Book 2: The Butcher and His Imminent Decay

JOURNAL 2/3

Ryoga Adityo Dipowikoro

THE BUTCHER AND HIS IMMINENT DECAY Est. 2021

YEAR 5

fight! battle! blood, sweat and tear! the alchemy of life driven by anger and passion. the answer is absolute, absolution is the right way! only ego left in the tray. iron hand, we must, soft does not needed here! grotesque! truth! grotesque! testament of our individual ego.

PRE-EDUCING Introduction

The Butcher and His Imminent Decay

Record 000-A Table of Content Pre-Educing: Introduction

Table of Content Abstract Manifesto

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Educing I: Beating Heart

Question & Expedition Resolution Economy

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Educing II: Viability Investigation

Viability of the Project

Combining Data & Programme

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Educing III: Masterplan of Govan Dry Dock

Masterplan of Govan Dry Dock

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Educing IV: Mortality of Architecture

Other Issues Decay

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Educing V: The Butcher’s Answer

The Answer & Thesis Resolution

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Pre-Educing

Record 000-B Abstract Food is our first connection to nature. Our civilization was built and shaped by food. However, that sparks of connection continue to dwindle since the introduction of industry. Countryside has become a food production machine to feed the rising urban population.

This project will be focusing on the relationship between human, nature and food production. The aim of this project is to incorporate a chain of food production in the city to decrease food waste, increase food knowledge and food diversity, provide food transparency and allow nature to take over unused farmland in the countryside.

The main protagonist of this project is venison, suggesting a new alternative to red meat. This new type of uncommon food alternative aims to regenerate deindustrialised Glasgow, stimulating a new source of economy for the city.

However, will this solve anything? Will Glasgow’s vicious cycle of dereliction trap the regeneration project?

What will the butcher do upon his imminent decay?

Record 000-C Manifesto Most of the times, architect tend to forget being kind. To make a compassionate architecture is to think not only today but also tomorrow. Not to be mistaken by prolonging the architecture to infinity, but also to reflect the end as a new beginning. Mortality of architecture is a poetic topics that have not been discuss around.

The project hopes to tackle this issue as a positivist view rather than a grim decay of architecture. Allowing nature to do the their duty, decomposing.

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EDUCING I Beating Heart

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Record 001 Question & Expedition Resolution The main question of this thesis is “what will the butcher do upon his imminent decay?”. This question is a resolution for a long expedition previously discussed in 5A - Meat Expedition and 5B The Journal of the Butcher. The project will answer this question at the end of this document. However, to understand the foundation of this resolution, the project will summarise briefly the results of 5A expedition.

The previous expeditions explore various topics surrounding food production and derelict glasgow. However it could be distilled into three main topics, which are economy, confrontation and habitat.

In the first two chapters, the project wishes to discuss the first topic which is economy.

Record 002 Economy In the previous expedition the project explored two different sites, which are Govan Dry Dock and Bellgrove Meat Market. This representation is shown in Figure 1.1, which represents the Govan Dry Dock as the heart and the Bellgrove Meat Market as the intestine of Glasgow. The project decided to focus on developing Govan Dry Dock as the main site to tackle the topics previously discussed.

The thesis wishes to re-stimulate the economy of Glasgow, which died together with the shipbuilding industry by using a new type of industry, venison production. Hence the revitalisation of the other derelict industrial sites along the River Clyde (Figure 2.2). Govan Dry Dock used to be the heart of the city, bringing jobs and money to the residents of Glasgow. The project wishes to make that heart beat again through deer farms and slaughterhouses.

In the faint beating heart of Glasgow, we find hope.

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Educing I: Beating Heart

What will the butcher do upon his imminent decay?

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EDUCING II Viability Investigation

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Record 003 Viability of the Project The project decided to test the viability of the project by using graph and calculation (Figure 2.1, 2.2, 2.3).

Based on the calculation showed by Figure 2.2, the derelict sites along the River Clyde could hold 456 deers in a total of 38 Hectares land. The calculation are influenced by deer’s birth rate, culling time and deer space requirement. The deer’s birth rate and culling time could be seen in Figure 2.1 and 2.2. The calculation of the deer’s required living space is based on a free range natural farm requirement, which stated that 1 Hectare of land could support 12 hinds.

