The Bartlett
Autumn Show 2022
Explore
About the show

unit-code



Close

Draping Landscapes: Archiving Nuclear Memory and Place

Project details

Programme
Design Studio Design Studio 6
Year 2

Following the gradual extinction of nuclear power, this project aims to build an archive demarcating the memories of past ecologies under the lens of climate change. Human presence and the decommissioning processes of the power stations are woven with cycles of growth and decomposition in a ceremonial atmosphere which memorialises the bygone nuclear era of Suffolk. Under the impact of sea-level rise, the debris of former ecosystems emerge over time on the surface in enclosed time-capsules, bearing memory of soil particulars, seedlings, and geological deposits. The gradual flooding of the site by seawater is used as an instigator for the landscape’s growth and decay, transforming the existing habitat into a salt-tolerant ecosystem.

Activated by saltwater, the landscape performs in recurrent life cycles trans-forming the existing habitat into a salt-tolerant ecosystem.

Choreography of Growth, Decay and Decomposition

Activated by saltwater, the landscape performs in recurrent life cycles, transforming the existing habitat into a salt-tolerant ecosystem.

Flax 3D printed lattice and chitosan membrane infused with flax fibres. The decay of the landscape systems into the ground instigates the growth of flood-tolerant habitats.

Tectonic Physical Prototyping

Flax 3D printed lattice and chitosan membrane infused with flax fibres. The decay of the landscape systems into the ground instigates the growth of flood-tolerant habitats.

Installation timeline of the lattice and geomembrane into the existing ground conditions. Flooding from tidal or storm surges activates the landscape’s performance.

Landscape Phasing and Construction

Installation timeline of the lattice and geomembrane into the existing ground conditions. Flooding from tidal or storm surges activates the landscape’s performance.

Detailing of the draped chitosan membranes over the flax lattice coming into contact with water amid sea-level rises.

Year N+5

Detailing of the draped chitosan membranes over the flax lattice coming into contact with water amid sea-level rises.

In the post the nuclear era, traces of the landscape remain as ruins within the transformed habitat. Time-capsules bearing archived soil aggregates, water and seed species begin to emerge on the surface.

Year N+100

In the post the nuclear era, traces of the landscape remain as ruins within the transformed habitat. Time-capsules bearing archived soil aggregates, water and seed species begin to emerge on the surface.

Share on , LinkedIn or

Close

Index of Works

The Bartlett
Autumn Show 2022
27 September – 7 October
Explore