The Ecological Citizenship project, led by the Royal College of Art (RCA), is a four-year initiative funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).

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​The University of Brighton's Wild House serves as a tangible example of ecological design. Located within the university's Waste House, the Wild House is a 'regenerative retrofit' that transforms the space into a 'show home' demonstrating how housing can coexist harmoniously with nature.

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I was the technical lead for the Wild House Project, designing and building interactive elements that encourage new ways to engage with the natural world from home. These included immersive soundscapes, objects, and artefacts.

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I created a fossil phone linked to a live stream from a chalk dew pond at the Waterhall rewilding site, transmitting sounds of photosynthesis, frogs, and toads into the house.

I also crafted a woodland table in laser-cut veneer parquetry featuring 45 species of damselfly, butterfly, and dragonfly, and developed a 'dawn chorus' pillow that plays local woodland birdsong.