Between the built-up townscape of Margate and the sea, lies a wide strip of land that includes under-used lawns and car parks, a steep chalk cliff face, concrete sea defenses, and a sandy beach that reappears and disappears with the tides. Coastal paths at the top and bottom of the cliff run along this wide edge, and ramped roads and stairs cut across it. This coastal territory was the site to propose an architecture that responded to: provision of habitats for biodiversity and local ecology, local social needs, and weather, climate change and a sense of place.