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Site Visit: The Anzali Lagoon Boardwalk
Notes from the team’s visit to the lagoon boardwalk site, just as the migratory birds were arriving.
In November, as the first flocks of migratory birds reach the lagoon, the design team travelled to Anzali to review the final stages of construction.
Timber against damp
A key challenge was keeping timber durable in a permanently wet setting. We chose locally sourced thermally modified wood, which resists rot without toxic treatments. Galvanised steel fixings are designed so that every board can be replaced individually.
Working with the habitat
The site programme was agreed with ecologists so that noisy works stopped during the nesting season.
Seeing the first visitors standing on the boardwalk watching the birds was the best reward this project could give.
