001//What when the pumps stop?

This project envisions a future landscape for Rummelsburg, showing how Berlin could respond to increasing water scarcity in the wake of the coal phase-out. It explores how falling groundwater levels, shifting hydrological regimes, and post-industrial terrains can transform into a resilient, water-adaptive urban environment. The city is framed as a living hydro-infrastructure that adjusts to extreme drought, fluctuating flows, and emerging ecological dynamics. The design investigates how material reuse, wetland ecologies, and slow water practices can reshape urban spaces under climatic pressure. Ultimately, the project proposes a landscape that not only adapts to scarcity but uses it as a catalyst for new spatial and ecological possibilities.