Fragments of a New Ecology Part 2 Project 2023 Jasleena Kaur Loughborough University | UK As we enter the era of ‘Earth Boiling’ it is ambitious to believe our landscapes are habitable. Due to the extent of post-industrialism, is a new understanding of ecology as we know it – and how will this affect the future function of landscapes and architecture?On the industrial island of Refshaleoen lies a machine in the landscape, remediating the land it’s embedded within. Through in-situ chemical remediation, using recycled metal oxides, the building’s fabric works to leverage waste into resource - by repositioning contaminated land within usage streams.Over time, its fabric absorbs contaminants from the Earth, drawing out the legacy of its shipbuilding heritage, and forming a new one. As the oxides enter ground, the Earth’s chemistry changes, not quite in balance with the natural equilibrium – but acting as a setting for metal oxides to set within the site – forming a landscape for remediating contaminated waste.As the building ages, it is connected to the transitional nature of the landscape. Exchanges between building and landscape allow for generations of remediation to ensue within its fabric. As the contentious nature of our landscapes is slowly revealed, the building works to heal the land, remediating one donation at a time. Tutor(s) Robert Schmidt III