The project explores architectural solutions in accommodating the changing relationship between landform, water and settlement, to maintain the connectivity and resilience of the social and urban fabric of Swansea, Lake Macquarie, in spite of the on-going concern with sea-level rise and the associated inundation, energy and housing availability.

The project reflects on the ability of the current urban configuration to interact with nearby urban centres and to connect with diverse sites and programs, from that develops solutions that are adaptable over time, having the capacity to transform and celebrate the changing relationship between land and water, maintain community integrity and return biodiversity.