ADS1: The Cave and the Tent
David Harrison
Having spent the first term trying to solve the housing crisis and ending up designing a boat; the second and third terms were then spent designing a land based society, focussing on that which could be possible considering the potential of the land, resources and the human being and not dwelling too much on how bleak the future actually looks. Also wrote an essay on why the future looks so bleak, which was surprisingly good fun.
Education
Undergrad - BA(Hons) @ The Cass
Postgrad - MA @ The RCA
Interests
Kayaking, Shooting, Cycling. Outdoorsy stuff.
Building Family — One elevation shown from each building proposed.
Bath Ruin — The new bath proposed, housed within the existing ruin.
Sheep Shearing — The shearing of one of the 45 Hampshire down sheep.
Site Production Section — A site section from retting to tailor. A look at the manufacture of linen, from being placed in the lake for the retting process to take place, through the scrutching, hackling, spinning and weaving processes that take place in the linen production room, and finally into the clothing house to be tailored.
Retting Lake — The flax being placed in the retting lake.
Picking Apples — A view from the orchard up to the main ruin.
Proposed Site Plan — Three house types, Hampshire down sheep pastures, Wool production room, Orchards, Clothing house, Linen production room, retting lake, flax field, linseed oil production room, Perfumery, Tea pavilion, herb drying room, Artesian well housing, Main ruin and bath all shown.
Modern convenience and the easy life have made the future unsustainable, as regards not only ecology, but also our individual best interest and the way we behave towards one another.
In 2014 the carbon footprint of the U.K. was 831 metric tonnes of carbon dioxide and 42 percent of this was attributed to be built environment. When broken down into construction, material transportation and in use footprints, construction and transportation equated to 48 percent. The reduction of this figure is the concern of this project.
Simultaneously, we are reaching an excitingly divisive moment, in the form of the 4th industrial revolution. Though we might hope for this to emancipate us, what is more likely is that this will lock the individual in a life of passivity, alienation and isolation, in a world without useful purpose.
The proposal outlined here is for a new hamlet at Cooper’s Hill, which houses 75 men, women and children. In the post-work future where the only roles that remain are creative and managerial, the inhabitants of this site spend their days producing their own fabrics, namely linen and wool, in order to produce clothing and furniture, as well as tea and perfume, Cider and Perry, alongside the creative ventures that this site affords them agency to fulfil. To live the life of the creator.
The inhabitants start by building their own homes and manufacturing buildings from the earth and timber found on site. The production of wool and linen then allows them the opportunity to build their own furniture and interiors, with the linseed oil by-product of flax coming into use in maintaining the timber.
In a post-4th industrial revolution future, how can a life of ecologically responsible labour, construction and manufacture enhance social interaction, individual development and connection to place within a small scale community?
In 2014 the carbon footprint of the U.K. was 831 metric tonnes of carbon dioxide and 42 percent of this was attributed to be built environment. When broken down into construction, material transportation and in use footprints, construction and transportation equated to 48 percent. The reduction of this figure is the concern of this project.
Simultaneously, we are reaching an excitingly divisive moment, in the form of the 4th industrial revolution. Though we might hope for this to emancipate us, what is more likely is that this will lock the individual in a life of passivity, alienation and isolation, in a world without useful purpose.
The proposal outlined here is for a new hamlet at Cooper’s Hill, which houses 75 men, women and children. In the post-work future where the only roles that remain are creative and managerial, the inhabitants of this site spend their days producing their own fabrics, namely linen and wool, in order to produce clothing and furniture, as well as tea and perfume, Cider and Perry, alongside the creative ventures that this site affords them agency to fulfil. To live the life of the creator.
The inhabitants start by building their own homes and manufacturing buildings from the earth and timber found on site. The production of wool and linen then allows them the opportunity to build their own furniture and interiors, with the linseed oil by-product of flax coming into use in maintaining the timber.
In a post-4th industrial revolution future, how can a life of ecologically responsible labour, construction and manufacture enhance social interaction, individual development and connection to place within a small scale community?
