Criticality in phenomenal memory: architectural mnemonics for the Chaudiere

Memory has had a vital connection with the external mental development of culture as seen through the evolution of architectural artifacts that provide proof of the existence of history. Through an exploration of Sebastian Marot’s phenomenal memory, ambivalent impressions of place can deepen, experientially, a site by incorporating its historical evolution and material remains into an architectural re-adaptation of current programmatic equirements. Marot’s phenomenal memory refrains from the creation of literal experiences of memory such as in monuments, or in the case of post-industrial sites - strict conservation. A search for Marot’s phenomenal memory, in post industrial contexts, will reveal the possibilities of creating a deeper connection to place and site by addressing a site’s historical remains by incorporating its many mnemonic layers into a re-articulation of new program. This research will establish phenomenal mnemonic strategies to engage the re-adaptive potential of the post industrial site of the Cardboard Mill on the Chaudiere.