Philippe Fournier_Portfolio_2023

The town of Sainte-Flavie, Quebec is threatened by rising sea waters
and erosion due to climate change. At the same time, climate change
is projected to increase local crop yields, providing a silver lining for
the local farm economy. The Agricultural Adaptive Research
Centre (A.A.R.C.) is a proposed new research facility, to be run by a
co-operative of local farmers, in order to support the local agricultural
and social networks as they adapt to climate change. Farmers own
most of the land in the town, and many of their properties traverse
an escarpment between the coastal floodplain and higher ground.
The project proposes using these ‘typical coastal farm lots’ as the
site for relocating waterfront residents safely inland. Coastal homes
would be disassembled, while the reclaimed materials are used
to build new ones on these lots uphill. The facility itself would be
built in three phases. Phase 1 will process reclaimed material from
disassembled buildings. Phase 2 will accommodate agri-tourism
and community events. Phase 3 will facilitate agricultural research
and resource-sharing among farmers.
PHASE 3
PHASE 2
PHASE 1
COAST
UPHILL
A.A.R.C. SITE
BUOYANCY VENTILATION
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