-hydrological rearrangement through hybrid assamblege-
2024
Advised by Lorena Bello Gomez
Monterrey is an industrial city. Indstrial Aqua aims to alter the hydrologic flow around the industry with the purpose of blending ecological productivity into manufacturing productivity. The proposed system transforms the water cycle to be more local and adaptive to climate risk. A series of independent infrastructures hybridizing mechanics and nature are weaved into the existing built environment to collectively harvest, modify, and resituate the water.
The proposal consists of two distinct yet continuous systems. One system operates within the built district defined by industrial buildings and extensive logistic spaces. The proposed intervention includes rainwater collection from both on the roof and on the ground, the water storage system and water treatment/navigation channels along the chosen streets. The second system intervenes within El Obispo. The waterless concrete channel is reimagined as a water treatment corridor for the rainwater/wastewater released from the first system. The discharged water goes through different devices that modify water through various forces such as aeration, vegetation, sedimentation, and adsorption. The treated water is either resupplied to the industries or infiltrated for the aquifer recharge.
Going beyond problem-addressing, Industrial Aqua aspires to be cultural. The intervention leverages the specific characteristics of the industrial district, spatially, materially, and metabolically. The interventions are brought together to add unique legibility to those existing conditions. Taken together, the project suggests that the collective efforts of industries can generate significant and systematic changes in hydrology while shaping the distinct and more ecological landscape of industries.