Year 2
Sites of Hybridity
Ceramic Workshop & Housing Space
Project Length: December 2019 - March 2020
Site Location: Green’s Mill, Sneinton, Nottingham
Brief Focus: Urban Context, Making Communities & Hybridity
Tutors: Annie Duquemin (Studio)
Tom Hughes (Module Leader)
The Naked Place
The summary of my major second year project is the introduction to masterplanning alongside the concept of hybridity: producing spaces that require equal importance. There was clear demonstrations of research into, understanding of, and a holistic & sustainable response to:
social, cultural, ethical and aesthetic considerations
technical, practical, environmental and regulatory constraints
spatial, functional and economic requirements
the urban and/or landscape context of the project
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The Naked Space draws its name from the raw, natural & pure workshop purpose of ceramics and glass-blowing.
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The intervention of the current Leeds site is to design a wholesome, natural area for the residents and visitors of Leeds. Since Leeds was once the capital for certain elements of pottery, this engaging social space is made up of workshops for pottery, ceramics, glassmaking alongside a sky-park, which elevates you from the busy lifestyle of the city life, due to the fact the centre of the city lacks a creative area. Inspiration for this motive is drawn from Nottingham’s Sneinton, which is dubbed the Creative Quarter for it’s encouragement of the arts movement in the city of Nottingham.
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The primary concept for this project is sharedspace and this is achieved through the development of the design proposal. I aimed to enhance the user experience by engaging individuals with these natural working activities, to allow people to get in touch with their inner-selves through creativity.
Physical Models
The proposal of the design was led by the concept of Leeds’ history of potterymaking and reinforcing the importance of supporting locally: materials and transport - minimising the area’s embodied energy.
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The design takes advantage of the Hybridity workshop, in which the glass utilised in the formation of the atrium is produced on site, as are the ceramic tiles applied to the façade of the Hybrid Housing scheme. This represents the locality of Leeds.
