Kimberly Yong

Kimberly’s MArch design thesis, Forgeworks, proposes a new workplace for fabrication, semiconductor processes and satellite integration in Cardiff. The project questions how highly controlled technical environments, often hidden inside industrial 'black boxes', can become more visible, humane and environmentally accountable through architecture.

The project is structured around the relationship between Knowledge, Care and Consequence. Knowledge is explored through the cleanroom, fabrication spaces and satellite integration areas, where precision, contamination control, aerospace assembly and technical servicing shape the architecture. Care is developed through the office and workplace environments, focusing on recovery, collaboration, training, oversight and the everyday experience of workers. Consequence is embedded through the project’s treatment of waste, servicing, environmental burden and public responsibility.