In the far west of Cornwall, the landscape of Land’s End was forever changed by the human endeavour to extract tin and copper from the earth.

Marked by its industrial past, ruined engine houses and chimneys now frame the landscape.

The proposal, St Just State, is a micronation that aims to reindustrialise, rejuvenate and re-establish the local economy in a now deprived area of West Cornwall.

A new vernacular of industrial buildings, sculpted from the landscape, champions the archetypal Cornish exports of pasties and pilchards alongside a new industry: the production of porter, a dark roasted ale.

These symbiotic forms of produce necessitate the re-establishment of fishing as a major industry, as well as introducing brewing and baking. The inherent nature of the pub as a site of discussion and decision-making influences a fluid parliament, constructed of people as opposed to place, which congregates ad hoc throughout the brewery. The buildings are constructed by the community slowly and over many years, expanding with the needs of the people.