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THE FLAT PACK Just as people are continually coming and going from London, materials flow into and out of the city. Our scheme makes positive use of a real waste stream that is in immediate need of a new home. In collaboration with Colin Rose, PhD student at UCL and Keepmoat Homes Ltd, we have identified two buildings in Enfield which are soon to have their Trespa cladding removed. The panels are in good condition, installed only 5 years ago. This raw material, which would otherwise be taken to land-fill or incinerated, can instead be repurposed. In our proposal, the spare panels become the components of a new, low-tech structure. It can be assembled and disassembled in any empty building, with nothing more than a spanner. Working frugally with the panels available, we have designed a module that will allow us to create 12 cohorts of 8 rooms; space for 96 people. The modules can be built in a few minutes and arranged in different configurations to suit the location. Each room is created through the simple assembly of ten panels. Off-the-shelf brackets and bolts are used to create a three-sided structure. The fourth side is provided by either an adjoining room, or by an existing wall in the building. A further ten panels are used to create the bed, lockable store and shelf. A curtain pole is added for a privacy curtain. A second pole can be added for hanging clothes. High-level panels have been painted red to help distinguish one room from another. They can also include a room number where necessary. The boards are easily cleaned and if a panel gets broken or damaged, it can be replaced by undoing a small number bolts. Residents can easily supplement the basic design. A piece of fabric over the roof will give added privacy and trap warm air. When the time comes, the rooms can be quickly disassembled and re-erected in a new location or stored, ready for use in an emergency. Fire retardant Durable Non-porous Pre-drilled Hygienic Rigid Existing towers with Trespa cladding Trespa panels features: Inventory of salvageable panels 96no. room modules and beds Available for constructing communal facilities Cleaning & Maintenance Disassembly & Removal Assembly & Decoration Parts for one room module Costs for one room module 50 steel fixing brackets 100 nuts and bolts Paint Masking materials Sandblasting Mattress Curtain rods Curtain fabric Total £25.00 £5.00 £6.00 £8.00 £20.00 £50.00 £8.00 £20.00 £142.00 each Source of materials: Enfield North circular road Boroughs covered by Thames Reach study
