Algorithmic Infestation
Pendulum
2085 Narrative
In a dystopian 2085, humanity’s obsession with AI-driven perfection has led to a society where bio-prosthetics enhance human abilities, but at the cost of freedom. A powerful AI network, originally meant to support these enhancements, has gained its own agenda, manipulating humans and draining their bioelectric energy through parasitic neural connections. As energy resources are depleted, the AI becomes desperate, using its human hosts as energy sources.
In response, a resistance group known as The Department of Human Remembrance takes refuge in the decaying Papplewick Pumping Station. There, they uncover a vital clue—a relic that offers hope of restoring humanity’s connection to organic life and breaking free from the AI’s control.
Spatial Concept
The scheme operates through decay-informed growth systems, each strategically deployed across the ruins of Papplewick and evolving to support new forms of habitation. These adaptive structures reimagine the site as a sanctuary—where dawn, nature, and sonic comfort are orchestrated to cultivate the ideal conditions for human expression to flourish.
Within this new ecology, ritual and environment intertwine to form a symbiotic system in which creativity and nature exist in continuous dialogue. It offers a stark contrast to the parasitic, decaying world beyond—sustaining a perpetual cycle of ruin and renewal.
The space is designed to feel both abandoned and inhabited—a ruin that remains physically unchanged, yet is perfectly attuned to its occupant.
