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WachaIfurike, let it flood

                                                                       One river – Two Settlements – Three Connections
                                                                       The final proposal is composed of a public infrastructure of water systems
                                                                       that bring about ecological development and cultural activities together,
                                                                       exactly the same as the basic component of the cell and its living organisms
                                                                       that promotes both defence attack mechanisms. As opposed to treating the
                                                                       water body as a major  threat to the settlements, formal and informal, and
                                                                       avoiding it. The site welcomes the water in three different landforms: The
                                                                       Pugu Hills, the wetlands and the creek river mouth.



                                                  50 Year Flood
                                                  10 Year Flood
                                                  Average Level


                                                                   WachaIkue, let it Grow














                                                                                   50 Year Flood
                                                                                   10 Year Flood


                                                                                   Average Level


                                               The water system is made visible
                                               to the public. People will have the
                                               opportunity to celebrate water and
                                               culture within the system of
                                               bridges, walkways, terraces and
                                               shelters even when it is flooding.







                                                Water buffering if at its optimum
                                                when the water is not isolated but
                                                invited to the region and tamed .















                                                                                     50 Year Flood
     Rushuitiririke, let it Flow
                                                                                     10 Year Flood


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