The Waterfront Tanks
The Waterfront Tanks project is an adaptive design that re-uses abandoned oil silos.
The design anticipates and makes positive use of a post-petroleum future in which oil refineries and silos are obsolete. After a deep-clean that involves bioremediation - a process of using naturally occurring organisms to sterilise toxic substances - the tank’s structure and surface are expertly analysed. The Waterfront Tanks project then proposes a ‘peeling’ of the surfaces, adapting each level and providing additional space and function for human use. By adapting existing harmful structures, The Waterfront Tanks project transforms sites of waste and pollution into lively, communal spaces.
The Waterfront Tanks
The Waterfront Tanks project is an adaptive design that re-uses abandoned oil silos.
The design anticipates and makes positive use of a post-petroleum future in which oil refineries and silos are obsolete. After a deep-clean that involves bioremediation - a process of using naturally occurring organisms to sterilise toxic substances - the tank’s structure and surface are expertly analysed. The Waterfront Tanks project then proposes a ‘peeling’ of the surfaces, adapting each level and providing additional space and function for human use. By adapting existing harmful structures, The Waterfront Tanks project transforms sites of waste and pollution into lively, communal spaces.
About the
Designers
Badih Rameh
Badih Rameh is a Lebanese Architect and Designer, who completed his Bachelor of Architecture at Notre Dame University – Louaize in June 2017. His interest in how Architecture will shape the future and how it will respond to upcoming changes and challenges in the construction industry, has pushed him to solve problems creatively using innovative ideas and unique techniques. His passion for design and architecture shows immediately as he is fully involved in everything and completes every task enthusiastically.
UNIVERSITY
Notre Dame University-Louaize 
COURSE
Architectural Design
CATEGORY & YEAR
Sustain, 2017
About the Designer
Badih Rameh
Badih Rameh is a Lebanese Architect and Designer, who completed his Bachelor of Architecture at Notre Dame University – Louaize in June 2017. His interest in how Architecture will shape the future and how it will respond to upcoming changes and challenges in the construction industry, has pushed him to solve problems creatively using innovative ideas and unique techniques. His passion for design and architecture shows immediately as he is fully involved in everything and completes every task enthusiastically.
UNIVERSITY
Notre Dame University-Louaize
COURSE
Architectural Design
CATEGORY & YEAR
Sustain, 2017
