The Production of paper to end food poverty – The new image of Duddeston
Legacies and Opportunities: Resilient Communities.
Following semester 01 with my project: The production of paper to end food poverty where I studied the area of Duddeston, Birmingham, through a series of mapping activities focusing on injustices across the site. The two injustices I focused on were food poverty and access to quality green-space. This semester resulted in producing a model at 1:10 as a production space for paper (alongside producing seed paper by hand).
Now into my final project with the key theme of bringing a new image to the high-street of Duddeston, the project focuses on a community/arts centre located in the epicentre of regeneration. Public space from the masterplan scale to the interiors drive the project – blurring the edges between spaces. Using theories from Jan Ghel to connect people to buildings.
Within the masterplan connections are created linking two sites – the train station and high-street through the existing green spaces that currently have 0 activity within. Pavilions, parks, gym equipment, seating arrangements and allotments where seed paper can be planted to produce food within the community will bring life to these lifeless areas.
