PROJECTS
January 2022 - currently
Course Tutor at KLC School of Design
October 2021- October 2022
Private Residential Project
September 2020 - June 2021
Circular Communities and Retail Dualities
March 2021
Antepavilion 2021 competition
January 2021 - currently
January 2019 - January 2020
June 2020 - currently
February 2020 - canceled
Designing a playscape for children and young people with PMLD
February 2020
January 2020 - April 2020
January 2020 - April 2020
Material Carbon Footprints
September 2019 - December 2019
Building Stories
September 2019 - June 2021
January 2019 - April 2019
Regenerating Retail
October 2018 - January 2019
The Event
September 2018 - October 2018
The Iconic Building
September 2018 -
Building Stories
Transforming a bomb-damaged
19th-century chapel into a performing arts venue.
Analysing The Existing
Location
Existing Interior
Asylum Chapel is a 19th century chapel located in Caroline Gardens, Peckham.
It was damaged by a bomb in WW2 and since then, little was done to restore or preserve the building. Currently Asylum Chapel is a favourite place for weddings, exhibitions and photoshoots. The space is closed for the public.
Peckham is a vibrant district with diverse demographic. In the area three performance art schools are located which is why my proposal aims to provide a small-scale functional theatre in which students can practice and showcase their work. Despite this I wanted this proposal to provide a get-together space for the members of the public. The site is not closely located to the popular parts of Peckham. An important question for me was "How do I make people go to the Asylum Chapel?"
Why do I make a performance arts centre in a bomb-damaged chapel?
What can the space give to people and how can it bring a change to their everyday lives?
Design Development
Concept
Proposed Main Entrance
Proposed Drawings
My proposal is developed around the concept of box within a box. The structure has four levels made from a CLT premanufactured panels. The proposal has a stage, backstage, workshops, studios, dressing rooms, offices, cafe-bar and a terrace. Apart from this, the performance art centre is designed to respect and preserve the existing fabric. The proposal incorporates inclusive design, adaptable spaces, sunlight access to all levels and good acoustics.
Proposed Section Isometric
Proposed Level G and 1
Proposed Stage Acoustics