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Snow & Water in New Kiruna under Climate Change

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Student Yuan Tao
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Design Studio Design Studio 4
Year 2

In the process of global warming, the Arctic region has become an amplifier of global climate change. This leads to extreme weather, including extreme snowfall and rainfall. Arctic cities have not taken reasonable and effective measures to deal with this, which affects urban life and the balance of natural ecology.

The project is located in the Arctic Circle mining town of Kiruna, Sweden. Developed by the mining industry until 2004, the entire city of Kiruna has since had to relocate because of the deformation and subsidence of the land caused by mining activity. This project focuses on how a new Kiruna can cope with climate change, and create a sound ecological environment of harmony between man and nature through thoughtful snow and water management.

Kiruna Snow & Water Movement and Deposition Diagrams

Topographic analysis and mapping of possible snow deposits and flooded areas suggests solutions for new Kiruna to avoid pollution, flooding caused by snowmelt and disruption of the ecological balance.

Project Master Plan: New Kiruna

The master plan has four main zones: 'City Block' blocks wind; another zone stores snow in winter and retains snowmelt in spring; a third remediates the old mining landscape; and a fourth models snow conditions.

Remediation Garden

The Remediation Garden stands on the old mine site as a tourist attraction that records the history and culture of the city. The new landscape is meant to restore local ecology through phytoremediation.

Terraced Garden & City Block Central Garden

Landscape for snow and water management, including snow deposition and filtration.

Terrace Garden Perspective

Snow depositition and filtration area.

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Autumn Show 2021
30 October – 13 November
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