Chloe Little

THE PAR HORTICULTURAL SEAWEED CENTRE

Seaweed is a natural product with incredible properties that is starting to be utilised increasingly in today’s climate; with local offshore farms beginning to sprout up in Cornwall, the Par Horticultural Seaweed Centre is both a processing plant for horticultural seaweed products and a community space for locals and tourists alike. While distributing these amazing products across the country it was also important to ensure that the project also gave back to the community, with spaces for events, a beautiful garden to enjoy and tourist attractions to experience; bringing people together in Cornwall and providing a new route for income in one of the most impoverished counties in England. Each “wing” of the dock represents the two areas of both ‘production’ and ‘community,’ combining in their use and processing of seaweed.  

Seaweed is a natural product with incredible properties that is starting to be utilised increasingly in today’s climate; with local offshore farms beginning to sprout up in Cornwall, the Par Horticultural Seaweed Centre is both a processing plant for horticultural seaweed products and a community space for locals and tourists alike. While distributing these amazing products across the country it was also important to ensure that the project also gave back to the community, with spaces for events, a beautiful garden to enjoy and tourist attractions to experience; bringing people together in Cornwall and providing a new route for income in one of the most impoverished counties in England. Each “wing” of the dock represents the two areas of both ‘production’ and ‘community,’ combining in their use and processing of seaweed.  

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The Sea Hive

Introduced in the heart of Reading Town, Hogmanay, the Scottish celebration of New Years, brings a large infusion of culture and festivity to the local area. Cock-a-Leekie soup, being an integral cuisine of the Scottish, accompanies the festivities. The influx of Hogmanay culture, introduced by the arrival of the Soup Facility, will indulge Reading in a host of traditions that seek to bring people together to celebrate the New Year and the fresh start that follows midnight. On New Year’s Eve in Readingthe public are invited to join in the activitiesincluding; farming the ingredients for the soup, trying the soup, setting Juniper branches alight at midnight, Ceilidh dancing, drinking homemade Gin, and the chance to watch as the chefs produce the soup from raw ingredients on site.  

Cock a Leekie , Scotland, Timber, Homemade, Feathers, New years  

On the southeast Kentish coast in the town of Folkestone is a harbour wall bustling with activity; home to festivals, food trucks, film nights and more, it was the perfect location for the ship, the Avontuurs, base of operations. Globally importing seaweed and other products, like beer, champagne, and cheese, sustainably to local businesses. The project is made up of a simple demountable timber structure which locks onto the harbour wall with a claw-like foundation system; the demountable aspect was particularly pertinent as the Avontuur team relocate often around the coast! Using the imported seaweed as both an internal insulation and external wind buffer cladding was a representation of the team’s sustainable approach and an example of how their product could be used.  

The design concept was based on three elements: the sky, the sea, and the land. The forms that were created developed from this primary concept, forming spaces which encapsulated the different elements, and resulted in a unique project that was home to the strange but inspiring life of those working aboard the Avontuur ship.