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The project focuses on residents living with dementia and incorporates research on social demographics around Glover Island & Richmond. The building proposal aims to create an amphibious labyrinthian residence inspired by the monastic routine lifestyle found in various monasteries worldwide. The residence is designed to accommodate fifteen people, including five full-time carers, and temporary residents in the form of up to twelve deer (Fallow + Red) seeking refuge from the local Richmond Park culling season. Glover's Island is introduced to residents during the early stages of dementia, allowing them to familiarise themselves with the space and make an informed decision about residing there. Upon acceptance, residents can choose a personality-based living cluster that aligns with their personal interests. The project seeks to establish a symbiotic relationship between humans, deer and the island, with mutual benefits in terms of structure, materials and concepts.
The model captures the essence of the living cluster and its relationship to the island. It goes beyond the digital medium and showcase the project's bespoke material choices through a textural rendering that closely represents the real materials.
The 1:500 plans provide a clear outline of the spaces on the site through numerical labelling. They serve to showcase both external and internal project perspectives, capturing the size of the island, its features and contextual positioning.
The set of sections highlights the scale of the project masterplan, showcasing structural details and providing insights into the inhabitation of public and private spaces. They demonstrate the relationship between the landscape, water and building.
The diorama trilogy showcases the island's textural palette and the need for an energy complex consisting of a biodigester, constructed wetland and rainwater collection pools. These elements are highlighted in the inhabited section.
The drawing trilogy captures the project's storyline, illustrating the simultaneous processes of island erosion, deterioration of cognitive abilities and the building's life cycle.