Co-Living in a Working District by Mariam Boota reimagines Minories Car Park as a future live-work district for London.
The project looks toward 2060 and asks how co-living architecture might respond to hybrid working, underused urban infrastructure and the need for shared but flexible city life.
Project focus
Mariam studied at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London, and completed her RIBA Part 1 qualification with a 2:1. Her proposal treats the car park as a site that can evolve from storage for cars into a place for living, working and social exchange.
Design ideas to notice
- The Minories Car Park site gives the project a clear urban reuse problem.
- Co-working and co-living are treated as linked parts of a changing work culture.
- The 2060 timeline allows the proposal to test how London might adapt over time.
- Sustainability is tied to reuse and adaptable occupation, not just green language.
Portfolio lesson from this project
Speculative live-work projects are strongest when they show a normal day. Who arrives, who stays, where people work, where they retreat and how the building changes over time should all be visible.
Showcase a co-living or live-work project
If your project is about future living, make the everyday occupation believable.
- Name the site and why it needs to change.
- Show how work, rest and shared life are separated or connected.
- Explain what is adaptable now and what could change later.
Next step
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