This architectural folly project looked at the parasitical relationship between the cockroach and the wasp. Focusing on the way the jewel wasp burrows insides the cockroach and destroys it from the inside. From this I began to look at how spaces could be scoured out, having what seemed like an undamaged exterior to the complete desolation of the interior. I used the incredible colour contrast between the bright wasp and dull cockroach to help distinguish what in the space had been desolated/scoured and what had been the cause of this desolation. The colour contrast became a clear way to establish the parasite and host within the folly. As modelling developed, I began to look more at how the wasp creates a cocoon inside the cockroach shell and investigated the idea of space within space.
The final solution is a scoured outer shell that is dull and grungy. Inside the folly is the "space within a space" a bright cocoon shape with an explosion of colour coming out of it. This shape dominates the interior and heavily contrasts the dull damaged interior walls of the surrounding shell. The colour explodes out further in the folly bursting its way through the outer casing looking for the next space to destroy and scour out. Users walk past the folly and see the rough outer shell and the colour explosion protruding out in places. This encourages them to investigate further and they can move into the folly and see the destruction and desolation caused by this brightly contrasting interior space.
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