Scotland 2023

The Parallel World of Alchemy in Ravenscraig

December 2023

Ravenscraig, Motherwell

Cultural Institute

We envisioned a space where creation, transformation, and memory intertwine—an alchemical landscape emerging from the remnants of Ravenscraig’s industrial past. Suspended between history and reinvention, this space serves as a laboratory of artistic exploration, where materials, ideas, and time itself undergo metamorphosis.

A skeletal framework of weathered steel and translucent panels forms an ever-shifting threshold between the tangible and the ethereal. Light filters through layered textures, revealing traces of past and future. Structural interlocking elements echo alchemical transmutation—where decay and renewal coexist, shaping an evolving archive of human expression.

Inside, the space unfolds as a living manuscript—exhibition halls, workshops, and archives merge, blurring boundaries between observer and creator. Artifacts and artworks exist in flux, suspended within an immersive, evolving environment, inviting visitors to witness and partake in the continuous cycle of transformation.

Collaborators

Units

Tutors

Jian Coco, Sun Kunyi & Thames

Architecture Design : Exploration Y3

José Navarrete & Andy Summers