Waste House(s)

Local Works Studio / UOB

The Waste House is a unique full building specification approved research and public engagement project. The fabric involves many 'waste' materials from other building sites and also includes a diverse carbon capture materials embodied within outmoded / redundant consumer goods.

The social involves a range of alternate materials sourced locally that provide 'meaninful material narratives' and opportunities for multi-local making methods and 're-mining machines'. Diversification for industries such as farming and building wet trades that can produce hyper-localised onsite production of insulation and facia solutions that have local provenance and cultural pedigree.