The total amount of deer will produce 25 tonnes of Venison per year, which will contribute to 33.3% of the total Scottish Farmed Venison Market. This amount is miniscule compare to venison produced by hunting (game meat). In total, Scotland produce 3450 tonnes per year, which is 98.6% of the total Scottish Venison Market.

In addition, Scotland wish to increase venison production by 1000 tonnes in 2019. However, there is only one active venison abattoir, the Stagison Abattoir owned by Downfield Farm in west Scotland, established in 2016. With the steady growth of the industry and Scottish government plan to increase the output of venison, another slaughterhouse will be needed to keep up with the projected venison demand. Although Figure 2.1 suggests the project to explore other derelict land alongside the Clyde River, the project wishes to focus on the slaughterhouse facilities as it is more convincing compared to developing deer farms alongside the Clyde River.

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Educing II: Viability Investigation

Figure 2.1 - Deer Calendar

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Figure 2.2 - Graph

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Educing II: Viability Investigation

h and Calculation

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Record 004 Combining Data & Programme As the one of the main users of the project is the deer species, the project wish to know more by using yearly calendar of their needs and cycle (Figure 2.1) The calendar demonstrate and summarise their timeline from birth to death. By combining these data with the logic of meat production and consumption, the project successfully extracted it as the programme of the sites. The programme (Figure 2.3) encompases the venison production holistically from alive deer to serve venison in restaurant’s plate. The diagram also explores the site relation to the river, which provide an opportunity to regenerate Govan’s derelict docks as the main source of transport.

There is a more deeper exploration of this programme, which explores 5 stages of grief. However the project will not elaborate further on the topic, as it is discussed further in Book 3 - 5B Journal of the Butcher.

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Educing II: Viability Investigation

Figure 2.3 - Programme Breakdown

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EDUCING III Masterplan of Govan Dry Dock

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Educing III: Masterplan of Govan Dry Dock

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Record 005 Masterplan of Govan Dry Dock As previously stated on Educing II - Record 004, the project wishes to regenerate the site’s derelict dock into something useful and part of the programme. Demonstrated by Figure 3.1, the docks are divided into two categories, the west dock will be predominantly used for “the living” and the east dock will be used for “the deceased”. The west dock will be used for tour harbour transport, public dock and transporting living deer to the area. The dock is connected to deer immigration, which acts as a bridge between the boat and the temporary holding pasture (Figure 3.3 - [4]). The east dock will be used in two different ways. The two short top docks will be used to transport deer carcasses. The reason carcasses transport need two docks is due to the large quantity of dead deer (game meat) output.

The bottom long dock will be used to serve the public market, as a medium to transport fresh goods to the area. The market acts as a wall to differentiate the public and the industry, while still allowing the public to roam around the roofscape of the building. This roaming activity allows the public to witness the process of venison production. This could be achieved due to the site height difference between the main road and the dock, there is a 5 meters difference (Figure 3.2).

The project design 12 individual architectures in the masterplan shown by Figure 3.3. The masterplan showed the whole process of the venison production, from living deer to the restaurant selling the meat. The details of the building will be discussed further in Educing IV: Mortality of Architecture.

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Educing III: Masterplan of Govan Dry Dock

1. Slaughterhouse | 2. Butcherhouse | 3. Workforce Nest | 4. Deer Immigration | 5. Vet Headquarter | 6. Carcasses Dock 7. Public Market | 8. Cooking Council | 9. Tour Harbour | 10. Public Dock | 11. Chiller & Warehouses | 12. Diner by the River

Figure 3.3 - Programme Breakdown

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EDUCING IV Mortality of Architecture

The Journal of The Butcher

Record 006 Other Issues In Educing I: Beating Heart, the project stated that there are two other issues emerging from the 5A - Meat Expedition. However, from the discussion above, the project only tackled one of the issues, which is economy, by proposing a new slaughterhouse located in Govan Dry Dock. In this section, the project will discuss it a little further.

