Roots from Ruins proposes a Wellbeing Civic Centre beside Newark Castle, transforming a historic site of defence into a civic landscape of care, food and renewal. The project responds to the castle ruins, the River Trent and Newark’s need for more active public spaces by creating a biospheric centre where growing, cooking, learning and gathering become part of everyday life. Its timber dome, indoor planting, water systems and riverside gardens turn heritage into a living framework, allowing the community to reconnect with nature, food and each other.