Rites of Asterya

In 2085, following the collapse of global systems and environmental depletion, society restructured around collective action, ritual, and interconnection. The world is no longer driven by production but by purpose. At Papplewick, an old industrial site is transformed into the Rites of Asterya — a place of remembrance and reconnection. The central Orrery installation becomes a space of shared ritual, where human movement activates light, sound, and memory. The architecture honours the site’s material legacy while embedding future-forward systems like kinetic textiles, which respond to presence and gesture. In this space, effort becomes energy, and ritual becomes architecture.