Stanley Gardens Warehouse
Stanley Gardens has an industrial heritage dating back to the late 19th century when it was described as “Motor Town” due to the majority of industry for manufacturing automobiles.
Acton Vale, London
During World War II was taken over by munitions factories. The heavy industry moved away from Acton during the 1950s and 60s to be replaced with media and lighter industries. Today, the buildings are still defined by Victorian brick warehouses, distinct brick end gables and sawtooth glass roofs. The buildings currently contain a mix of uses from media studios, music schools, printing, cabinet makers and other maker spaces.
Our proposal is to retain the existing warehouses’ character, history and embodied carbon and build a table-like structure above the warehouses to create affordable work and maker spaces and a mix of affordable residential and live workspaces. The language of the proposed extensions is unselfconscious and robust in form and function and expresses the materials that are part of the area’s vernacular.
The development will be low carbon and constructed using lightweight CLT construction. The proximity of central London and public transportation infrastructure make for a sustainable location for more mixed-use development, giving the area and existing warehouses a new lifespan.
On-Site 2024
Images by Dominika Kubicka for Jason Good