The Fermented City

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MArch 2 Thesis Project

Presidents Medals - Silver Nominee

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Alexander Mills

Drawing from themes of time, weathering, and memory, this project explores the concept of architectural fermentation: the ideal that places can be intentionally decayed to produce positive latent qualities. In relation to the experience of the city, these notions were investigated, discoursed, and illustrated at several scales, before being utilised within a specific context, the city of Leicester. The result is a series of speculative designs, found through the medium of gardens.

The Fermented City - Index of Weathering - Space and Paper

The Fermented City - Spectrum of Weathering - Space and Paper

The Fermented City - Civic Weathering Typologies - Space and Paper

The Fermented City - The Seemingly Immutable City - Space and Paper

The Fermented City - Plaster Cast Model - Space and Paper

The Fermented City - The City of Decay - Space and Paper

The Fermented City - Single Plaster Cast Model - Space and Paper

The Fermented City - City Plan - Space and Paper

The Fermented City - Layers of Fermentation - Space and Paper

The Fermented City - City of Leicester Cast Model - Space and Paper

The Fermented City - The Drawing Garden - Space and Paper

The Fermented City - The Drawing Garden Plan - Space and Paper

The Fermented City - The Drawing Garden Concept Model - Space and Paper

The Fermented City - Garden Maze Plaster Cast Model - Space and Paper

The Fermented City - Entrance Gate Model - Space and Paper

The Fermented City - Sketch 01 - Space and Paper

The Fermented City - Sketch 02 - Space and Paper

The Fermented City - Sketch 03 - Space and Paper

The Fermented City - Sketch 04 - Space and Paper

The Fermented City - Sketch 05 - Space and Paper

The Fermented City - Sketch 06 - Space and Paper

The Fermented City - Sketch 07 - Space and Paper

The Fermented City - Sketch 08 - Space and Paper

The Fermented City - Sketch 09 - Space and Paper

The Fermented City - Sketch 10 - Space and Paper

The Fermented City - View Through Existing Wall Ruin - Space and Paper

The Fermented City - The Gardeners Quarters Facade - Space and Paper

The Fermented City - Art School Cells - Space and Paper

The Fermented City - Greenhouse - Space and Paper

The Fermented City - The Drawing Garden - Space and Paper

The Fermented City - Aeolian Harp - Space and Paper

The Fermented City - Changing Seasons - Space and Paper