WWF 2.0
The headquarter for WWF locating it self in a monoculture oil palm plantation. Repurposing the heart of a monoculture oil palm plantation to accelerate the natural reforestation of the Bornean rainforest. Restart the reforestation process to save the rainforest and wild lives that are dependent on it.
Monoculture plantations, large areas of land dedicated to the growth and harvesting of singular products, represent some the biggest dangers to the sustainability of the world's natural rainforests. Often, large areas of natural tropical forests and other vital ecosystems are cleared to make room for vast monoculture plantations. Palm oil plantations are among the largest, and most destructive on earth. In areas such as the Bornean rainforest, these plantations, harvested on roughly 25-year cycles destroy critical habitat for many endangered species, and the intensive cultivation methods result in deeply eroded soils and contaminated water.
The rainforest of Borneo is the third largest rainforest in the world, and the oldest. It is richly diverse in plant and animal species. Seventy-three percent of Borneo island belongs to Indonesia. This area in particular is heavily threatened by the existence and expansion of oil palm plantation.
WWF 2.0 is located in a 24- year old oil palm plantation. Nearing the end of its harvest cycle, this plantation will be in a unique position to allow for a better future for the land. The project proposes that the WWF, with support from the Indonesian government, reclaims this land and begins an on-site intervention to reduce and ultimately eliminate the human impact on the forest. WWF 2.0 includes a headquarters in the center of the plantation, using materials harvested from the site. The project then serves s a station for phased ecological remediation. Here the site is divided into three parts, the middle where there is existing empty patch of land for workers of the plantation will became the built area of the headquarter. The outer ring that is next to the existing rainforest will be the primary planting area, followed by inner secondary planting zones. The structures are designed to be integrated into the landscape with minimal invasion, and follow a timeline of deconstruction and removal that mirrors the regrowth of the surrounding forest.
The project includes three functions: office and plant nursery, plant museum along with rainwater collection; animal care center includes animal shelters and a clinic; living quarter that provides living space for workers and employees to live on site.
The site transportation strategy is to eliminate traces of human, the paths are put into three categories : paved road leads to outside for cars, dirt road for in site commute for workers to plant trees, these will be merged back into the forest as the planting process end. And wood path for humans to commute within site.
