Kaylana Reservoir Ecological Edge & Wetland Spine

Kaylana Lake is Jodhpur's crucial drinking water reservoir, yet faces continuous pressure from unchecked tourist vehicle encroachment, shoreline erosion, and unregulated runoff. This project establishes an ecological buffer corridor that cleans urban inflows while giving citizens access to the water.

A fragile boundary between barren rocky desert plateaus and the reservoir water sheet. High wind turbulence, rocky basalt outcrops, and intense seasonal water level fluctuations spanning up to 4.2 vertical meters.

The Porous Edge. Transitioning from hard rock plateau to soft bio-retention reeds through terraced gabion retaining systems filled with local quarry discard stone.

Topographical hydrological flow simulations to identify major stormwater entry points. Designing tiered stabilization zones planted with indigenous drought-resilient vegetation: Kair, Rohida, and Phog.

Lightweight weathering steel (Corten) boardwalks cantilevered over gabion terraces touch the sensitive wetland edge lightly. Detailing includes porous stone gravel paths with high percolation rates.

A continuous sequence of stepped contemplative steps, open-air ecological laboratories for students, and elevated astronomical stargazing decks over the dark desert waters.

Architects in arid territories are fundamentally water stewards. Infrastructure can no longer be purely utilitarian; it must be a poetic civic monument to conservation.