The Metamorphic Ruins demonstrates clear regenerative intent by designing not just for minimal impact but for active renewal of its surrounding landscape. Situated along the Antonine Wall in Falkirk, the project uses controlled erosion, river irrigation, and natural colonisation to restore habitats and encourage biodiversity over time. Its structural strategy minimises embodied carbon by reusing excavation material for rammed earth walls and employing recycled timber for its bracing and frames. The design’s operational carbon footprint remains as low as possible thanks to passive systems, limited artificial lighting, and open structures that rely on daylight and seasonal ventilation. Water is carefully channelled to revitalise riparian zones and nourish native planting, turning the site into a dynamic ecological corridor. Waste is minimised through modular construction, enabling parts of the structure to be adapted, relocated, or absorbed back into the landscape as it transforms. More than a building, the Metamorphic Ruins acts as an open archive, sanctuary, and civic classroom, engaging local communities and researchers in long-term stewardship. This ensures that conservation is not static but regenerative—repairing soil health, strengthening local ecosystems, and reconnecting people to the processes of growth, decay, and renewal. By embracing controlled weathering and material reuse, the project reframes architecture as a catalyst for climate resilience, proving that design can actively give more back than it takes.