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Kayaking in Albisguetli

Our project seeks to launch kayaking at the tree nursery of the Albisguetli.

The nursery is located at the edge of the Friesenberg, and in direct proximity to the local shooting range. It further lies just between the city of Zurich and the leisure park of the Uetliberg.

It is the area’s unique landscape of hidden waters, namely two ponds and several brooks, high spatial quality, as well as a playful topography with numerous planting grids that led us to the idea of wanting to offer kayaking as an exciting water sport.

The future kayak course is composed by two water reservoirs with a stream connecting them. The first of the two water reservoirs is located on the upper edge of the tree nursery, while the latter is suited at the lower edge. As a result, the stream is expected to offer kayakers an exciting waterflow.

Given that the area is rich in natural resources, the two main used materials will be locally processed stones and wood. And while stones will be used for the water infrastructure and terracing the ground, wood is used around the upper lake in a combination of a massive structure and a framing construction. The clay-rich consistency at the tree nursery, in fact, acts as a natural hydrological seal. Since the basin at the upper water reservoir occurs naturally, it will only require an additional layer of stones before filling water. Meanwhile, the lower water reservoir has to be extended. The construction will be filled with stones of different sizes to ensure an exciting flow for kayakers.

In order to provide sufficient water quantities, the project considers external sources, such as the river Sihl where water flows constantly and is dammed at several places. The Gänziloo bridge - an unused dam - is one of them. Due to its proximity it will allow us to dam the water and pump it up to the upper water reservoir.

To enhance the sustainability of the project, it aims to install two water hydro turbines. One at the Gänziloo bridge where water will flow back down after passing the kayak installation; the second turbine at the dam itself. The electricity produced by the two turbines will thus not only serve energy demand by the installation but may be fed into the electricity grid of the neighborhood.

Tribunes at each water reservoir, as well as a connection along the stream will create spaces for onlookers to view the scenery. Additionally, a club house at the upper water reservoir will serve as a meeting point where kayak enthusiasts can gather and store their sport material.

Our kayak facility will further add to the already existing leisure infrastructure, particularly by extending existing hiking paths from nearby Mount Uetliberg to the river Sihl. Also, given the size of the upper water reservoir, there exists the possibility for other water-related activities.

“Magandang Umaga! Ako nga pala si Maria Ada, at ako’y lubos na nagagalak ‘pagkat binasa mo itong kuwento ko. Gusto ko sana mag-vlog, yung A Day of a life, D-Day with a life basta iyon. Nakita ko kasi iyon sa isang ale sa dyip, pinapanood niya yung bidyo ni Liza Soberano. Nais ko rin sanang ibahagi ang aking kuwento sa buong mundo, ngunit dulot ng kahirapan ay dito na lamang ako sa papel magbabahagi. Sa katunayan, kinuha ko nga lang itong papel at panulat kila Aling Nena. Nga pala ako’y labing-walong gulang na, at kami ay nakatira sa Tondo, Maynila, at isa kami sa bahagdan ng mga mahihirap na pamilya rito sa aming lugar. Ang bahay namin ay hanggang ikalawang palapag lamang at mayroong dalawang silid. Alaws pintura, ang aming pinto ay isang kalawanging yero, tasbu-tasbu ang bubong, at ang kurtina namin ay ang paskil ng “Nonoy’s Eatery” na nakuha lang namin diyan sa gidli-gidli. Ako ang panganay sa aming magkakapatid. Gusto n’yo bang malaman kung ilan kami? SAMPU! Oo, pusam! At ako ang nag-aalaga sa siyam kong kapatid! Hays! Andres Ada nga pala ang pangalan ng erpat ko, at Emelda Ada naman ang ermat ko. Hindi ko na papakilala mga kaputol ko, masyadong marami baka maburyong na kayo.

