Foundation Studio
Book of Sand: Lancelin Dunes, Western Australia

In this foundational studio project, students were tasked with designing a retreat on a shifting sand dune for a creative person of their choosing.  Because of the highly mobile nature of the dune-scape, each “Book of Sand” required structural self-containment that is capable of migrating with the landscape.  In the Sahara desert the dune scape is often referred to a ‘sand sea’ and indeed the metaphor of a ship is relevant here.  The WWII coastal bunkers of Europe, which were built as structurally cocooned modules without footings or piles act as precedents for this project. 

Chris Prince

Chris Prince

Christina