This studio examined the urban and infrastructural networks connected through the septic system. It looked at the history of sewers and sewage and how the public has interacted with and grown fascinated with them. It looked at how architects and artists have addressed infrastructure and sewers from Modernism until today. Finally, it looked at the potential future of the septic system and how it can function as an integral new people of a global green movement to make cities more ecological.

The project seeks opportunities to negotiate the relationship between community and infrastructure and create a social and cultural space for the public. The project forms a central circulation with the wastewater treatment on one side and the public service on the other. The circulation blends the infrastructure with other programs such as public baths, restaurants, kayak clubs, and oyster farms. As the wastewater is released from the treatment plant, the water contains chemical acid pollution. AquaFlow tries to reduce acidity by implementing the oyster field to neutralize the wildlife environment. Ultimately, the project seeks to intervene in infrastructural service into a communal social space to enrich the community's daily life.

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