Sanford Community Centre and Housing
2020
Sanford in New Cross is the oldest purpose-built housing co-op in the UK. Founded in 1973, there are around 125 tenant-members living in 14 houses and a block of flats. Hayatsu Architects won a competition to design a new community centre and an additional housing for the co-op.
The proposal is a compact circular building made out of straw bale, leaving enough space all around for various activities to take place.
Extremely thick straw bale wall provides high level of insulation whilst keeping the building breathable due to the natural clay plastering inside and larch timber board cladding outside.
We propose to incorporate as many self-build elements as possible in the process of construction. Ranging from erecting a central post, building straw bale walls, working on carpentry and joinery, clay plastering, charring timber and planting of the rooftop garden, the project actively seeks opportunities to harness architecture as a social act.
Team
Hayatsu Architects (Takeshi Hayatsu, Daria Nepop, Will Himpe, Quentin Martin)
Gleeds
Richard Collis
Price & Myers
Ritchie Daffin
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