The two other topics are confront and habitat. As the expedition suggests, there is a disconnection between people and food; between food production and “supermarket cling film product”. Let us discuss “confront”. The initial idea is to confront society regarding this topic by displaying the grotesque truth of meat production. However, it will contradict with the first issue (economy), as it will portray venison as an antagonist, while on the other hand the proposal wishes to promote venison as a new source of food. The more people consume venison, the more the city receives economic benefit. The other issue the project wishes to address is habitat. The proposal sees an opportunity to provide the deer with a natural habitat, which will regenerate derelict land alongside River Clyde as the city green pocket, as a lung of the city. However, this contradicts with the first issue (economy), as providing the deer with natural living is considered inefficient. Economy means industrial, economy means efficiency! More production, more money!

This is the dilemma that the project faces. An existential crisis of the project, perhaps.

What will the butcher do in this dilemma? What sides do the butcher choose? Demonising the meat?

Celebrating it?

The project decided to choose none of it. The thesis do not wish to create a dictatorship of an architecture, rather a more democratic one. The project decided to remain proposing the slaughterhouse as a mean to improve Glasgow’s economy. However, the proposal will tackle the two issues (confront and habitat) in another timeline. As everything will cease to an end; concrete crumbles, timber deteriorates. The project chose to embrace this end as an imminent thing. Something beautiful. By letting time play a part in the design, the project will answer confrontation and habitat issues in the future. When the building crumble, there is an opportunity for other to grow.

This allows the project to discuss a more meaningful topic, which is mortality of architecture. In the end the project does not choose sides, the project choose decay.

Record 007 Decay Based on decay, the architectural structure and scheme is based on the predicted age of the material. The project used 5 unique structures with a unique lifetime (Figure 4.1). The proposal uses copper to allow the site to relate to time. As copper becomes older, the orange colour will become greenish-blue. This acts as a time tower for the proposal. This design also allows a new use of the space, as one structure decays, it will connect various spaces together. The architecture starts to decay when the maintenance stops. Therefore the use of the building ceased to an end. In the next page, the project will demonstrate the decay of the project. Let’s enjoy the decay of this project.

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Entry IV: Mortality of Architecture

Figure 4.1 - Structure of Decay

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The Journal of The Butcher

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Entry IV: Mortality of Architecture Smell of distant blood Linger between arches Dancing among cracked columns Grotesque gesture, Carcasses pilling up Consumption never stops.

Composed Decomposed Smell of distant woodland Bees linger between the flowers Dancing among pure sweet nectar Gentle gesture, The rubble of history Consumption begin to stop.

Figure 4.4 - Slaughterhouse Compose & Decomposed

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Entry IV: Mortality of Architecture Chop! Chop! Chop!

Cut! Cut! Cut! Clean! Clean! Clean!

Keep going forward Cycle by cycle, Circular duty and obedient.

Composed Decomposed Surrender to the faith The duty and the obedient, Has finally rest upon the soil

Figure 4.7 - Butcherhouse Compose & Decomposed

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Focuses on the hint He has heard a soft knock From the train of the decay.

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Entry IV: Mortality of Architecture The gateway of The spoken and unspoken The work and the family man We do not speak about our work We hide it under our pillow, Here is your meat sir!

Composed Decomposed Which side do we choose?

Between the work and family man?

Between killing and not killing?

Figure 4.10 - Workforce Nest Compose & Decomposed

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Who do you think I am?

Dictate your life like a dictator I just be ready for decay to fetch existence.

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Entry IV: Mortality of Architecture Hello, welcome!

Here is our grazing pen, It is a buffet of grass!

Please move this way, Sit properly on the pen.

One, two, three, Bang!

Composed Decomposed

Figure 4.13 - Deer Immigration Compose & Decomposed

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Hello, welcome to the world, Here is your newest toy!

It is the teenage love that you wanted.

For adulthood please turn left, Sit properly in your carehome, One, two, three, Exhale.

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Entry IV: Mortality of Architecture The weak and the sick Rest under the same roof To see another day The strong and the healthy Rest under the same roof To stop visiting upcoming days.

Composed Decomposed Once a place of duality Now a place of opportunity Beetle nesting below the roof of arches

Figure 4.16 - Vet Headquarters Compose & Decomposed

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Decision to life and death Only come to the ticking clock Ending a point to start a line.

