Arts Thread

During my architectural education and years working in industry I have developed a keen interest in the redevelopment of underused buildings with attention to expressing and celebrating the layering of material languages. I particularly enjoy the early investigation of a design brief and expressing ideas through a range of scales from early concept sketches to physical model making.This retrofit project establishes a connection between the rich heritage of ceramic manufacturing in the past and the pressing issue of excessive waste in the present to create a circular narrative. The renovation process adopts a bold approach, distinctively delineating between the past, the current condition, and the proposed intervention.The surrounding land is littered with vast amounts of waste, remnants of the historic ceramics manufacturing process, which the Teapot Factory, a pioneering test bed for materials reprocessing, uses as a resource for new industry and education. Exhibitions on-site are designed to inspire ongoing research and development, while new products are manufactured and sold to an increasingly environmentally conscious consumer, who can see and experience the entire lifecycle of the products from extraction to end-of-life on the site.