Reclaimed
This project responds to the significant issue of furniture waste in the UK, where households discard around 670,000 tonnes of furniture each year. The proposal addresses this waste problem by creating a sustainable facility for processing, repairing, and restoring discarded furniture.
The project is located within a restored 18th-century cotton warehouse. This site was chosen because its industrial history closely aligns with the concept of material regeneration, reuse, and circular production. The facility operates as a closed-loop system, allowing furniture to be repaired and renewed while using as few new resources as possible.
The design retains the original steel frame and brick walls to preserve the building’s heritage and industrial character. Poured concrete floors are introduced to support heavy workshop activity and provide a durable surface for production, storage, and repair work.
A key feature of the scheme is the central open-plan atrium, which cuts vertically through the building and connects all floors. Suspended within this space is a sculptural installation called Dripping Paint, which descends through the atrium and becomes a visual symbol of transformation, repair, and creative reuse.
Overall, the project creates a practical and sustainable environment for furniture regeneration. It sets out a new model for reducing national waste by turning discarded furniture into a valuable resource and demonstrating how adaptive reuse, circular design, and heritage-led regeneration can work together.
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