This proposal is based on a previous industrial site in Fish Island, London. The area itself and Hackney Wick once were places of marshland and agriculture. However, through the rapid industrialisation and urbanisation of London, these areas have redeveloped to include residential blocks, landscaping, office space, and industries providing opportunity. Although this is all well and good, we are provided with a problem of a lack of space, and consequently, this means that residents living in most areas of London cannot own a garden. This can, unfortunately, affect their mental and physical well-being.
During the construction of the Olympic Park, lying east of Fish Island, the significantly popular Manor Gardens Allotments were destroyed. This once offered 80 plots that provided food for over 150 families. It was a treasured area that aided in forming the close-knit community. A place of unity and liminality for all people. A community was formed simply through a common interest: a love of the land.
Combining this contextual analysis, this proposal will provide rentable private garden space to those who live without. The gardens are constructed through a factory-style process by applying the users’ desires, such as adding user-selected plants, then either deconstructed or stored after a day of use. The used garden plots are stored in a perfectly suited environment within a structure that sits above the existing building.
123 garden plots can be used at once. 100 used garden plots can be stored. An unlimited amount of garden configurations can be achieved.
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Nicholas Strange | Architecture
