Ba Hons Final Major Project

(Ba Hons) Final Major Project :
Derelict Building Conversion Multi-use Scheme

Shortlisted for RIBA South East London Society of Architects Award 2013

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THE EXTREMELY DEPRESSED AND SUICIDAL

46% of young people bullied at school in their lives.

Half of suicides among young people related to bullying.

CANNABIS & COCAINE USERS

Why do people start drugs?

- Depression
- Rebellion
- Boredom
- Medical Reasons
- To gain attention of others
- Influence of celebrities

MULTI-CULTURAL RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY
(MAINLY MUSLIM)

LOCAL STUDENT COMMUNITY

PARKOUR TRASCEURS

Parkour = moving from one point to
another efficiently and quickly using human body.
A means of reclaiming what it means to be human.

It teaches us to touch and interact with the world

VAGABONDS

Camden Town is known for its diverse culture of people with unusual lifestyles, tastes and fashion.

Main activities include hosting stalls on the markets and in school/college and performing arts.

TEENAGE EMO CULTURE

Emotionally hardcore - Stereotyped as "melodramatics who take anti-depressants, even though majority don't need them."

TEENAGE GOTH
CULTURE

Post-punk subculture of punk. Camden Town has influences of style from both music and fashion.

Introduction

My chosen site is 79 Camden Road / 98-100 St Pancras Way, which is situated on the main road that links Camden Town to Tottenham (the A503). The popular Camden Markets are 350m to the west of the site, the suburbs of Kentish Town to the North, and the new Kings Cross Development 600m to the Southeast. The site is situated closely to Camden Road Overground Station and rest on the boundary that separates the town centre from the residential district, which is rich in stucco architecture houses as opposed to just flats. Ironically, also opposite these houses is a skate park situated in Cantelowes Gardens close by to the northeast. To the south is Regents Park a little further down from Camden Town Centre.