Category: Pattern
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Open Handbook
As the Coastal Nature Lab pilot project came to an end, we had the opportunity to extend the impact and dissemination of the project through the support of ImaginationLancaster and Lancaster City Council. In partnership with Our Future Coast, we reflected on the experience of designing and co-creating small scale nature based solutions with craftspeople…
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Willow Turtleshells
These willow mounds have been designed in collaboration with Lancaster-based basket maker Amy Gunawan, and have been produced during workshops with residents and members of local craft groups in Lancaster and Hest Bank. The purpose of these mounds is to trap low level sediments that move during tidal cycles. The mounds are intended to be…
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Knitted Barnacles
Once enhanced through a biomineralisation process (MICP), these knitted barnacles can be used as breakwave but also to provide shelter to marine organisms living in intertidal areas during periods of low tide. The instructions in the knitting pattern below are for creating a modular honeycomb structure which can be adapted to the specific site in…