The Longhouse project is focused on developing the cultural identity of Wolin Island.

After II WW the material history of the Eastern Borderland was left behind, but the immaterial traditions of care, culture, and knowledge carried often by women in the community are not lost entirely. The change of focus from material history to the history of care could result in a new attitude towards built space and community.

This project’s aim is to develop a seasonal cultural centre focused on craft and a mix of cultural influences brought to this region from the Eastern Borderlands and Viking culture. It does so through the focus on traditional cooking, sewing, knitting, and folk medicinal knowledge which are the main carriers of the unwritten traditions passed from generation to generation. The design process is based on adapting invisible labour principles of care, value, and community in order to build the relationship of the community with the land and create a building suited for their needs.