Call for Drawings | 2nd winner September

The proposed project addresses wildfire resilience within the sites affected by the 2018 Saddleworth Moor fires, situated in the wildland urban interface of Greenfield. Operating as a holistic system, the project comprises a series of multifaceted interventions - from a fire research centre to residential retrofitting - that respond to the seasonal nature of wildfires. Embracing a paradigm of adaptation rather than avoidance, the project draws inspiration from indigenous practices that have historically demonstrated a harmonious coexistence with fire. Fire is in this way guided, contained, rejected, protected against and used for educational purposes based on its position within a site-specific fire matrix.