Winner of the RIBAJ/West Fraser: Powers of Ten competition 2025.

This proposal uses scale and perspective to recreate the lost spire of Malmesbury Abbey in Wiltshire.

 

A 1:10 scale model of the missing spire and section of abbey is constructed on a plinth adjacent to the path approaching the abbey's remains. From a specific position on the path, the composition will magically align to recreate the whole abbey as it once was. 

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Although the model will appear to be thick and solid it is composed of a cantilevered lightweight steel primary frame supporting a secondary timber framework clad with SterlingOSB Zero, cut and layered to emulate the rich details that would have adorned the whole abbey.