A VESSEL FOR CONTINGENCY

by Megan Griffiths

More than ever, there is a fundamental care for the planet. There is a care for the global environment and the protection of species. Why is there not the same persistency and urgency for the extinction of craftmanship? Coopering and shipbuilding are two of Britain's oldest crafts and trades and are increasingly becoming endangered. A contingency plan is needed for the survival of Coopers & Timber Ship-builders. The project brief will be a new school and curriculum that nurtures the safeguards the two crafts and vessels. The crafts have similar skills and materiality and will, therefore, be each other's contingency plans. 'ye'll tak' the high road and I'll tak' the low road', (Loch Lomond Song) is the song of hope that allows the spirit to return to their homeland. The project encompasses this eulogy by enabling the project to be driven by the landscape. The autonomy of the Lochs differs between seasons, tides and weather, all of which will be illustrated in the form and movement of the building. The 'Vessel' will breathe with the changing seasons, always returning the spirit to the landscape.

Breathing with the Tides of the Seasons