KilburnLab
a project led by Francesca
Murialdo with Naomi
House, Jason Scoot,
Michael Westthorp,
and Gareth Williams –
comprises a series of
collaborative projects
with local stakeholders to
explore the future of the
area. Interiors Futures
@ Middlesex University, London
PROJECTS + BRIEFS
01. 107, Kingsgate Road
︎︎︎Off-Grid//Interior Architecture Y3
︎︎︎Commerce, Culture Exchange//MA Interiors
02. Kilburn High Road
01. 107, Kingsgate Road
︎︎︎Off-Grid//Interior Architecture Y3
︎︎︎Commerce, Culture Exchange//MA Interiors
02. Kilburn High Road
WRITINGS + PRESENTATIONS
︎︎︎Adaptive Reuse as social practice
International Conference of Design Futures, December 2022
︎︎︎Imagining the Future of Kilburn
One Kilburn , Kiln, London, January 2023
︎︎︎From Architecture to Community: Adaptive Reuse as Social Practice
Cumuls, Antwerpen, April 2023
︎︎︎ Adaptive Reuse as Social Practice for Collective Interiors
As Found, Hasselt, 2023
︎︎︎Adaptive Reuse as social practice
International Conference of Design Futures, December 2022
︎︎︎Imagining the Future of Kilburn
One Kilburn , Kiln, London, January 2023
︎︎︎From Architecture to Community: Adaptive Reuse as Social Practice
Cumuls, Antwerpen, April 2023
︎︎︎ Adaptive Reuse as Social Practice for Collective Interiors
As Found, Hasselt, 2023
Adaptive Reuse as Social Practice
09–24–1953
︎ International Conference on Design Futures 2022
︎ Politecnico di Milano will cooperate with Carnegie Mellon University and Tsinghua University
︎ 2-3-December 2022
This presentation introduces the concept of adaptive reuse as a means to bring together fragmented communities and contribute to their consolidation. Through Kilburn Lab, a collaborative project with local stakeholders, the presentation demonstrates how academic skills and competencies can positively impact community engagement and foster a sense of belonging. The speech also explores the agency of spatial design as an interdisciplinary tool that can mediate between different stakeholders and proposes a shared vision of the future world. The presentation proposes that spatial adaptive practices, such as re-owning and re-using community assets, are effective strategies for building community resilience and engaging with various needs and stakeholders. Ultimately, the approach is rooted in design activism as a social practice and an agent for change.
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︎ Politecnico di Milano will cooperate with Carnegie Mellon University and Tsinghua University
︎ 2-3-December 2022
This presentation introduces the concept of adaptive reuse as a means to bring together fragmented communities and contribute to their consolidation. Through Kilburn Lab, a collaborative project with local stakeholders, the presentation demonstrates how academic skills and competencies can positively impact community engagement and foster a sense of belonging. The speech also explores the agency of spatial design as an interdisciplinary tool that can mediate between different stakeholders and proposes a shared vision of the future world. The presentation proposes that spatial adaptive practices, such as re-owning and re-using community assets, are effective strategies for building community resilience and engaging with various needs and stakeholders. Ultimately, the approach is rooted in design activism as a social practice and an agent for change.
