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PETITE CEINTURE

to house refugees and food

Pulau Semakau & Pulau Sakeng  -   islands untouched by the development and modernisation of mainland Singapore, stayed pure and true to its roots. These islanders called themselves the Orang Laut (Sea People) and Orang Selat (People of the Straits). They were communities that grew among nature and lived dependant on what the island provided them.This meant that natural forcevs scuh as water, wind and sun crafted their daily capabilities, thereby accepting the fates bestowed onto them. An islander recounts the virtue to have a  “peace of mind”, by accepting whatever came their way, with no worries no cares - A much simpler time and life than in mainland Singapore.

An Edible Landscape

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The project aims to revitalise an abandoned railway urban space by bringing the community down to the tunnel through a common goal to redefine a Parisian Landscape. The abandoned state of the track allowed for the entire tunnel to be engulfed by wild nature, transforming it into a green belt around Paris. To retain the organicness the Petite Ceinture, the project proposes to create an organic programme with light structures. The site needed to unite cultural and work programmes, while solving the refugee problem in Paris. This could be achieved through food and urban farming. A sustainable process is created by utilizing refugees in taking care of the urban farming landscape for cultural and work programmes. The connectivity of the Petite Ceinture allows for the such an urban farming landscape to bleed and continue throughout the entire Paris, as the tracks become a transportation boardwalk for cyclist and pedestrians as well as future needs for train access.

w h e r e   |   Petite Ceinture, Paris, France

w h a t      |   Mix-Use Urban Landscape

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