from rainfall

4%

Whitewater River

5.6%
Occupying Landscapes of Change:

Irrigation Runoff

10%

The Salton Sea

New River

e Salton Sea is changing at a rapid pace. Historically, the region has experienced periods of extreme dryness followed by severe ooding. Evolution is felt most by the infrastructure at the shoreline, a ecting development of the cultural character of the area. It is only a matter of time before the sea dries up completely, leaving behind a ring of shoreline vulnerable to development by local agencies. Such a move could be disastrous to the unique cultural condition that has emerged from the seas existence. is projected proposes the installation of an arti cial shoreline along this ring for a new Long Term Visitors Campsite, allowing for inhabitation and recreation as the Salton Sea continue to recede. Taking into account the uctuation in population as a result of migrating snowbird populations, an adaptable framework allows for inhabitation that embraces change in its formal con guration as a way of developing unique personal and communal relationships within the community that comes to reside there. e result is an organically grown social culture that is in constant dialogue with the physical environment.

33%
-Surface Agricultural Drainage Imperial County

Alamo River

46%
Sub-Surface Agricultural Drainage Surface Agricultural Drainage

1906 : 195 Feet Below Sea Level

1968 : 233 Feet Below Sea Level

1979 : 228 Feet Below Sea Level

2017 :Projected 233 Feet Below Sea Level

2029 :Projected 255 Feet Below Sea Level

Stages of Development
System is activated by occupation and responds to conditions of interaction between occupants.

Shore line Conditions

Phase 1: Isolation

Phase 2: Social Activation

Phase 3 : Community Activation Former Shoreline

CurrentShoreline

Projected Shoreline

Motions

Lift

Push

Swing

Slide