CONNECTING CROATIA

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THE COASTLINE OF CROATIA, NEAR THE CITY OF SPLIT, HAS TWO MAIN PATHS OF CIRCULATION: A CHAIN OF KASTELAS PROMOTING TOURISM AND THE INDUSTRIAL FISHING ROUTE. TO HELP CONNECT THESE TWO DISPARATE PROGRAMS ON A ONCE INDUSTRIAL SITE, I PROPOSED A BUILDING COMBINING A HOTEL AND A FISH PROCESSING CENTER.

THE ENTIRE SITE IS DESIGNED TO FUNCTION AS A WHOLE SYSTEM. FRESH FISH IS FIRST PROCESSED, THEN THE REMAINS ARE USED IN EMULSION POOLS. THE FISH EMULSION IS THEN USED TO REVITALIZE THE ONCE CHEMICALLY DAMAGED SOIL AND GROW A NEW NETWORK OF ORCHARDS ON THE SITE. THE ORCHARD FIELDS ARE BOOKENDED WITH TWO KASTELA-LIKE TOWERS. TOURISTS CAN ACCESS THE TWO TOWERS AND WITNESS THE WHOLE INDUSTRIAL CYCLE.