Architect Paddy Dillon collaborated with London-based design studios Reed Watts Architects and Allies & Morrison on this interesting and industrial-looking building design. Called the Roundhouse Works, the structure houses an important organization that provides creative facilities and programs "to young people, particularly those from underrepresented backgrounds."
Paddy Dillon's design features a very interesting exterior. In partnership with the two design studio collaborators, the architect reimagines the exterior of the building and class it in old railway sleepers. This material is traditionally laid across the railway tracks and is what holds the tacks in position. This approach does not only advance approaches to sustainability in the architecture industry but it also pays homage to the building's history—the Roundhouse Works was traditionally used as a railway shed.
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Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Railway Sleepers-clad Buildings
- The use of railway sleepers to clad buildings offers an innovative approach to sustainability in architecture.
- Creative Facilities for Underrepresented Youth
- Designing structures specifically for providing creative facilities and programs to underrepresented youth offers a disruptive innovation opportunity in the education industry.
- Industrial Design Aesthetics in Architecture
- Incorporating industrial design aesthetics in architecture can offer a fresh and innovative approach to building design.
Where This Applies
- Architecture
- Incorporating sustainability and industrial design aesthetics in building design offers disruptive innovation opportunities in the architecture industry.
- Education
- Designing structures specifically for providing creative facilities and programs to underrepresented youth offers disruptive innovation opportunities in the education industry.
- Construction
- The use of railway sleepers to clad buildings presents an innovative approach to sustainable construction.