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Entry IV: Mortality of Architecture Built to lift Carcasses by carcasses Killing by killing To transport the dead Is to control death Who are we to choose for others?

Composed Decomposed

Figure 4.19 - Carcasses Dock Compose & Decomposed

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Long ivy began to crawl A sprawl of magical berries An attack against order Once controlled Now flow with more chances Then a mathematical possibility of a diceroll

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Entry IV: Mortality of Architecture 5 pounds for this freshly cut beef!

10 pounds for one kilogram of venison!

Reduced price for our organic free-range egg!

Mashed! Mix! Cook! Eat! Sustain! Sustain! Sustain!

Barter our self out of extinction.

Composed Decomposed

The remora clean the sharks, The bees helps to pollinate Oxpecker take care the Rhino What do we give when we take so much?

Leaving trail of complicated waste with no benefits Rob and steal to accelerate aerial bombardment of decay

Figure 4.22 - Public Market Compose & Decomposed

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Entry IV: Mortality of Architecture To continue, is to passed down knowledge The connection between the raw and the cooked Sewing back the thin line we tear Smell the blood, watch their agony To be serve as a food, they have been through hell Appreciate the sacrifices, be grateful of the process.

Composed Decomposed

The age of fire Cease to exist In the end there is always raw darkness In the tiny time of the universe There is a chance to be alive What feeling can be more than gratitude

Figure 4.25 - Cooking Council Compose & Decomposed

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Entry IV: Mortality of Architecture Seeing is believing Witness the drama unfold The telenovela of your plate Start from something alive Ending up into a marinated black pepper sauce Necessity becomes choices

Composed Decomposed

Starting as a place to begin the drama Become the theatre of life Unfolding stories behind the scene Caterpillar slumber in its cocoon Grasshopper waiting for their prey The rabbit snuggles below its burrow

Figure 4.28 - Tour Harbour Compose & Decomposed

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Entry IV: Mortality of Architecture Once a dock, always a dock New purpose, new life The end of bitter dereliction Swarmed with life Yacht shoulder to shoulder A pitstop to attend

Composed Decomposed

Figure 4.31 - Public Dock Compose & Decomposed

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Once a dock, not always need to remain a dock New purpose, new life The start of sweet unexpected adventure Explosion of uninvited guests Begin to call it home Why dereliction be so complicated?

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Entry IV: Mortality of Architecture Chop! Chop! Chop!

Cut! Cut! Cut! Clean! Clean! Clean!

Keep going forward Cycle by cycle, Circular duty and obedient.

Composed Decomposed

Figure 4.34 - Chiller & Warehouses Compose & Decomposed

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A slow methodical process Beat the preparation The adventure is not that bad The unknown might be scary But the inevitable unknown is scarier But I am here in midst of them, I am okay.

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Entry IV: Mortality of Architecture The whole journey of Why we kill Stop at this point To digest, to consume To transfer, to extract It is all for matters and energy

Composed Decomposed

Figure 4.37 - Diner by the River Compose & Decomposed

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When the killing stop, it starts to crumble When the crumble begins, it starts to decay When the decay finish, it starts to blooms.

Something starts when something ends Something end to be the beginning of things Sometimes, end is something to be celebrated.

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EDUCING V The Butcher’s Answer

The Butcher and His Imminent Decay

Record 008 The Answer & Thesis Resolution Please allow the thesis to refer back to the first question of the project, “What will the butcher do upon his imminent decay?”

The butcher answer, “I will do my best in my profession, along with my limited lifetime. I will accept my imminent decay gracefully, as my resting spot. To let others begin, is to end something.”

When the killing stops, that’s when the architecture starts to embrace his death.

When the killing stops, society has finish confronting themself with the dilemma of killing for food.

When the killing stops, the architecture will bloom into greenery that we have been missing.

When the killing stops, the dilemma begins to unravel.

The project will be ready when the imminent decay comes, in its ability, the project will become the best butcher that Glasgow needs.

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Educing V: The Butcher’s Answer

What will the butcher do upon his imminent decay?

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all things will cease to an end, scary it might seems, beautiful hide behind it. as one will end, the moment of living will be cherised, all i want is to breathe. ruminate and reflect, my prayer to all souls in the world, i am truly grateful. i will continute to breathe and live.