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The existing

RAF Bempton

bunker in

Yorkshire, UK

is built into a

cliff-side and

would be be

transformed

into amuseum

celebrating

the role of

women during

war.



The bunker

would be dug

out in areas to

reveal its

three metre-

thick wallsand create a

series of

courtyards

open to the

air.



A glazed roof

over one

section would

have water

flowing over it

and down awall etched

with the

names of

pivotal

women from

past wars.



Part of the

bunker wouldprotrude out

of the cliff to

create a

viewing

platform over

the sea.



³Situated within a

unique cliff side location

in Bempton lies the RAF

Bempton bunker.

Disintegrating and of

great historical interest,it is proposed the site

will be sensitively

renovated and reclaimed.

µWomen . War . Peace¶

will be a new and

exciting war museum

with the pure focus of Women and War.

Journeying through the

exhibition will illustrate

the compassion,

realism, horrors and

bravery seen and felt

through the eyes of

women during war time,both on the front-line

and behind the scenes.

This museum

interrogates the

creativity of learning

through emotional and

experiential spaces and

details.



By breaking out of

the bunker from it¶s

central pit space, the

architectural

language conveys

the juxtaposition

between the

protective shell of

the bunker and it¶s

contrasting

dangerous subject

matter. Through this

process the bunker¶s

thick 3.3 metre walls

are revealed and withthis, external

underground

courtyards are

created, allowing for

pause and

contemplation

throughout the

experience. The

whole experience willbe of constant

enlightenment, with

natural light

increasingly

puncturing

underground and

views being

progressively

exposed.



The bunker

accommodates four

main stages, Past,

Present, Reflection and

Remembrance;

Past. The mainExhibition Space is

located within and

around the bunker with

the focused narrative

being of the two

different stories of

µWomen at War¶

(situated within the

bunkers walls) andµWomen at Home¶

(breaking out of the

bunker to create new

spaces). This gives the

idea of the Women at

Home being µBehind

the Scenes¶ and

supporting the Women

at War.



This experience will house the stories of Women from 1914 to 2000 through interactive stations, silo spacesand archived resources with the experience being of an intimate nature. At the heart of the exhibition is an

interactive time line structure which contains an immersive eerie environment within it¶s walls reminding the

visitor of µabsence¶. This structure is impertive as a collective point and a place to delve deeper into the

information.



Present. This experience takes place within the Souterrain and courtyard spaces and is dedicated to the stories

of women of war from 2000 to the present day. Water flows along a glazed roof and enters into the space

flowing down a wall, etched with the names of admirable Women, before the tunnel punctures through the cliff

face to reveal a viewing platform over the sea.



Reflection and Remembrance. This viewing platform allows for the visitor to reflect over the information

gleaned whilst looking out to sea. As this space is partially exposed, visitors will begin to feel a sense of

freedom as they listen to the birds song.



Future. After ascending back up to ground level, the visitor is able to look back on underground spaces with a

new perspective as they wonder freely back along the site. A proposed viewing platform will rise into the sky,

allowing a view over the explosive narrative of the site.´

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