Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Riparian Textile: India Point Park Tidal Walk | Providence RI

This work addresses public awareness and is a testing site for the potential to restore habitat for: oyster reefs, salt marsh, and eel grass and become a filter for water. This project is approximately 2,000 concrete spheres that aggregate together to form a patterned fabric on the bay floor. This intervention, paired with a new pedestrian boardwalk, serves two primary purposes: public awareness on the issue of degraded oyster habitat and a physical testing site for the potentiality of restored habitat.