Open Tables Now Live @ Tent London 2008
We are pleased to announce that our winning Workspace Group Urbantine project is now on display at this years Tent London. Taking place in the capital’s most exciting venue, the Truman Brewery, a vast reclaimed industrial site in Brick Lane, Tent London is the most comprehensive and diverse design event of the year, showing art and architecture, vintage and contemporary design by emerging and established designers from around the world. Open Tables is a software application and a spatial environment, which researches and facilitates collaborative working between individuals and groups. The core purpose of Open Tables is to explore the potential for ...
Open Tables for Tent London 2008
We have been hard at work preparing our Open Tables winning entry (Workspace Group Urbantine Project) for Tent London this year. The show goes on for 3 days, 18-21st September, and Open Tables is evolving fast into a truly exciting project. There is only about 7 weeks left and there is a lot to plan/develop/build. If you would like to follow Open Tables development, we have set-up a blog that is regularly updated. http://opentables.tumblr.com/ You can also read more about this year's Tent London here and about our project here.
The Good Life Social Ecology
WAG have continued to develop their sub/urban cohousing permaculture research, which was recently commended by Europan. The scheme has been developed through the use of Ecology Diagrams - drawings which aim to capture all of the material, energy, information and social flows acting upon a site. The design is aimed at meeting a growing niche demand in the housing market. The proposal is an opt-in community for individuals and families who want to take the next step in sustainable modern living. The Social Ecology is organised through the collective ownership and management of a community freehold, with private leaseholds for dwellings. ...
West India Dock Rd. Eco Housing Scheme goes into planning
WAG have just submitted planning application for this green new mixed use scheme in Limehouse, London. The development will contain a new residential block at the rear of the site whilst the existing listed building will contain a bar, recording studios, art and sculpture exhibition space, a yoga space and artists studios. The scheme will collect rainwater, recycle greywater, and combine solar water heating with a sustainable combined heat and power solution for the new flats and existing building. The main structure of the new building will be constructed from structural timber panels (tying up around 200 tonnes of CO2 ...
Birnbeck Island Competition
Year: 2007 WAG: Architects Project Description: Ideas competition for development of a derelict but listed island resort and bridge/pier for UrbanSplash. Estimated contract sum: N/A Our latest competition submission for this exciting new project. Unfortunately, WAG was not shortlisted to procure project further. To see other entries/winner please visit RIBA competitions office. Click to Enlarge (Full Screen) Site Analysis: Weston-Super-Mare operates efficiently during the holiday season, but has a lot of spare capacity for the rest of the year. Part of the brief we set ourselves is to develop a business model for Birnbeck Island that can use this spare capacity as an opportunity. Strategy: Create a destination that ...
