The Millrace in Eugene, Oregon has become a degraded site. Storm water from campus brings large amounts of heavy metal pollutants from the roadways into the stagnant channel before they eventually seep into the Willamette river. I envisioned a design in which the Millrace would become a natural treatment buffer keeping pollutants out of the Willamette, as well as a riparian corridor, repairing aquatic ecosystems, creating habitat, and beautifying the existing bike paths that will see even more traffic once Knight Campus is finished. In addition, to mitigate the issue of over shading at the Urban Farm, I proposed a vertical farm research facility which could increase the amount of production by optimizing growing conditions so as not be affected by the surrounding development.
from riverfront parkway facing west
natural treatment buffer
