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The final piece of work that was created for the grounds in Battleby can be thought of as a place as much as a structure. “TREE CHURCH” is composed of an adhocist twin structure and a bell tower. The “Adhocist” structure provides a contemplative holistic space that reinforces our absolute need to create an instinctive bond with other living systems as explored by Edward O Wilson the American scientist and social biologist in his theory of “Biophilia”. It is not intended to be a religious space but questions what a religious space actually is. Tree Church provides a sense of spirituality drawn from a scientific understanding of the world and the shrine inside the building seeks further to examine the beauty that can be found in decay and the understanding born from this cycle of life.
The concept also seeks to re-establish the relationship between the house and the grounds by reinstating the essence of some of the “lost structures” of Battleby, the wooden summerhouse and the Victorian glasshouses. The combined theories of adhocism (see footnote) and biophilia informed the building of the structure, the contents of which further examine the relationship between science and art. The structure emphasizes the opportunity for exploration and fascination in a small tended woodland garden that might also encourage us to explore the untended wildernesses beyond.
A rough Caithness stone floor helps to draw our natural Scottish environment into the structure and remind us of the timeless nature of its origin 400 million years ago. This reinforces the geological timeline contrasting the immediate idea of “old” materials in the recycled wooden window frames with the ancient stone of the floor upon which we stand.
The living roof allows further reflection and connections; the mosses, lichens and fungi tying into the fungus prints and helping to extend with the buildings actual fabric ideas surrounding decay and the cycle of life.
A rowan tree planted in the structure was chosen for a number of reason but in Scotland in particular it was considered a very magical tree offering protection as well as sharpening intuition. It was often planted close to new building to offer the structure protection. When time has its way with the structure it is hoped that all that will remain will be the Kashmiri Rowan planted by Jim Carruthers and myself.
A seperate blog exists that documents my research and experiences there should you wish to know more -
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Adhocist theory follows Charles Jencks and Nathan Silver’s 1972 manifesto for a generation that took pleasure in doing things ad hoc, using materials at hand to solve real-world problems. The implications were subversive. turned-off citizens of the 1970s immediately adopted the book as a DIY guide. Adhocism has always been around. (Robinson Crusoe,making a raft and then a shelter from the wreck of his ship). However it is also an undeveloped force within the way we approach almost every activity, from play to architecture to city planning to political revolution. JENCKS SILVER 1972
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