Abstract
Due to rapid urbanisation, man-made canals are constructed and remains as a crucial infrastructural provision in Singapore in both mitigating potential flood situations and also as a important stormwater collection passage. The current state of the concrete canals detaches the society from accessing the water resource and there is a shift in the initial utilitarian approach on dealing with our waterways. Upon investigating and evaluating current canal states and practices, and studying precedents of successful waterway restoration, ways of further enhancing the interaction between the users and waterways are discussed. This thesis aims to investigate and integrate architectural and natural strategies through the use of phytoremediation with water systems by proposing a new canal system that i) attract and engage audiences and ii) provides a learning experience that could strengthen the relationship between Singapore and its waterbodies, enhancing the value of water.