Ito na nga, ikukwento ko sa inyo kung paano ba tumatakbo ang aking buhay sa loob ng isang araw. Nagsisimula iyon sa tilaok ni JR, ang manok sa katabi naming bahay na sila Aling Nena. Alas-singko iyon ng umaga. Dahil wala akong selpon, o alarm clock, iyon na lamang ang nagpapagising sa akin. Ang laking utang na loob ko kay JR, kaya hindi ko alam ang mangyayari sa akin kapag naisip ni Mang Dodo na gawing sahog sa tinola si JR. Pagkatapos kong ayusin ang aking hinigaan, ay dali-dali ko namang ihahanda ang almusalan ng aking pamilya. Madalas, sardinas at tatlong gatang ng bigas ang aming almusal. Kung tutuusin, hindi ito sapat sa labindalawang miyembro ng pamilya. At syempre, ako rin ang maghuhugas sa huli. Hays! Ang hirap maging panganay! Sunod ko namang tutulungan ang aking ermat na maghanda ng kanyang ititindang pandesal, at sasamahan ko rin siyang ilako ang mga ito. Si Nenoy, ang kasunod sa aking pinakamatanda ang siya namang magbabantay sa walo ko pang kapatid habang kami ay wala sa bahay. Kami ay naglalako sa sakayan ng dyip doon sa tokan, kung saan din nag-aabang ng mga pasahero ang aking erpat. Mula alas siyete hanggang alas diyes ay naglalako kami roon. Bago sumapit ang alas onse, nakabalik na kami sa aming tahanan dahil maghahanda na ng tanghalian si ermat at habang ako naman ay maglilinis ng mga ginamit sa pagtitinda ng pandesal. Adobong pinagpag nga pala ang aming ulam noong nakaraan hanggang ngayon. 

Matapos naming mananghalian, syempre ako muli ang maghuhugas. Si ermat naman ay pupunta na kila Aling Isabel upang maglaba. Bale mula ala una hanggang alas singko ay naroon si ermat, at mula alas tres hanggang alas singko ay binabantayan ko ang aking mga kapatid. Nasaan ako nung ala una hanggang alas dos? Naghahanap at nagtatanong-tanong ako kung saan maaaring mamasukan bilang katulong. Sa katunayan anomang trabahong ibigay sa akin ay gagawin ko. Nais ko kasing makapag-ipon hangga’t bata pa ako, at para na rin matulungan ang aking pamilya. Gusto ko ring mapag-aral ang aking mga kapatid, kahit hindi na ako. At sa oras na ako’y nakapag-ipon na, balak kong umalis dito sa Pilipinas, at sa ibang bansa kami maninirahan. Ang hirap kasi sa Pinas! Mas lalo lamang humihirap ang mga mahihirap! Marami pang mga tiwaling opisyal sa gobyerno. Nga pala ang paghahanap ko ng trabaho ay nilihim ko sa aking mga magulang. Kaya ikaw, ilihim mo rin sana ah? Bago mag-alas sais ay dapat nakapaghanda na ako ng aming hapunan dahil pauwi na ang aming magulang. Tulad ng aming umagahan, sardinas at tatlong gatang ng bigas ang madalas naming hapunan. Isang linggo na naming umagahan at hapunan iyon, pero dahil matumal ang kita ngayon ng aking erpat at ermat, baka saging na lamang ang aming kakainin sa susunod na linggo. Pagdating ng aking mga magulang ay maghahapunan na kami. Sabay-sabay, magkakalapit at kumpleto man kaming kumakain, ang aming mga loob sa isa’t isa ay magkakalayo at malabo. 

Matapos ng hapunan, ako pa rin ang maghuhugas syempre. Si ermat at erpat, at ang aking mga kapatid ay magpapahinga na. Mga alas nuwebe ng gabi ay tahimik na ang aming bahay, ngunit maingay sa labas dahil may mga nag-iinuman, nag-aaway at marami pa. Ngunit, mga alas diyes, ay magsisimula nang mag-away sina erpat at ermat. Pinag-aawayan nila gabi-gabi ang pera, ang masama pa ay para bang kinasusuklaman na nila kaming mga anak nila. Para bang pabigat kami sa kanila. Hindi nila alam na naririnig namin lahat iyon. Noong una naming narinig silang mag-away tungkol doon, kami ay humahagulgol sa takot, lungkot, at sakit. Ngunit, tumagal ang panahon at kami’y nasanay na lamang. Ibinubuga ko na lamang sa hangin, at sabay pikit ng aking mga mata. Isang tilaok na naman ni JR ang aking maririnig.”

