# Community Garden Campuses The Triangle Site Was Built Through a Community-Led Programme By Amy Duong | Published 2026-07-29 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/triangle-site References: [jankattein](http://jankattein.com/)  The Triangle Site is a community garden in King's Cross designed by Jan Kattein Architects as a permanent home for educational charity [Global Generation](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bensons-artisan-mattress-collection). Constructed over two years through a community-led building programme, the project involved on-site architects, builders, trainees, and more than 3,000 volunteers. Three standalone buildings containing a classroom, office, and community kitchen are arranged around a central courtyard, while the surrounding landscape incorporates an [edible forest](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rijnvliet), rubble garden, pond, and polytunnel. The buildings were constructed primarily from bio-based materials using techniques intended to support hands-on participation throughout the build. The community kitchen is clad with 12,000 handmade wooden shakes and contains storage spaces and separately accessed toilets illuminated by deep skylights. A classroom is organized around a cob wall formed from locally sourced waste earth and finished with lime render, with daylight entering through a circular skylight, [clerestory glazing](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/clerestory-garden), and full-height windows. Image Credit: Jan Kattein Architects ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.3/10 - Popularity: 22% | Activity: 20% | Freshness: 88% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Community-led Construction:** Participatory building models reveal potential for developments that combine local skills training, civic ownership, and lower-cost project delivery. - **Bio-based Learning Spaces:** Natural materials such as timber, cob, and lime create openings for healthier educational environments with reduced embodied carbon. - **Edible Urban Campuses:** Integrated food-growing landscapes point to new models for combining education, ecology, and community programming in dense city sites. ### Who This Affects Most - **Architecture:** Permanent community-built structures suggest expanded roles for architects as facilitators of collaborative design and hands-on construction. - **Urban Agriculture:** Food-producing gardens embedded in civic spaces highlight opportunities for local resilience, environmental education, and social infrastructure. - **Education:** Outdoor classrooms and garden-based facilities signal demand for experiential learning settings that connect students with sustainability practices. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Collaborative Skate Sneakers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/louie-lopez-2-pro.md) - [Patent Leather Sneakers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/f50-feather-patent-leeather.md) - [Revived Setting Sprays](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/all-dayer-long-lasting-makeup-setting-spray.md) - [Sculptural Running Sneakers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/jellyfish-triple-white.md) - [Baseball Apparel Collection](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mlb-essentials-summer-2026.md) - [Co-Branded Luxury Dartboards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dartboard-case-in-silver.md) - [Kinetic Design Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/parallel-practices.md) - [Celebratory Dessert Cakes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wiener-cake.md) - [Oversized Incense Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/idols-of-smoke.md)