Learning to breathe with the tide
While hard engineering solutions can provide protection, they are not a permanent, adaptable solution and have physical limits.
Climate adaptation
Academic Final Project Overview
Climate Adaptation | Strategic Masterplanning | Blue-Green Infrastructure | Evidence-based Design
Purpose: A sea level adaptation strategy for Hull
Site: Hull, Humber Estuary, UK
Time: 10/2025 - 06/2026
Leader: Laurence Pattacini, Jess Bryne-Daniel
After London, Hull is the most flood-vulnerable city in the UK. Over 90% of city sit below the level of the sea at high tide. It faces compound flooding: trapped surface water, river water, and tidal surge simultaneously. People just built higher and higher walls; when water came in, they trapped themselves in the concrete bowl, and the city disappeared.
The vision for the project is to create an estuarine entrance that provides a living environment sharing tidal rhythms and ecological and civic lives, moving away from the focus on the flood danger to welcome a breathing, changeable landscape.
The proposed interconnected water system makes space for the seawater intrusion and allows for a more resilient living environment.
Fluidity is privileged above rigidity, the strong identity of the River Hull is respected, and changes over time are celebrated.
Handmade model: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZfGrJ5CGZ4/?igsh=bm1nOXoxdzNxMWk1
the Estuary memory guide booklet. If you'd like a copy of the PDF for review, feel free to email me directly at sonia71105791@gmail.com
