DUNE LINES
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DUNE LINES //
In the dunes of Terschelling…
I conducted a field-based research project on the dune landscape of Terschelling, focusing on how vegetation, wind and rain shape and move the dunes over time. Through repeated site walks, sketching and photography, I mapped different dune profiles and plant communities, observing how pioneer species, grasses and shrubs trap and stabilize sand while leaving adjacent areas more exposed to erosion and transport. By tracing wind directions, rainfall patterns and the resulting shifts in sand accumulation, I documented how these elements interact with the vegetation to drive the slow migration of the dunes across the island’s landscape.
I then translated this research into a pavilion proposal embedded within the shifting dune landscape, positioned so that its platforms and thresholds directly register changes in sand height and movement. Over time, as wind, rain and vegetation reshape the dunes, parts of the pavilion become buried, revealed or re-framed, meaning the accessible and useable spaces continuously evolve. The result is a pavilion whose spatial qualities are not fixed, but co-authored by natural processes, inviting visitors to experience how the landscape actively designs the architecture.
