About the project
In the 2024/2025 academic year, we began a new partnership with 2-3 Degrees and Camden Council on the ‘Build Better Programme’ in Kentish Town. We’ve had the joy of working with a group of 13 young people from the West Kentish Town Estate, asking them how they might imagine the future meanwhile uses of the estate which they call home when planned redevelopment works are carried out.
Design sessions moved from collages to small scale models, and finally to large scale prototypes. The young people began by reflecting on how they have previously gathered on their estate, and what types of seating allowed them to do so. They then built up these ideas into their own propositions, using 1:20 scale models.
In our final session, they worked in groups to bring these ideas to life, at 1:1 scale. The young people’s designs were then fabricated by MATT+FIONA at the Euston Skills Centre, with a launch event in Kentish Town in May 2025. The seating can be found opposite Rhyl Community Primary School.
