Order Of The Threadbound
Loom
2086 Narrative
In 2086 when life is optimised to the point of emptiness, the Loomkeepers exist quietly within the noise of the city. Resisting through the care in slowness and making, they choose a practice that cannot be rushed. Knowledge is filtered, simplified and immediately consumed all around them, yet the LoomKeepers refuse to become automated. The Loom is their symbolic object, acting as their Goddess and their defiance. It requires patience and time, and demands their full presence, binding the physical body to the act of learning and remembering. Each woven piece encodes surpressed histories, personal truths and forgotton skills into complex patterns no machine can read. Through weaving, the Loomkeepers restore intention and preserve collective memories.
Spatial Concept
The project is set within the site of Nottingham's Lace Market car park, where the rebels transform the brutalist structure into a space of contemplation and worship.
A key aim within this group is attaining a level of sustained focus, only learnt through strict training and discipline.
The layered timber structure that forms the multistorey loom sits within the old levels of the car park, facilitating the ritual of weaving.
Reflecting on the 5 stages of focus, the space proposes pentads throughout the design. Light filters through the warp threads and down through the 5 floors. As the rhythmic ritual of collective weaving and hum of metitative contemplation breathes life into the space, the monastic collective work to cultivate patience in a culture addicted to instant gratification.
