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![Mysterious industrial buildings, irregular coastline, and encircling marshland form the contrasting atmosphere of Sizewell. Design interventions serve to break down the rigid boundaries.]()
![A corridor system connects the marsh, woodland, power station, and the coast, gradually moving visitors through the power station towards a landscaped park, passing by various boundary conditions.]()
![A new planted spiral staircase is built along the iconic dome of the Sizewell B nuclear reactor building, allowing visitors to now access the imposing structure.]()
![A building footprint in Sizewell B is repurposed into a planted pond, creating an iconic area where nature 'takes back' the site and symbolically breaks down the boundary between nature and industry.]()
![Warm wastewater from the power station provides heat to a vegetated sunken pond. The red vapour pipe is a monumental symbol of the connection between the marshland, the nuclear power station, and the sea.]()
Invisible Boundaries, Contradictory Aesthetics
The landscape around the Sizewell nuclear power station features strong contrasts: physical divisions between the industrial buildings and the surrounding nature and coastline erosion, social conflict such as the competition between the fishing and energy industries, and various confrontations regarding nuclear energy. These issues give the site an aesthetic of contradiction and have inspired the theme of boundaries.
This project aims to highlight different boundaries on the site, while restoring the surrounding ecology. The design establishes facilities that can be visited and reflected upon as narrative points, making legible the boundaries between the power station and the natural environment from different perspectives, softening the division between humans and nature.
Aerial Overview of Design for Sizewell
Mysterious industrial buildings, irregular coastline, and encircling marshland form the contrasting atmosphere of Sizewell. Design interventions serve to break down the rigid boundaries.
Corridor of Connectivity
A corridor system connects the marsh, woodland, power station, and the coast, gradually moving visitors through the power station towards a landscaped park, passing by various boundary conditions.
Planted Spiral Staircase
A new planted spiral staircase is built along the iconic dome of the Sizewell B nuclear reactor building, allowing visitors to now access the imposing structure.
Planting Pond Under the Circular Corridor
A building footprint in Sizewell B is repurposed into a planted pond, creating an iconic area where nature 'takes back' the site and symbolically breaks down the boundary between nature and industry.
Sunken Vapor Pond
Warm wastewater from the power station provides heat to a vegetated sunken pond. The red vapour pipe is a monumental symbol of the connection between the marshland, the nuclear power station, and the sea.
The Bartlett
Autumn Show 2022
27 September – 7 October
Autumn Show 2022
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