E18 Portrait - Four Rs For Dembéni

Dembeni (FR) - Runner-up

Four Rs For Dembéni

Associates: Felix Ridder (DE) – student in landscape, Irina Schmidt (DE) – architect, Luiz Seitz (DE) – student in architecture, David Seitz (DE) – geographer

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""Reknowledge" was our addition of a fourth R in this context. For us, in the sensitive context of Mayotte, it means that existing knowledge, materials, and local networks must form the core of any transformation on the site. Rather than a master plan or large-scale new construction, the focus is on careful re-sourcing and strengthening ecological relationships."

perspective from the mangrove loop into the restored mangrove landscape
vision of future reconnection and restructuring of dembeni
view into restored mangroves and semi-urban structures