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C O M P O - S TAT I O N CAMDEN NW1, LONDON, U.K.
site sliced to establish connection towards the canal
platforms extended from site
Public Semi-Public Circulation Farm Bed Compost Tower Farmers’ Shed publicity hierarchy applied with public circulation
farm beds and compost towers
S I T E C O N T E X T A N D T R E AT M E N T The site faces Regent’s canal and is connected to the Camden Food Market by a footbridge spanning over the canal. Inside Camden Food Market there are over 50 stalls selling street food. Located at the base of the footbridge, the site is currently an interstitial space confined by the water and an outdoor cafe. The site is divided into 4 slices - Each slice projects over the canal, forming levitated platforms above water for visitors to sit and eat. Compost towers are placed further in where food waste is deposited. Farm beds are scattered across the site area outlining circulation around them.
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SMELLY GAS OUTLET
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FOOD WASTE INLET
ARM SYSTEM
oncept for a compost system that generates fertile soil from food waste Camden Market.
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1 . Composter 2. Organic Soil Pool 3. Farmer Access Deck 4. Organic Crop Farm
Composter Organic Soil Bed Farmer Access Deck Organic Crop Farm
willow on site
abstraction
depth definition
pattern
C A N O P Y P E R F O R AT I O N A natural oasis is created within the busy district of Camden via lighting articulations by means of canopy perforation. The cutout patterns on the canopy create a tree shade effect as a result of an imagery study and abstraction of dynamic, subtle lighting qualities casted by the willow tree on site.
THE ECOSYSTEM An exchange cycle is proposed in this ecosystem. Food waste collected from the Food Market generates organic soil through composting and seasonal vegetables can be grown on site, which supplies the food market with local organic vegetables. A complete compost cycle for organic waste to decompose is averaged 18 days. Throughout the whole process the compost pile takes in Oxygen to maintain the speed of decomposition. A sufficient and stable source of fresh air is key for Aerobic Compost to take place.