Project description
‘From Care to Where?’ proposes a radical new housing model to foster a mutually beneficial relationship among London’s vulnerable and overlooked demographics. Inspired by the Staying Put act, enabling care leavers to live with a support family until the age of 21, the project proposes a progressive and nurturing environment for care leavers, by creating a new housing typology that integrates them with existing families in Hackney, forming mutually beneficial living arrangements.
The adaptive reuse of Randel Cremer School is utilised to explore how under threat community assets may be repurposed to provide high quality housing for care leavers while protecting these assets for future generations. The thesis explores how the organisation and aesthetics of space can encourage social interaction, reduce social isolation and foster a greater sense of belonging to empower vulnerable demographics and aid their social integration into society.
Shared External Walkways - Inhabiting thresholds & encouraging neighbourly interactions
External Courtyard - A place for Community Cohesion
A Stacked Social Ecosystem - From solid outer Rammed earth walls to open, sociable walkways
Care Leaver Bedroom - Physical and visual connection to support network
From Care to Where? - Isometric MasterPlan overview
Contact
Rory.kilcoyne47@outlook.com