Spitalfields had to reconstruct itself after an apocalyptic flooding
and maintained exclusion from the affluent city. Testimony to its existence was
the array of rooftops that perforated the waters’ surface. Christ church became the node and origin for
the re-establishing habitat, its towering structure and monumental status
providing harbour for the first incursion of survivors. As time elapsed the community
expanded using the former buildings as its base foundations. A complex network
of links and channels connect a utopic commune that encircles and spans from
the church.
- The city must be designed with respect of the prior footprint and streetscape visible from the protruding rooftops.
- A more vertical architecture must be established to manage and maintain the expanding population.
- Investigation into slums and swift self builds after natural disasters for the architectural language and design, as construction will come predominantly from collected debris.
- This utopia must devise a strategy to strengthen the foundations that are damaged and eroding from the invaded waters so that they are capable of supporting the expanding community.
- Eventually a dam must be formed surrounding this new utopia for water purification, protection, produce, power and sewage regulation.
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