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RIPPLE EFFECT THE PDRT CAMPUS MASTER PLAN
Sizinda, Zimbabwe
OPPORTUNITIES
The Painted Dog Research Trust (PDRT) was establihed to support the endangered African painted dog (Lycaon pictus) and to build local conservation capacity. This studio project invloved the design of PDRT’s campus master plan, with a focus on designing bioremediation systems to treat wastewater within the campus. The site faces threats of frequent droughts and floods that have been exacerbated by climate change. Our design concept draws from traditional Zimba-bwean landscape features and utilizes the ripple to symbolize both the design’s emphasis on water management as well as the PDRT’s mission to spread sustainable land and water practices beyond its campus. This plan also considers the traditional responsibilities of women in Zimbabwean culture and creates opportunities to support their roles.
GUEST HOUSES
GUEST HOUSES
STUDENT HOUSING
STUDENT HOUSINGEXISTNIG
WATER HOLE
WATER TOWER
SHOWER BLOCK
DINING HALL
VISITOR CENTER
CEC
LIBRARY
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RIPPLE EFFECT
the continuing and spreading results of an action
a traditional African village of huts enclosed by a fence
class of shallow wetlands commonly found in Zimbabwe
KRAAL DAMBOAFFILIATION: University of Washington Landscape Architecture
CLIENT: Painted Dog Research Trust (PDRT)
CONTRIBUTION: Concept development, site and systems design, sections, section persepectives, stormwater calculations, planting design
CONTRIBUTORS: Jesse Shan (Plan and persepctive rendering)
MEDIA: AutoCad, SketchUp, Illustrator, Photoshop
CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT
DESIGN ACTIVISM STUDIO
SOLAR STRUCTUREROADSIDE SWALES
RAIN WATER FROM ROOFRAIN WATER
FROM ROOFGRAY WATER FROM CEC
WETLAND CELLSWETLAND
CELLSWETLAND
CELLSFEEDS INTO DAMBO SYSTEM
SECTION B-B’: CONSERVATION ECOLOGY CENTER
WASTE WATER
SOLID SETTLEMENT
TANKEQUILIZATION
TANKANOXIC TANK
WETLAND CELL
DAMBO UNDERDRAIN
WETLAND CELLWETLAND CELL
AERATED LAGOON
CULVERT
SECTION A-A’: LIVING MACHINE
AVG. ANNUAL RAINFALL:640mm (2.1 ft)
CATCHMENT AREA: 317,160 ft3
ANNUAL RAINFALL IN CATCHMENT AREA:666,036 ft3/yr
LIVING MACHINE CAPACITY:600 ft3
WATER USAGE PER YEAR FOR 100 PEOPLE:~38,690 ft3
UNDERGROUND STORAGE CAPACITY:Up to 20,000 ft3
SUPPORTS UP TO 50 PEOPLE FOR A YEAR
LEGEND
Drainage Pipe
Pumped Water
Waste Water Input
Flow Direction
Overflow
Wetland Cells
Subsurface Storage
Roof Catchment
WATER CONCEPT
SCALABLE TECHNOLOGYSOLAR PANEL
PLANT FILTER
BAMBOO BASE
MODULAR SYSTEM
RAINWATERCOLLECTION
RAINWATER STORAGE
SOLAR POWER
DAMBOS FOR EROSION CONTROL
PLANTING CONCEPT
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1:3 TYP.1:3 TYP.
Soil stabilizing Native Grasses
Boulders from excavation to slow down water flow
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6-7%
Medicinal grasses containing essential oils
Wattle from thatch grass
Crops irrigated with storedand filtered water
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Bamboo boardwalk & bridge
Boulders from excavation for soil stabilization
Thatching grass for craft and construction Ditch for bamboo containement
& erosion control from sheet flow6-7%
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Bamboo boardwalk resembling Ndebele
painted house pattern
Water storage pumped backto storage tank for reuse
Water storage to irrigate dambos with crops
Plants that attract birds
Sorghum for animal feed and beer brewing
Berea Grass Dactyloctenium australe
Creeping Bristle Grass Setaria sphacelata
DAMBOS FOR CRAFT & CONSTRUCTION
DAMBOS FOR FOOD & MEDICINE
DAMBOS FOR WILDLIFE & LIVESTOCK
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Stinking Grass Bothriochloa radicans
Bitter Turpentine Grass Cymbopogon plurinodis
Fine Thatching Grass Hyperthelia filipendula
Yellow Thatching Grass Hyperthelia dissoluta
Common BambooBambusa vulgaris
PanicgrassPanicum maximum
SorghumSorghum bicolor
A MODEL TO SUPPORT LOCAL WOMEN
MEDICINAL PLANT PRODUCTION
Women are healers and collectors of medicinal plants
Women are thatch collec-tors and makers of crafts such as basket weaving
Women are largely responsi-ble for water collection for everyday uses
Women are responsible for fuel wood collection and kitchen gardens
Traditional Ndebele women paint houses for communica-tion and expression
MATERIALS FOR CRAFT
WATER COLLECTION
FOOD & FUEL COLLECTION
CULTURAL COMMEMORATION