Runner-Up

Mr Amey Kandalgaonkar
Bartlett

Anomalous Islands – The seabird towers of Brownsea

This project is aimed towards building an architecture for nature, instead of serving civilisation. The site of project is situated on Brownsea island in Poole Harbour. The site is analysed on three ecological levels; environmental, mental and social ecology. The failing junctions within these ecologies are recognised and architectural interventions are proposed to re-engineer their failure. The project progresses by constructing a fictional narrative around the historical character of Mrs. Christie who lived alone on island from 1927 to 1960. She was infamous for her hatred for civilisation and eccentric love for nature. She took up the massive task of building floating archipelagos over a lagoon for endangered sea birds of the island. The image shows this habitat as seen from a yacht, but untouched by civilisation. Nature is allowed to take over the architecture and both are allowed to grow in abundance.

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