The Womb

Idea by

Isabella Friis

ILF Landscape Architecture

London, United Kingdom

ILF Landscape Architecture takes pride in working with nature and utilize the abilities and advantages of nature and plants can give to the environment we live in. ILF Landscape Architecture works with understanding architecture in an environmental fashion to combine qualities from both worlds of architecture and environment. The studio focuses on creating contemporary and site-specific landscapes that integrates design with the intention of enhancing life quality for the users.

Call for ideas 2021

The Womb is an architectural concept focusing on the bridge between individual, nature, and community. It attempts to connect with nature as a primary remedy against mental health issues that occur as an effect of urbanisation, self-isolation, and social distancing

# Environment

Site-specific cases

The current Covid-19 pandemic has challenged the way we operate in society forcing us to conform to self-isolation and social distancing. This solitude has brought along severe mental issues of depression, loneliness, and anxiety.
The womb integrates the concept of the journey from isolation back into social structures and community - making each singularity a representation of the different stages. The Isolated sphere is the smallest and hence focuses on the isolation of oneself. The second sphere, Movable, is slightly bigger and represents the engagement with the local community, slowly transitioning from the previous isolation stage into full social interaction.
The last sphere, Rational, is the biggest Womb and its size allows for a large number of people to interact at the same time and is therefore the representation of the last stage of social distancing on the way to normal conditions.