Built as the Scratch Orchestra's contribution to Art Spectrum 1971 at Alexander Palace, North London N22 7AY. This is my own documentation of the project to 'design' a building that was built by musicians and artists who were members of the Scratch Orchestra. 

https://flic.kr/s/aHskPkeo55

Documentation was shown at Documenta 14 in Athens 2017 as part of its review of The Scratch Orchestra. This is the D14 label:

"Scratch Cottage, as installed in the exhibiiton Art Spectrum in London in 1971, was first concieved as a place to play - insulated from the context of 'high art'.

http://www.documenta14.de/en/calendar/17027/scratch-cottage-and-nature-…

My idea was to challenge the - often classically trained - musicians to construct a shelter with their own hands. The materials were recycled rough floor joists and old doors. Each musician or small group made a structural frame using the simplest of hand tools: hammers, saws and nails. The frames were then bolted together to make a simple enclosure.

This approach countered the fine art aesthetics with a basic level of collective material engagement. It referenced my research into self-built vernacular housing."

Prior to Documenta 14 in Athens there had been a discussion with the D14 curator about whether the cottage was a score or an artwork. Either way I guess it is a composition of sorts!

A recording of an improvised sound piece titled 'Self-Build' was performed at the '25 Years from Scratch' event at the ICA, London.  Sunday 20 November 1994. The recording of this was published as a CD.