Master's Graduate Project

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Decay Alive

date. 2021

city. Manchester, UK

Rendered Perspective 1 - Path designed to bring people's view to the forest floor, where the fungi and mosses are working to better water and nutrient circulations.

Rendered Perspective 2 - Sphagnum mosses degrade into peat moss in these ponds and help capture carbon emissions.

Rendered Perspective 3 - Winter flowering feature tree as a symbol of life. In the season where everything looks dreadful, this brings a hint of hope into the space.

Rendered Perspective 1 - Path designed to bring people's view to the forest floor, where the fungi and mosses are working to better water and nutrient circulations.

Rendered Perspective 2 - Sphagnum mosses degrade into peat moss in these ponds and help capture carbon emissions.

Rendered Perspective 3 - Winter flowering feature tree as a symbol of life. In the season where everything looks dreadful, this brings a hint of hope into the space.

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Stage 3 - Design Package

People mistake natural decay as something bad. The users of this site generally have unexplainable fear and concerns when they see or are surrounded by unmanaged landscape and decaying objects.

This prompted my research questions. How to invite people to be more accepting to natural decay? How to help people understand decay is not bad, is part of the natural life cycle?

Stage 1 - Site Analysis and Personal Response

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Stage 2 - Chosen Focuse Area Concept Development

Sketches and Study Models