A porous architecture of the Forth
We sit upon the fault lines of a world ravaged by human exploitation, upon the brink of ecological collapse. Landscapes of destruction and abandonment grow in their quantity and desolation. These landscapes may be perceived as a nightmarish vision far away out of our reach, however their geographical adjacency brings them closer than we perceive. On Shore Drift proposes an alternative narrative, one that seeks to reverse these landscapes that have emerged as a result of the exploitative industries of natural gas and petroleum production.
Adjacent to Mossmorran Natural Gas Plant in Fife, the proposal sits upon the shoreline, and exhibits reciprocal relations with the natural landscape, utilising its power to cultivate a new ecology. Algae is harvested from the Firth of Forth, and cultivated within a series of spaces, embracing public engagement and revealing its potential as an energy and food source. Produced by the algae, biogenic limestone forms the concrete columns that are inserted into the ground, extending out across the shore and marking the landscape. It is on these columns that the surrounding architecture is constructed. This porous architecture embraces the movement of the tides, and potential rising sea levels, marking the building internally and externally. Spaces of storytelling sit amongst this cultivating algae, engaging with the histories and futures of the of Forth.
