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
From Architecture to Community: Adaptive Reuse as Social Practice
09–24–1953
︎ Connectivity and Creativity in times of Conflict
Faculty of Design Sciences of the University of Antwerp
12-15 April 2023
Adaptive reuse, intended as a series of actions and processes to transform existing buildings into different ones ‘fit’ for new purposes, is a practice that has become the focus of discourse around architectural heritage, sustainability and the future of our cities. The central idea of the discipline is to reprogramme existing buildings through a set of tools and tactics able to modify structure and matter. However, it is our contention that the remit of the discipline has evolved, emphasising the notion that buildings are symbolic entities - “memory spaces” and “cultural experiences” able to actively contribute towards the building of communities.
Looking to the principles of maintenance and care that adaptive reuse embodies, we propose an interpretation of reuse, that considers how people interact and identify with places, rather than focusing on function or mode of inhabitation. Consequently, the process of re-activating/re-using architecture situated within the public realm, can be framed as a social practice.
As Spatial Designers we work on projects focused on establishing a dialogue with the community as both an idea and a real entity, identifying practices of engagement, gaining trust and exercising empathy.
Faculty of Design Sciences of the University of Antwerp
12-15 April 2023
Adaptive reuse, intended as a series of actions and processes to transform existing buildings into different ones ‘fit’ for new purposes, is a practice that has become the focus of discourse around architectural heritage, sustainability and the future of our cities. The central idea of the discipline is to reprogramme existing buildings through a set of tools and tactics able to modify structure and matter. However, it is our contention that the remit of the discipline has evolved, emphasising the notion that buildings are symbolic entities - “memory spaces” and “cultural experiences” able to actively contribute towards the building of communities.
Looking to the principles of maintenance and care that adaptive reuse embodies, we propose an interpretation of reuse, that considers how people interact and identify with places, rather than focusing on function or mode of inhabitation. Consequently, the process of re-activating/re-using architecture situated within the public realm, can be framed as a social practice.
As Spatial Designers we work on projects focused on establishing a dialogue with the community as both an idea and a real entity, identifying practices of engagement, gaining trust and exercising empathy.