hedges and verges

I. Changing landscape: caricetum davallianae.

II. Changing landscape: appearance of animals (such as the red heron) coinciding with the emergence of water.

The pump house, and the way water gushes through the adjacent channel towards the deep floodplain.

Installation of a temporary structure by a human in the floodplain forest, followed by its engulfment by vegetation.

Overall view: forest, meadow, water. Livestock: gray cattle, sheep.

Left column: Transformation of the landscape: from lakes to monoculture. Right column: Examination of topographical layers and water coverage.

Floodplain levels.

Recommended land use.

Landscape character types.

Own photos of the surroundings of the pump houses.

Own photos of the water structures and the nature surrounding them."

Author: Hédi Müller
Consultant: Gábor Fábián DLA
Year: 2023/24
Awards: II. helyezett, Középülettervezési Tanszék Különdíj

Architecture has long been driven by an anthropocentric approach. Human activities related to the built environment have been carried out by and for humans. Although humans are starting to lose their connection with the natural environment, this alienation does not imply independence from the ecosystem. Humans depend on natural elements: clean air, fresh water, nourishment from fertile soil. In Hungary, floods, inland waters, and droughts currently pose one of the biggest challenges. The developed plan presents the creation of a landscape use that is in harmony with nature, providing space for water, nature, and humans alike. The landscape design was assisted by the research on floodplain reservoirs conducted by László Koncsos and Gábor Murányi. The plan includes an animation that conveys the mindset striving to transcend humanism, seeking a balance where humans do not rise above water and nature. https://youtu.be/aNi5N_yVljA