The project responds to future 2060 conditions, envisioning a post-carbon society where architecture embodies regenerative design principles and abolishes the use of petroleum-based materials. It fosters a sense of shared resource and co-evolution alongside a changing environment to form new socially and ecologically sustainable communities.

From territory, to waste, to built environment, and back again, Grown-home challenges the way we view ‘waste’, reinterpreting it as a valuable resource. Intercepting current waste streams to create a simple component, the proposal presents an alternative method of construction based on circular economy principles, working with the territory, not against it.

Designed using Passivhaus principles, dwellings are organised using a banding system, with intimate spaces facing north, and more public shared spaces orientated south to maximise use of available sunlight. The whole scheme follows a chequerboard-like arrangement, with a series of deck access walkways, courtyards, and interstitial spaces affording a mix of spaces suitable for quiet contemplation through to wider community engagement.