Grounded Matter is a concept for a structure, made out of compressed earth blocks, located in area surrounded by academies and schools to create a social meeting space. The design studio in which the design was developed was led by Estelle Barriol (studio ACTE) and Sarah van der Giessen.
At the centre of this turbulent and open space there is a place to sit down, framing the sights of visitors and passengers. This place is made of stone, just like the rest of the buildings on the island, but this stone is different. It comes from the ground, just as the new views are full of what was already there, but creates a new place for future connections between people who are already there.
