Wildland Urban Interface and wildfire challenges mapping
Fluid Dynamics simulations on seasonal wildfire variations
Redesigned fire walls composition using new wood based biopolymer.
Sacrificial architectural buildup strategy using different fire resistance properties
Seasonal risk mitigation strategies using material resilience and retrofitting.
Choreographed fire intrusion through controlled and sacrificial fire resistance
Wildfire vs. Human dual occupancy within the project
THE SMOULDERING INTERFACE
by Chada Elalami
The proposed project addresses wildfire resilience within the sites affected by the 2018 Saddleworth Moor fires, situated in the wildland urban interface of Greenfield. Operating as a holistic system, the project comprises a series of multifaceted interventions - from a fire research centre to residential retrofitting - that respond to the seasonal nature of wildfires. Embracing a paradigm of adaptation rather than avoidance, the project draws inspiration from indigenous practices that have historically demonstrated a harmonious coexistence with fire. Fire is in this way guided, contained, rejected, protected against and used for educational purposes based on its position within a site-specific fire matrix.
