PROJECT 05
TEXTECH HUB
IN THE LATE 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURIES, HACKNEY WICK WAS A HUB FOR THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY, WITH NUMEROUS FACTORIES PRODUCING EVERYTHING FROM WOOLLEN GOODS TO SILK RIBBONS. MANY OF THESE FACTORIES WERE BUILT ALONG THE RIVER LEA, WHICH PROVIDED EASY ACCESS TO THE WATERWAYS AND CANALS THAT WERE USED FOR TRANSPORT AT THE TIME. DURING WORLD WAR 2, THE AREA WAS HEAVILY BOMBED DUE TO ITS HEAVILY ESTABLISHED STRONGHOLD ON BRITISH MANUFACTURING
HOUSING FOR LOCAL FASHION DESIGNERS
REROUTE IS A PROJECT DESIGNED BY LOCAL PEOPLE AND BUSINESSES IN HACKNEY WICK AND FISH ISLAND AIMED AT TACKLING CLIMATE CHANGE BY COORDINATING LOCAL ACTION AND WORKING TOGETHER. A VITAL PART OF THE INITIATIVE IS THE SUSTAINABLE YOUNG MAKERS PROGRAMME WHICH SUPPORTS YOUNG PEOPLE FROM THE LOCAL AREA TO ESTABLISH THEIR OWN CREATIVE BUSINESSES USING SUSTAINABLE APPROACHES AND IS HOSTED BY THE TEXTILE REUSE HUB
THE HOUSE WOULD BE INHABITETED BY THE CRAETIVES PARTICIPATING IN THE EVENT, AND WOULD PROVIDE THEM AN EFFECTICE SPACE TO LIVE, WORK AND PROMOTE THEIR DESIGNS. EACH HOUSE WILL BE HABITED BY 4 PEOPLE BETWEEN THE AGE OF 18-30. THE STRUCTURE WILL PROVIDE ALL KINDS OF ESSENTIAL FACILITIES NEEDED BY THE DESIGNERS. THROUGHOUT THE THREE FLOORS,
THE FISH ISLAND VILLAGE, JUST 4KM FROM THE SITE, WOULD PROVIDE THE DESIGNERS WITH MULTIPLE ADDITIONAL FACILITIES LIKE RENTED STUDIO SPACES AND CONFERENCE ROOMS
WEAVER’S COTTAGE
A WEAVERS’ COTTAGE WAS (AND TO AN EXTENT STILL IS) A TYPE OF HOUSE USED BY WEAVERS FOR CLOTH PRODUCTION IN THE PUTTING-OUT SYSTEM SOMETIMES KNOWN AS THE DOMESTIC SYSTEM.
WEAVERS’ COTTAGES WERE COMMON IN GREAT BRITAIN, OFTEN WITH DWELLING QUARTERS ON THE LOWER FLOORS AND LOOM-SHOP ON THE TOP FLOOR. CELLAR LOOMSHOPS ON THE GROUND FLOOR OR IN THE BASEMENT WERE FOUND WHERE COTTON WAS WOVEN, AS THEY PROVIDED HIGH HUMIDITY. A LOOM-SHOP CAN BE OFTEN RECOGNISED BY A LONG ROW OF WINDOWS WHICH PROVIDED MAXIMUM LIGHT FOR THE WEAVER.
THE HOUSE, SIMILAR TO THE COTTAGE, CONSISTS OF 3 FLOORS. EACH FLOOR CONSISTS OF THE SAME FACILITIES AS THE COTTAGES AS WELL AS ARE EQUIPED WITH SEVERAL WINDOWS AND GLASS DOORS TO LET NATURAL LIGHT IN
TRADITIONAL SEWING MACHINE
FISH ISLAND VILLAGE
THE TRAMPERY FISH ISLAND VILLAGE IS A 6-ACRE CAMPUS OF STUDIOS, FACILITIES AND SOCIAL SPACES SPREAD OVER 10 BUILDINGS ALONGSIDE THE CANAL IN THE HEART OF HACKNEY WICK. ITS PURPOSE IS TO BRING TOGETHER LONDON’S MOST TALENTED FASHION DESIGNERS AND ENTREPRENEURS AND TO PROVIDE EVERYTHING THEY NEED TO HELP THEM GROW.
1. THE FOUNDATION IS PLACED ON SITE
2. GLULAM COLUMNS ARE ADDED ALONG THE BASE
3. SUPPORTING STUDS ARE INSERTED BETWEEN THE SPACINGS OF THE COLUMNS
4. GLULAM BEAMS ARE PLACED ON TOP OF THE VERTICAL SUPPORTS
5. THE OTHER FLOORS ARE BUILD UP BY STACKING UP THE REQUIRED BEAMS AND COLUMNS
6. ROWS OF LATH IS ATTACHED TO THE FRONT OF THE STRUCTURE
7. LAYERS OF PLASTER IS APPLIED OVER THE LATH
8. COMPLETED BY ADDING IN THE GLASS AND LANDSCAPING
1. PLASTER
THE PRODUCTION PROCESS OF PLASTER TYPICALLY REQUIRES LESS ENERGY COMPARED TO SOME OTHER BUILDING MATERIALS. GYPSUM, THE PRIMARY COMPONENT OF PLASTER, UNDERGOES A RELATIVELY SIMPLE AND LOW-ENERGY PROCESS TO BE CONVERTED INTO PLASTER.
3. DRYWALL
THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS FOR DRYWALL GENERALLY REQUIRES LESS ENERGY COMPARED TO SOME OTHER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS. DRYWALL IS ALSO A DURABLE AND LONG-LASTING MATERIAL WHEN PROPERLY INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED. ITS LONGEVITY MEANS THAT IT DOESN’T NEED TO BE REPLACED AS FREQUENTLY AS SOME OTHER MATERIALS, REDUCING THE OVERALL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT.
2. TINTED GLASS ROOF TINTED GLASS ROOFS CAN HELP REGULATE INDOOR TEMPERATURES BY REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF SOLAR HEAT ENTERING A BUILDING. IT ALSO ALLOWS. NATURAL LIGHT TO ENTER A SPACE WHILE REDUCING GLARE AND EXCESSIVE HEAT. THIS PROMOTES DAYLIGHTING, WHICH CAN REDUCE THE NEED FOR ARTIFICIAL LIGHTING DURING THE DAY. BY MAXIMIZING THE USE OF NATURAL LIGHT, ENERGY CONSUMPTION FOR LIGHTING IS REDUCED.
4. GREEN TERRACE PLANTS ON GREEN TERRACES ABSORB CARBON DIOXIDE DURING PHOTOSYNTHESIS, CONTRIBUTING TO CARBON SEQUESTRATION. THIS CAN HELP OFFSET THE CARBON FOOTPRINT ASSOCIATED WITH THE BUILDING GREEN TERRACES CAN ACT AS INSULATORS, REGULATING TEMPERATURES BOTH ON THE ROOF SURFACE AND WITHIN THE BUILDING
5. TIMBER FLOORING TREES ABSORB CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) FROM THE ATMOSPHERE DURING THEIR GROWTH. WHEN TIMBER IS USED IN CONSTRUCTION, IT CONTINUES TO STORE CARBON THROUGHOUT ITS LIFE CYCLE. THIS HELPS OFFSET CARBON EMISSIONS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE CONTRIBUTE TO CLIMATE CHANGE. TIMBER ALSO HAS NATURAL INSULATING PROPERTIES, PROVIDING EFFECTIVE THERMAL INSULATION. THIS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN BUILDINGS BY REDUCING THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL HEATING OR COOLING.
SUNLIGHT WIND FLOW
