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Project 02.
Year: 1
The Bird Reserve and Acoustic Gallery
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Tutor: Alastair Browning
Materials For Change
My first year project was an acoustic gallery and nature reserve for Greattits and Wrens, celebrating birdsong in the tree canopy above the mound; redressing the balance between the noisy London Wall Road and the green pocket of land to the north.
The building lies to the north of London Wall Road, inserting into a mound of earth populated with trees. This mound is encased by a portion of the Roman Wall of the City of London, and a section of the old fort that housed Roman Soldiers.
The Wren House, Final Model 1:100 nature in the City of London.
The use of light wells and ducts to avoid standard windows means the user never fully sees the nature reserve – they can hear the birds, but never see them. Through an indoor garden below mound level and a birdsong recording studio, the project acts as both a sensory experience and a rewilding centre. The experiential room becomes a register of the positive ecological impact the building makes.
