Situated in the scars of a disused quarry, this project critically explores the future of our landscapes within the Symbiocene. As a post-industrial site, the quarry has been exhausted of its material and now lies dormant in the middle of a residential suburb. The post-anthropogenic era proposes numerous sites like this that are devoid of any consideration for the natural world. As we transition towards a more symbiotic future there is a need to restore the damage that has occurred. What comes after extraction? Taking a speculative approach, this project interrogates the importance of an architecture that is intrinsically connected to its environment and how this can lead to the remediation of a forgotten land.

The proposal–a community research facility–acts as a mediator between the forgotten landscape and its surrounding context. Driven by a series of labs and classrooms, people from the surrounding area learn how to grow and attract biodiversity in an unaccommodating landscape. The building acts as a catalyst for the reclamation of the land with the aim of creating a new outdoor communal space in the basin of the quarry.