Set on an isolated, windswept peninsula lies Swanscombe marshes, the site for a regenerative and resilient courthouse. The slow and steady construction of the court begins to subvert the current proposed development for a London theme-park. Acting under the guise of an ecological mandate, the court will eventually stand as a figurehead for our companionship with the landscape before returning to the ground from which it is built.

The building moves through varying stages of occupancy in line with its construction. The foundations are laid to form a bed for protest. Enclosure begins to take place and the court comes to life. The second life of the building–during its degradation–provides a legacy in its ambition to cultivate new ecologies. Wildlife begins to nest within the roof, nutrients are returned to the soil, tidal pools emerge from the architecture; once the courthouse becomes part of the landscape, it can no longer be uprooted.

The regeneration of the landscape will have an impact beyond the immediate site, questioning the means of construction, authority, and stewardship of the natural environment.