVER

BOtanIcal gaRdEn, dES MOInES, US, hOERR SchaUdt

attRact VISItORS

SKNAT EGAROTS
2#

flOOd pREVEntIOn & WatER pURIfIcatIOn

natIVE anIMalS

natIVE plantS

aWaREnESS caMpaIgn
11
flOOd pROtEctIOn

tOOlS
- RE-fOREStEd MOUntaIn SlOpES tO pREVEnt
EROSIOn and RUn-Off

1 - Wall (aS ExIStIng)

TO O LKI T

- gREEn tERRacES tO pREVEnt EROSIOn and

RUn-Off
- SpacE fOR RIVER flOOdIng

2 - Wall WIth StEpS tOWaRdS thE RIVER

- WEtlandS fOR WatER REtEntIOn

- BIOSWalES / BIO-REtEntIOn BaSSInS fOR WatER
StORagE and fIltERIng

3 - lOW StEppEd Wall / tERRacEd EdgE

- WatER SQUaRES fOR WatER StORagE

- gREEn ROOfS and cIStERnS fOR StORagE

3
1

- pERMEaBlE paVEMEnt

4 - dIkE

SEWagE plant

DEFORESTATION

2
5

5 - gREEn tERRacES
GREEN TERRACED LAND

GREEN ROOFS
STORAGE AND REUSE
OF RAINWATER

6 - dEplOyaBlE BaRRIER

PERMEABLE PAVEMENT

ELAWSOIB

WATER SQUARE

BIOSWALES

flOOdzOnES 0 (RIVER)
1/ 2/ 3
4

SKNAT EGAROTS
1#

BIORETENTION BASIN

WETLANDS
CREATING SPACE FOR THE RIVER

SKNAT EGAROTS
2#

flOOd pROtEctIOn

flOOd pREVEntIOn & WatER pURIfIcatIOn

EdUcatE, InfORM, pOInt OUt, tEll StORIES aBOUt:

- thE natURal WatER SyStEM Of OSUM RIVER
- thE pURIfIcatIOn-flOOd pREVEntIOn- flOOdpROtEctIOn SyStEM
- natIVE plantS and anIMalS Etc.

plaza ESpaa, tEnERIfE, SpaIn, hERzOg & dE MEUROn

tributary

river

STORAGE AND REUSE

OF RAINWATER

PERMEABLE PAVEMENT

dikes
NATURAL TREATMENT:
WETLAND
BIOSWALE
PLANTING

natURal Bath, RIEhEn, SWItzERland,

hERzOg & dE MEUROn

purification

CHEMICAL TREATMENT

RIVER

flood prevention + Water purification

nature

clean water
water retention

deployable dike
yanWEIzhOU paRk, jInhUa cIty, chIna, tUREnScapE

BOtanIcal gaRdEn, dES MOInES, US, hOERR SchaUdt

attRact VISItORS

natIVE anIMalS

natIVE plantS

aWaREnESS caMpaIgn
12

P R OPASAL

13

WATE R MA N A G EM ENT
SECTION Aa

STEPPED DIKE

SUNKEN FLOODABLE
AREAS IN THE PARK

DRY PATH

SIMPLE RAISED
PROMENADE

SECTION Bb

SUNKEN FLOODABLE
AREAS IN THE PARK

TERRACED EDGE

DRY PATH

SECTION Cc

BIOSWALE

SUNKEN FLOODABLE SQUARE

BIOSWALE

PARK

SECTION Ff

TERRACED EDGE

SIMPLE RAISED
PROMENADE

SECTION Ee

PARK

GREEN TERRACED EDGE

GREEN DIKE

14

TERRACED EDGE

WATE R MA N A G EM ENT

flOOd pREVEntIOn

SIMPLE RAISED
PROMENADE

ED EDGE

lOW WatER

SECTION Ee

hIgh WatER

GREEN DIKE
a
b

c
B
F
f

lOW WatER

hIgh WatER

flOOd

SEctIOnS

flOOd ScEnaRIOS

GREEN DIKE
a
b

c
B
F
f

15
flOOd

WATERPARK

16

R IV E R P R OMENADA

17

B LU E D I AM O ND

18

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