Diploma project

The proposed intervention for the underpass at Vøien bridge aims to transform this fragmented relationship between infrastructure and landscape into a cohesive and poetic design. It seeks to create a new sense of everyday spaces by integrating the underpass with the riverine landscape, while also treating the runoff water to minimize its negative effects on water quality and fish life. The project draws on the understanding that the river is not merely a passive element but a dynamic force that adapts to the terrain.

A volcano called Xitle erupted 2,500 years ago. This volcano is part of a mountain range of more than 200 small volcanoes that make up the Mexican volcanic belt. The spill covered a relatively low kidney-shaped area, a total of almost 8,000 Ha. Today is known as El Pedregal.

Sand is the most heavily extracted material on the planet, with 50 billion tons extracted annually for construction purposes. Mining sites are often located in floodplains along rivers due to their rich geological layers. The mining operation involves digging below the groundwater table, resulting in groundwater lakes as a post-mining landscape, causing groundwater depletion. 

REPLACING FOAM TO CREATE A MORE SUSTAINABLE FURNITURE

Chairs and beds are products that we depend on in our everyday lives. They are products we cannot live without. But these products are not sustainably made, because of the foam they contain. The foam they use today has a cruel manufacturing process, and it cannot be recycled but only downcycled. The foam’s material is called polyurethan and is derived from petroleum.