For our very first assignment we were taken to Tentsmuir Beach with the second year students. The aim of the project was to design and construct a marker on the land, using any materials we could lay our hands on. However, it was key that we did not damage the existing environment. Before we could construct our marker we had to pick a location which appealed to us, after much deliberation my group chose this small plot of land, which was slightly elevated from much of the surrounding area, providing excellent views out across the rest of the beach.
We decided to construct a shelter on our chosen plot of land, and we wanted to go about doing this using entirely natural materials. After several trips to and from the forest, we built up the base of the shelter, trying to base the idea on a birds nest, using the interlocking of the branches to hold the structure together.
We continued to interlock the branches until we had built up a quite secure and robust structure. The idea was to provide shelter from the elements, especially the wind, but without losing the fantastic views.
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