Master's Thesis
HIGH-TECTONIC CITY
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This dissertation examines resilient urban development for a high-density area on Tokyo Bay facing pluvial and fluvial flooding. It proposes an integrated hydrological system operating from the bay scale to the local scale.
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At the bay scale, fluid-dynamic testing and channeling strategies direct and dissipate wave energy before water reaches the urban fabric. At the local scale on Tsukishima Island, a soft-landscape system of mounds and creeks strengthens resilience to storm surges and heavy rainfall.
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The work develops five connected subsystems: offshore water-dissipation structures, modified water-channel networks, topographic adjustments for inland flood resilience, density and program distribution, and architectural morphology. Bay-scale strategies shape local-scale topography and urban form, while architectural configurations emerge from both spatial logic and cluster morphology.
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Although explored separately, these subsystems function as an adaptive, integrated hydrological network. The resulting spatial structure, from creek lows to elevated land, creates dynamic public and green spaces essential in a dense urban context. The approach is designed to be applicable to other cities facing similar water-related challenges.
CFD Analysis
Architectural Phasing
Sea Level Rise
HIGH-TECTONIC CITY
Architectural Association School of Architecture
Master of Architecture, Emergent Technologies and Design
Co-Founder
Dr. Michael Weinstock
Course Director
Dr. Elif Erdine
Team Members
Berin Nur Kocabas
Debolina Ray
Zhang Yi