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Kayaking in Albisguetli

The Uetliberg is the biggest leisure park in Zurich. We plan to extend it with a kayak-course.

Characterized by two surrounding lakes, brooks and a local tree nursery, the landscape offers high spatial quality with its different tree densities, numerous planting grids and a playful topography with multiple paths. These natural lakes serve as spatial limitation to the area and will be utilized in a sustainable manner by, one, enlarging the start and end pools, and, two, encouraging additional leisure activities.

On the one hand, we expect to achieve this by artificially creating a canal, passing through those two lakes. The floor of the area has the best prerequisites for realizing this project. Its clay-rich consistency acts like a natural hydrological seal, which is why the expansion of the lakes may only require one layer of river gravel. The river itself, meanwhile, will be built by digging out the ground and fixing it with a stonewall. This will then be filled with different sized stone gravel.

The areal can be seen as a stadium. For the viewer, there are several infrastructures around the lakes. The upper lake has a kayak-club, tribunes and three viewing-platforms which overhang the whole site. The lower lake has an arena-shaped tribune, making the arrival of the athletes very intense.

Our areal is a part of the Uetliberg leisure park. It is also a leisure opportunity for non-kayaker.  The upper lake offers a natural swimming-pool experience with terraced ground to lay down. The hiking path along the river gives a nice promenade route from the Sihl to the upper lake, passing the lower lake.

In fact, in order to have enough water for the sport-event, we need to pump water up from the Sihl to the upper lake into an underground pipe. After passing our kayak-course and the lower lake, the water flows back to the Sihl in an open canal along the hiking path. The water then arrives in a water turbine at the Gänziloobridge located at the Sihl. The turbine produces enough electricity to compensate the energy consumed by the pump. The Gänziloobridge is already a dam. By just adding a turbine, we use the Sihl as another energy source.

Energiepark

Mit dem Bau eines Kajakclubs haben wir nochmals die Chance,  Architektur auch in einem kleineren Maßstab zu betreiben. So haben wir die Woche damit verbracht, uns über die Erweiterung des Kajakclubs Gedanken zu machen.

Unser Projekt beginnt mit der Energiegewinnung. So haben wir versucht, eine Architektur zu finden, die oftmals in Energiegebäuden verwendet wurde. Wir sahen dies als Notwendigkeit an, um dem Projekt eine Kohärenz zu geben. Das Ergebnis ist eine industriell-wirkende Architektur, in welcher Gestein und Stahl roh und ehrlich dem Betrachter die Konstruktion kommuniziert. Die Gestaltung des Staudamms soll der architektonischen Sprache des Clubhauses folgen.

Der Kajakclub selber besteht aus den zwei bestehenden Gebäuden sowie einen Aussichtsturm. Er soll permanent geöffnet sein und den Besuchern des Areals bzw. des Uetlibergs die Möglichkeit geben, sich zu entspannen, zu kochen und zusammen zu essen. Die Anziehungskraft des Clubs wollen wir wiederum durch den Aussichtsturm generieren. Über den Kronenspitzen der Bäume genießt man eine Aussicht über unser Areal und die ganze Stadt.

Des Weiteren versuchen wir mit Landmarks zu arbeiten. So funktioniert der Aussichtsturm als Orientierungspunkt und scheint wie ein Leuchtturm in dem Meer aus Bäumen. Durch das Emporwachsen über den Wäldern wird der Turm schon von der Stadt sichtbar sein. So schaffen wir die direkte visuelle Verbindung auch zwischen dem Staudamm und unserem Klub.