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- Time Machines

'The characteristic sculptural nature of the landscape at the White Horse, Uffington provides a dramatic setting for bold yet site sensitive pieces of organic design. The biomorphic natures of the structures aim to echo the surrounding environment in both form and function. The White Horse
Water Point and Chronograph aim to reunite visitors with natural time, bringing them into a closer relationship with the rhythms and fluctuations of the natural world. Nestled within the protection of the existing banks of the footpath leading to the White Horse, the Water Point responds to
weather conditions; opening like a flower to provide shelter from the rain and funnelling water into a collection bowl to offer refreshment in this high chalk landscape. With dramatic views over Uffington, the Water Point also directs visitors’ attention towards the breathing body of the chronograph. From this vantage point the chronograph's interaction with the wind currents flowing over it reflects the beat of time as it moves across the landscape.

The Chronograph utilises its very fabric to express the movement of time, drawing people back into a relationship with real time, as opposed to the human construct of mechanical time. Constant modification of the active
roof marks time passing, whilst maintaining constant ventilation regardless of wind direction. When temperatures sore a tipping point is finally reached and the whole system dramatically rips open to cool and reset itself. A social space to allow interaction between different visitors, to share stories and experiences of their time on the site, is provided under this ever changing canopy. The opportunity to experience the full diurnal cycle of the site is offered through the provision of semi-external sleeping pods. The chronograph immerses visitors to the White Horse and the walkers of the ancient Ridgeway (which runs past the site) in the natural environment of that place, and invites them to literally sleep within the air that sustains it'

Description
- Time Machines

'The characteristic sculptural nature of the landscape at the White Horse, Uffington provides a dramatic setting for bold yet site sensitive pieces of organic design. The biomorphic natures of the structures aim to echo the surrounding environment in both form and function. The White Horse
Water Point and Chronograph aim to reunite visitors with natural time, bringing them into a closer relationship with the rhythms and fluctuations of the natural world. Nestled within the protection of the existing banks of the footpath leading to the White Horse, the Water Point responds to
weather conditions; opening like a flower to provide shelter from the rain and funnelling water into a collection bowl to offer refreshment in this high chalk landscape. With dramatic views over Uffington, the Water Point also directs visitors’ attention towards the breathing body of the chronograph. From this vantage point the chronograph's interaction with the wind currents flowing over it reflects the beat of time as it moves across the landscape.

The Chronograph utilises its very fabric to express the movement of time, drawing people back into a relationship with real time, as opposed to the human construct of mechanical time. Constant modification of the active
roof marks time passing, whilst maintaining constant ventilation regardless of wind direction. When temperatures sore a tipping point is finally reached and the whole system dramatically rips open to cool and reset itself. A social space to allow interaction between different visitors, to share stories and experiences of their time on the site, is provided under this ever changing canopy. The opportunity to experience the full diurnal cycle of the site is offered through the provision of semi-external sleeping pods. The chronograph immerses visitors to the White Horse and the walkers of the ancient Ridgeway (which runs past the site) in the natural environment of that place, and invites them to literally sleep within the air that sustains it'