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Eva Pfannes of OOZE Architects: \u201cPeat is a superhero.\u201d<\/strong>
Water systems aren\u2019t usually seen as exciting. Think of a sewage pipe or a water treatment plant tucked away on the edge of an industrial zone. Because they are so hidden \u2014 or even unattractive \u2014 we tend not to give them much thought, says Eva Pfannes of OOZE architects & urbanists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through her practice, she\u2019s working to change that. Together with her partner Sylvain Hartenberg and colleagues Hsoc Mathai George and Takuma Johnson, Eva created a beautifully designed water purification system right on a schoolyard in Chennai, India. It looks more like a water park than an industrial installation. \u201cInstead of hiding the challenge of water treatment, we want to spark people\u2019s curiosity,\u201d she says. And it works \u2014 the media covered it, the local community took pride in it, and more schools across India are now eager to join. In the Frisian peat meadow region, OOZE is applying this proven strategy to the urgent questions of the future.<\/p>\n\n\n

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systems thinking with a local application<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

OOZE\u2019s strategy combines systemic thinking with grounded, place-based design. \u201cWe connect fields like climate mitigation and adaptation, the energy transition, and new models for shared ownership and stewardship,\u201d says Eva. \u201cBut we also apply these ideas locally and speculatively, through demonstration projects.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their approach draws on nature-based solutions, such as filtering water through helophyte systems \u2014 natural filters made of wetland plants that clean water as it flows through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the past 15 years, OOZE has developed and tested this method in urban water projects across India and Brazil. And while the peat meadow region in Frysl\u00e2n isn\u2019t urban, Eva sees a direct link to the city: \u201cThis is where food is produced that ends up being eaten in cities. The countryside and the city are deeply connected.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

peat as a superhero<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

There are more connections between their work in Chennai and the Frisian peatlands than you might expect. Both places face water shortages and pollution. In India, the challenge is to capture rainwater, purify it, and prevent flooding. In Frysl\u00e2n, the impact of the climate crisis over the past five years has shifted the challenge: now there\u2019s sometimes too little water, and pollution from nitrogen has become a major issue. To imagine what systemic change could look like, OOZE first explored the original character of the Frisian peatland \u2014 to understand the landscape and its scale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis region was once an enormous marsh,\u201d says Eva. \u201cA landscape where carbon capture and water purification were deeply embedded in natural systems.\u201d Peatlands are still among the most effective carbon sinks on earth: they store twice as much carbon as all the world\u2019s forests, while covering only one-tenth of the land area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPeat is a superhero,\u201d says Eva. \u201cBut at the current rate of drying, we\u2019re losing one centimetre of soil per year. That\u2019s why it\u2019s urgent to strengthen the soil\u2019s capacity to retain moisture, keep carbon in the ground, and prevent it from reacting with oxygen \u2014 turning into CO\u2082 and escaping into the atmosphere.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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Re-Peat, Ooze + Veenweide Atelier, 2023 \u00a9<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

nine transition tasks<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

There are nine major transition challenges in the Frisian peat meadow region: peat (CO\u2082 reduction and soil subsidence), water management, pollution (particularly nitrogen), biodiversity, energy transition, a new circular economy, heritage, housing, and foundation problems. OOZE visualised this stack of crises as a \u201cpolycrisis pancake\u201d \u2014 a layered, pressing reality demanding holistic responses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

thinking in decades<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

To give truly sustainable systems a real chance, we need to shift our time horizon, says Eva. \u201cGovernment policies tend to look five or ten years ahead. Politicians often think only as far as their own term. For example, compensation schemes for farmers might cover the next ten years \u2014 but farmers think in generations. They plan 30 or even 40 years ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This, she explains, is where politics and sustainable thinking can collide. \u201cThere are more hurdles, of course \u2014 like our economy\u2019s dependency on growth, and our ties to global markets.\u201d In the midst of this complexity, OOZE poses the question: how can we spark change \u2014 and what role can creativity and design play?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

working with the province<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

OOZE\u2019s systemic approach fits seamlessly with the collective spirit of the Veenweide Atelier. The firm has a strong track record of initiating inspiring pilot and demonstration projects that drive broader change and make transitions tangible. In Frysl\u00e2n, OOZE joins forces with ongoing provincial pilots in the Hegewarren polder and Aldeboarn De Deelen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These initiatives explore new ways of generating income: capturing carbon, cultivating wetland crops, developing a sustainable wetland crop chain, and revaluing the landscape\u2019s beauty through eco-tourism and housing concepts. \u201cWe contribute to the design of these pilots and explore what lessons we can draw for the future of this region,\u201d says Eva.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

beyond the pilot<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Still, the pilots are just a beginning. \u201cWhat excites us is being part of something bigger \u2014 helping to shape the long-term future of the peat landscape,\u201d says Eva. OOZE hopes to remain involved in the region for years to come. They don\u2019t offer fixed solutions or guaranteed outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere is always a level of uncertainty,\u201d Eva explains. \u201cHow much will sea levels rise? How many storms lie ahead? But what you can<\/em> do is choose working methods that are rooted in care, resilience and regeneration \u2014 methods that help build a new model for how we live.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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