Tag: london
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blackhorse lane : part 1 Blackhorse Lane (BL) was not on our radar during preliminary research, but it was mentioned by other makers during our site visits. Located in Waltham Forest in North East London, Blackhorse Lane was identified as an underserved area in need of infrastructure and improvement. Recognized for its industrial heritage and…
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hackney wick : part 1 During the 19th and early 20th century, Hackney Wick was a bustling industrial town. It manufactured many diverse products, such as silk, confectionary sweets, paper, and dry cleaning products. When the industries declined, Hackney Wick was left with a toxic canal and many abandoned and decrepit factory buildings. As happens…
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poplar works : part 1 Whenever we choose and visit a site, we ask the questions : 1) Who is this for? 2) Who conceived it? 3) Who funded it? Located in Tower Hamlets, an underserved neighborhood in East London, Poplar Works is a purpose-built complex of workshops and small maker spaces. Poplar Works is…
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Between Spitalfields and Brick Lane lie a series of blocks of 18th-century weaver houses. These live/make dwellings were originally owned by the Huguenots (Protestants fleeing religious persecution in France). Thousands brought their silk-weaving skills and trade, settled in East London, and formed weaver communities. On Fournier Street you can easily see the defining live/make attic…
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Hybrid buildings, buildings with multiple uses, are currently in vogue. But hybrid buildings are not new — Live/work and live/make dwellings have been present for centuries. Pullen Yards was purpose-built in the late 1880s for craftspeople — furniture makers, artisans and small-scale manufacturers, people who worked with their hands and needed a workshop space for…
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