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Millennium Mills, situated in the Royal Docks, can be considered an embodiment of the Anthropocene within the context of London’s industrial past. Like many disused post industrials sites, nature is gradually starting to reclaim and repurpose the site to fulfil its own needs. This project initially assesses the new flora and fauna attracted to the site and generates a masterplan around a network of habitats specifically designed to serve the new needs of this area with a focus on increasing the number of pollinators in all habitats. It follows by developing an intervention - a research centre – which intersects the multiple habitats, exploring how different scales of pollinators can be integrated with the architecture. Thus, it aims to expand the notion of the symbiocene in the built environment.
New suggested masterplan for millennium mills formed by complex interactions between habitats
Cross section highlighting the interaction between pollinators and architecture in a micro scale.