Terry Feng

Fens for the Future

The project is located at Mossmorran, a site with a history of extraction: coal mining, peatland extraction for fertiliser, and the current LNG plants operated by Shell and ExxonMobil. This project suggested a non-extractive approach to the site and formed a bond with the nearby Cowdenbeath Town in a post-petrolite future. Unlike the current site conditions that produce air pollution that causes unwellness and flaring that causes panic, the proposed project goes for a harmonic and passive approach that converts part of the power plant into a grey water processor that contributes to the Cowdenbeath town, surrounding farmlands, and the local habitat. Furthermore, this project seeks to reuse and utilise the existing components on the Mossmorran chemical plant as parts for a Sphagnum moss (moss that forms the peatland) farm and mycelium workshop. The intention of the design is to minimise the manufacturing of new materials and the potential pollution caused by transportation. The project speculates the transformation of Mossmorran from an extractive industrial site, to a less resource dependent and decentralized sustainable city. Industrial infrastructure once used for gas processing is repurposed to process grey water from Cowdenbeath. As a method of urban regeneration, the legacy plan aims to enhance socio-economic and well-being opportunities for communities in Cowdenbeath.