Arts Thread

The framework for a prosperous existence relies on the nurturing of ecology. However, within the treatment of water, a dominance-based relationship has evolved. Access to clean water is a precious privilege, with 40% of the world’s population lacking access to basic sanitation. However, this goes unacknowledged with the sabotage of purification to our rivers. The mismanagement of sewerage discharge, led to 464,056 sewerage spillages in 2023. Over 5000 of which were reported along the River Soar. Relating directly to the project’s site at Ratcliffe on Soar, Nottingham, England, these fluid dispossessions activate a duty to revitalise what the waters have been stripped of; care. Inciting the necessity for an installation of an empathetic environment, whereby rights are restored to the river as a living entity. The building gives rise to the provision of a place for empowering individuals to engage with the role as ‘Custodians of Water.’ The public building encapsulates regeneration zones, workshops and labs forming democratic discussion spaces as well as channeling the River Soar into natural pools that purify polluted river water into biodiverse ecosystems. This project aims to combat the effects of a negligent society, advocating for a community of collective protection in place of individual gain.