CommunityBuilding

Architecture to Foster Community

Community Building - Building Community is a project that anticipates a hypothetical future for Redfern, where historic utilitarian buildings that have reached their natural end-of-life are repurposed as public facilities that will provide a framework for community-led construction. These are a community forum space adapted from an existing substation, and a trade school and building workshop adapted from the existing Redfern Telephone Exchange. Together, the facilities will serve as a springboard for future alterations and additions to buildings in the community. Each structure can be modified over time to suit the needs of their users rather than their profits. In this sense, no architect or external agent would be required, thus placing the complete agency of the buildings within the hands of their users.

Community BuildingBuilding Community is a project that anticipates a hypothetical future for Redfern, where historic utilitarian buildings that have reached their natural end-of-life are repurposed as public facilities that will provide a framework for community-led construction. These are a community forum space adapted from an existing substation, and a trade school and building workshop adapted from the existing Redfern Telephone Exchange. Together, the facilities will serve as a springboard for future alterations and additions to buildings in the community. Each structure can be modified over time to suit the needs of their users rather than their profits. In this sense, no architect or external agent would be required, thus placing the complete agency of the buildings within the hands of their users.

CommunityBuilding

Caleb Burke

Caleb Burke

Social Agency

Community Building - Building Community project that anticipates a hypothetical Redfern, where historic utilitarian buildings reached their natural end-of-life are public facilities that will provide a framework community-led construction. These forum space adapted from an existing and a trade school and building workshop from the existing Redfern Telephone Together, the facilities will serve as future alterations and additions to buildings community. Each structure can be to suit the needs of their users rather In this sense, no architect or external be required, thus placing the complete buildings within the hands of their users.

This proposed community food centre aims to create an inclusive neighbourhood in Redfern drawing on ideas of social inclusion enabled by growing

This proposed community food centre aims to create

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