Topo-licy

This joint project with 2 others for our final M.Arch 2 Thesis aimed to create a topological study of policy and the relationship between physical and policy landscapes. Topo-licy is the name of the system we developed during the project to turn policy documents into three-dimensional data with spatial values. This enabled us to provide a more accessible, and interactive format for policy displaying the real time impacts of policy change.

This culminated in proposing an architectural intervention within the polemic scenario put forward, The topo-licy Frontier. The proposal was formed of three co-depandant elements each performing a dedicated purpose: The peoples hall, The policy Gatway, and the Bio-Divsersity Archive.

The first element was directed by the masterplan focusing on mental health support using Democratic Therapeutic Communities (DTC) as an alternative support route, benefiting from the proximity to the conservation territory. The second element of the scheme was a Biodiversity Archive, responding to the conservation territory, preserving the heritage of local ecology, and creating a true representation of conservation policy. The third element of the scheme facilities the crossing of the policy border between Conservation and Development territories while also housing the connection to policy directly through a policy chamber.