The Butcher and His Imminent Decay
Mortality of Architecture
Food is our first connection to nature. Our civilisation was built and shaped by food. However, that sparks of connection continue to dwindle since the introduction of industry. Countryside has become a food production machine to feed the rising urban population.
This project will be focusing on the relationship between human, nature and food production. The aim of this project is to incorporate a chain of food production in the city to decrease food waste, increase food knowledge and food diversity, provide food transparency and allow nature to take over unused farmland in the countryside. The main protagonist of this project is venison, suggesting a new alternative to red meat. This new type of uncommon food alternative aims to regenerate deindustrialise Glasgow, stimulating a new source of economy for the city.
However, will this solve anything? Will Glasgow’s vicious cycle of dereliction trap the regeneration project?
What will the butcher do upon his imminent decay?
The Butcher and His Abiding Duty
Grotesque gesture, Carcasses pilling up Consumption never stops.
The Tanner and His Unrequited Love
Chop! Chop! Chop! Cut! Cut! Cut! Clean! Clean! Clean!
Masterplan & Site Section
We do not speak about our work We hide it under our pillow, Here is your meat sir!
The Deer and Its Urban Habitat
Starting as a place to begin the drama, Become the theatre of life, Unfolding stories behind the scene.
The Buck and Its Blooming Dock
Long ivy began to crawl, A sprawl of magical berries, An attack against order.
Organs of Glasgow
I wish the heart Beat once more, To bring prosperity once and for all.
01. Slaughterhouse
Smell of distant blood Linger between arches, Dancing among cracked columns.
03. Workforce Nest
Which side do we choose? Between the work and family man? Between killing and not killing?
05. Vet Headquarters
Decision to life and death Only come to the ticking clock Ending a point to start a line.
06. Carcasses Dock
To transport the dead Is to control death Who are we to choose for others?
07. Public Market
Mashed! Mix! Cook! Eat! Sustain! Sustain! Sustain! Barter our self out of extinction.
08. Cooking Council
In the tiny time of the universe There is a chance to be alive What feeling can be more than gratitude.