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Just the Ticket
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Floor Plan
B)
A)
Considering a small space
for living I researched cruise
ships, caravan living and
studio flat layouts. Having
the ‘shell’ already to work
with I had to consider the
inside referbishment. Cutting
divisions to connect individ-
ual dwellings from two
carriages joined together for
more space for larger
families.
2 Bed
3 Bed
In order to contribute design
to help the housing crisis, it A) Four bedroom for either
families or students. This
design for North Woolwich
seems best to consider both
derelict Station.
students and young families B) More examples of lay-
of carriages which are
who are increasingly finding outs
rent
placed
closer together when
the
railway
tracks are spaced
unaffordable in city areas. One
near each other.
solution is to use abandoned tube
carriages and convert them into
affordable accommodation
Detail
situated on abandoned land
sites.
The wooden structure is to
be constructed off site and
My initial research led me to
quick to assemble. Once
finished, the sections will
investigate abandoned buildings
e Site
than be taken to the site to
be craned
which seemed uneconomical
to into carriages so
than can be inhabited
almost immediately by
redevelop. This project begins
joining together with a
ssible location is
wedgelock.
with a smaller space that could
derelict site at old
These spaces will create
also
be
recycled
and
converted
rth Woolwich Station
extra room for bathrooms,
kitchens and walk ways, as
into suitable housing.
well as connecting both
will create a diverse
carriages together with
Having
the
‘shell’
alread