Diya Seepaul’s Hackney Wick housing project explores housing typology architecture through a brief for a family of chocolate makers.
The value of the project is in the mix of use, place and process: a live-work domestic brief in Hackney Wick, developed through Rhino modelling, hand drawing and cyanotype final drawings.
Project focus
The brief for chocolate makers gives the housing question a specific daily rhythm. The project has to think about domestic life, making, storage, display and the character of Hackney Wick at the same time.
Design ideas to notice
- The live-work brief gives the project more depth than a generic housing exercise.
- Different housing typologies can be tested against the needs of one family and one craft.
- Rhino and hand drawing sit alongside cyanotype work, giving the representation a clear identity.
- The project is strongest when the production process and home life are shown together.
Portfolio lesson from this project
Small housing projects can stand out when the user is specific. A family of chocolate makers gives the drawings a reason to show storage, smell, heat, making, display and shared living.
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