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Atmosplay Grounds : Dust, Carbon and Community

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Unit PG11
Year 5
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  • Year 5 Sustainable Design Prize
  • First Class Honours

Atmosplay Grounds is a speculative architectural proposal set in the post-industrial landscape of Lago Ex Snia, Rome. The project responds to the site's layered conditions of abandonment, rewilding, and ongoing pollution by proposing architecture as an active mediator between environmental recovery, public space, and civic life.

Lightweight pavilions support a system of tectonic roofs that capture airborne particulate matter through electrostatic charge. Rainwater guides pollutants down mesh attenuation drapes into phytoremediative ponds, where toxins are filtered through plant-based systems, supporting cooling, dust mitigation, and soil regeneration.

A public programme of sport and play is woven into this ecological framework. Elevated courts benefit from cleaner air, while sunken spaces offer thermal comfort and shelter. The project positions architecture as infrastructure for care, engaging local communities while testing sustainable responses to urban pollution.

Pollution Capture Across Roofscape System

Pollution Capture Across Roofscape System

Airflow and pollutant dispersion were modelled across the site. The pavilion placement was tested to guide polluted air through filtering roof systems, revealing how architectural form can shape environmental performance.

The Snia Strikers

The Snia Strikers

Internal spaces are shaped by the undulating roof structure, which adapts in height to the programme below. Sports courts sit beneath the highest points for airflow and purified light, while lower zones offer shaded areas for rest, or play.

This diagram traces the site’s layered circulation, linking sports, social, and utility spaces. Paths are shaped by programme hierarchy, natural contours, and the positioning of air-filtering pavilion roofs.

Circulation Mapping

This diagram traces the site’s layered circulation, linking sports, social, and utility spaces. Paths are shaped by programme hierarchy, natural contours, and the positioning of air-filtering pavilion roofs.

Open play spaces encourage informal movement and social sport, protected by the building’s filtering roof. On days with poor air quality, indoor courts offer a safer alternative, allowing activity while adapting to environmental conditions.

Adaptive Play Spaces

Open play spaces encourage informal movement and social sport, protected by the building’s filtering roof. On days with poor air quality, indoor courts offer a safer alternative, allowing activity while adapting to environmental conditions.

Journey through the layered landscape.

Atmosplay Grounds

Journey through the layered landscape.

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