Rebuild; Re-use ; Re-stored

2022 / Academic

Architectural Studio 409

Professors: Joon Ma

In Collaboration With: Chloe DeMarco

Nominated for King + King Competition

The Skytop Quarry was once a beautiful and flourishing piece of land, but after being destroyed by aggregate mining it has been left barren and desolate. This project aims to restore the land’s biodiversity by designing an ecological research station that will support the rehabilitation of an abandoned quarry. As the land begins to replenish, the building will slowly degrade and be taken over by nature. This restoration process is divided into four phases: Testing, Implementing, Flourishing, and Rewilding. The main materials used are timber, mycelium, and limestone which were all manipulated in various ways so they can function differently throughout the building. Once the building is successfully taken over by nature at the completion of its lifespan, the quarry will be re-wilded and restored. It is with hope that once the project is completed, humans can rethink the relationship between man and building and how it can be improved to better help our earth rather than destroy it.