Goldington Street Estate, Somers Town
Deployable shelter with seating and tea table creates privacy in public spaces
Seat with encorporated childrens’ climbing frame to provide a social meeting point
Park Shelter
Structure creates pleasant connected, communal social spaces along balconies Framework holding folding trellises is a network of pipes fed by rainwater tanks
Growing boxes and foldable trellises form outer facade of balconies for community farming project. Produce is cultivated shared between residents Composting containers feed from one level to the next
Communal Farming Facade
Exchange WallTwo-way kitchen wall opens between neighbours and into communal spaces. Sharing of food, farming produce and other household items in specified deposit boxes and fridges
Book Exchange LibrarySecret Bricks slip out from brickwork between apartments and along walkways and corridors
Opens and conects home to home creating opportunity for other social encounters- to be appropriated, used and mis-used as desired...
Exchange & Sharing
Staircases to state a presence and connect balcony spaces and people together
Not-So-Secret Staircases
Play Nets overlap for safe climbing
Safe enclosed playground with seating and adult supervision and socialising below Can be inserted into various indoor and outdoor spaces, connecting houses/flats/spaces/people Built on rooftops and within courtyards and corridors Existing walls and built fences enclose space Can be accessed from floor above
Play Inserts
Exercise and play stops distributed around neighbourhood. Route connects different houses and homes, making numerous opportunities for social encounters.
Route guided by electronic and physical markers. Routes organised and planned by members of walking group and published online each day.
Somers Town Trail
Steam-Bent Wood
Tactile, natural feel Long-lasting Sustainably Grown UK-sourced e.g. Oak
Materiality
Recycled Plastics
Long-lasting 100% Recyclable after use Majority of plastic used in UK is in household products Of the 5 million tonnes of plastics used per year, 2.4 million tonnes is packaging Household appliances such as fridges are also recycleable
Most recycled material in the UK Long-lasting and Durable Indoor and Outdoor 100% Recyclable after use An average UK household uses approx 600 steel cans per year...
Recycled Steel
Designs could be made entirely from recycled household items...
On-Site Sourced Materials
Zoetrope Plan
Zoetrope Actions