Watermarks: Urban housing in stone in a climate emergency Part 2 Project 2025 Bushra Mansoor University College Dublin | Ireland This project restores a derelict Victorian home in Dublin and redevelops the adjacent brownfield site into dwellings for healthcare workers. Managed under a Community Land Trust, it ensures long- term affordability by separating land and building ownership.A mix of apartment types supports the diverse needs of nurses and their families, many of whom are international staff often not able to find suitable accommodation in Dublin. Communal facilities support shift work lifestyles and foster community.The design prioritises material sustainability, resilience, and biodiversity. Calp limestone from salvage yards is reused in new lime-calp composite blocks, celebrating Dublin’s indigenous resources to create robust and enduring structures. Oversized gutters, rain gardens and green roofs manage stormwater, while bioswales and permeable surfaces restore natural hydrology. It has stone ledges and vaults designed as biodiversity habitats, combining structure with skin.Weather-resilient detailing minimises maintenance while embracing weathering as a design narrative. Rain and time are both inevitable—if we embrace it and reimagine dereliction as a fertile condition for renewal, we can create urban housing within an ecosystem where resilience is not just technical, but cultural and biological, rooted in the belief that architecture can evolve with nature rather than in defiance of it. Tutor(s)