Within the context of an emerging climate crisis, a new outlook on coastal resilience is required. The project addresses the need to sustain traditional coastal communities on the south coast of England. A biocentric approach is proposed to mitigate the risks of climate change, investigating the combination of biophysical processes with technical innovation.

Through the development of a masterplan, the project aims to become a prototypical exemplar of a pioneering community living cohesively with nature. Design parameters are derived from the upper trend line in predictive climate data, forming a methodology that enables the project to meet the needs of generations for the next 100 years. The theory of climate resilience is applied to the process of architectural resistance; through key structural moments the architectural proposition, as well as the flora and fauna, is sustained on site.

This new mode of urban living embeds the community in the natural ecology; embracing the coastal condition and setting a new precedent for an architecture constructed from complex interactions between anthropogenic processes and biophysical systems.