The Earthwork - which provides a basin in
which to begin depositing.
The Liner - which prevents leachate from
migrating out of the confines of the cell.
The Cap - which is a final cover to protect the
waste from water and wind.
In addition to these three elements there are two systems
which merge this cell with an external landscape.
The leachate removal system is embedded in the
earthwork and
penetrates the liner to collect the toxic
liquids of decomposition.
The methane removal system penetrates both the
cap and
the liner of the cell to allow the methane
gas produced by decomposition
to be exhausted.
possibilities of making this container a more
rigid body and providing it with the kind of
construction whose intent is permanence.
- The rigid container allows for tectonic
dialogues to take place between itself and the
earthwork.
- There is also an attempt made to consider this
cell as a spatial body whose presence not only
defines space at the scale of the larger
landscape but also at the scale of the human
body.
