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This year I have focused exploring the sublime. I have tried to design an architecture of sounds and tactile experiences that aims to evoke a sense of calmness. This theme was inspired by Peter Zumthor's thinking - he says that buildings can be designed to produce a certain tone, just like a musical instrument. The centre of my Miners Welfare project is the closed garden. The garden is surrounded by a deck and high wall of stacked timber which resonates to the music of footsteps and the swaying of long grass. The pattern of the stacked timber was designed to reference the rhythm of the brick walls of the existing building.