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Grounds for Return

Basswood and Aluminum
Still Rising, Still Rooted
Instructor: Rayshad Dorsey

Set on a rural site in northern Florida, Grounds for Return proposes a cluster of semi-mobile pavilions that support ecological regeneration through temporary occupation and stewardship. After clearing part of her land to sell timber and pay taxes, the owner wants to utilize the property without further exhausting it. In response, five cabins move across the site in phases, allowing residents to stay briefly while helping plant, tend, and monitor the recovering landscape. The cabins remain in place as the plantings become established, and then shift further along the site to continue the process. Inspired by Gullah Geechee vernacular, the cabins reinterpret raised construction, porch-centered living, and traditional building materials.

Process

Chipboard panel iterations