studio chahar
Location: Gouron, Iran
2023 to present
Gouron coastal parkway is designed as a community path and a safe and enjoyable trail and hang-out space for the villagers and tourists. Another goal of the design is to facilitate public participation in design, utilization, beautification, and management of environmental resources. To achieve these objectives, the proposed plan is establishing proper connectivity between the village's shore and roads for the residents' commute and easy access to the beach. Safety is address using speed reducers and proper signage. The path creates new recreational facilities to attract tourists, including suitable spaces for biking, all-age and all-ability accessibility, and rest and conversation stations along Pedestrian walkways. The design preserves traditional structures, ponds, and water passage channels, utilizing surface water for irrigation.
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In terms of environmental activism, the design is implementing a community and tourist participation plan by reusing the wood from the invader species of Mesquites trees to build road dividers. The invader species of Mesquites trees called Pakistani or Bahraini Kahoor tress in local dialect, which has proliferated abundantly in the region, is highly detrimental to the environment and is considered one of the most hazardous living organisms in Qeshm island. Our suggestion for the design is to use the wood from the Pakistani (Bahraini) Kahoor to create separation walls. By defining this process as a continuous program for cutting down these trees and transforming them into landscaping elements along the coastal road and other areas of Gouron, we aim to initiate an eco-friendly process. After the installation of the initial phase, with the involvement of visitors and educating them about the harmful effects of this tree, this program will evolve into an ecotourism-oriented initiative