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EmPowering The New Women of Somers Town
Claire Taggart- Year 4-UNIT 22
Displaced migrant communities of Somers Town
india
bangladesh
somaliasomers town, london
ethiopia
pakistan
ireland
hopscotch asian women’s centre:
ravenscroft primary school:
ampthill square estate:
issues/difficulties in your home/community life
and how you might solve them...
Conversations with recent migrants in somers townissues/suggestions that came up in conversations with members of somers town migrant communities
Female migrant communities in Somers Townvulnerabilities of new migrant women
due to:
social isolation
difficulty with integration
culture shock
change of family structure and role
difficulty with english language
lack of education and employable skills
cultural/religious boundaries
female migrants more susceptible to:
depression and mental health issues
ill health due to confinement, lack of activity and excercise
financial difficulties and unemployment
sustained domestic abuse due to dependency on partner
somers town
Case Studiesempowering migrant women in their communities
aurat enterprise berkshire
‘to empower and encourage women from minority groups to engage in learning’
targeted regular community newsletteremplomyent and enterprise centre training schemesjob club and forum for single parents
community cleaning servicestower hamlets
‘tackling social exclusion’
free training and ESOL classesflexible working hours for family commitmentsstaff away days and women’s group networking to encourage integration
hopscotch asian women’s centrecamden
‘supporting social and economic empowerment of women and their families’
shaah iyo sheeko women’s groupbarnet and harrow
‘breaking isolation through volunteering’
building awareness of eductaion system, political processes and legal systeminvolvement in parent-teacher associations, local councils and communtiy consultative groups
muslim women’s sport foundation‘supporting muslim women to participate in sports at
all levels’
training sessions in all-female environments with professional coachesproviding faith-sensitive competitive opportunities
ulfah artsbirmingham
‘understanding and appreciation of the arts among muslim women’
all-female music tuition sessionsulfah collective band- performing publically
ESOL english classescraft and sewing classestraining in homecare for carers of children, disabled and elderlyadvice on housing, employment and health issues
state and connect meet and chat collaborate and produce
Six ideas to empower migrant women of Somers Town shared and private feminine spaces in and around their homes
learn and develop visit and share exercise and socialise
Staircases on housing facades state their presence and connect balcony spaces
Not-So-Secret Staircasesstating the women’s presence in their homes and privately connecting them
steel frame staircase fixes onto facade framework
Sliding Staircasesstaircases slide up, down and across facade to be used in different homes
facade framework for sliding staircases connecting homes
creating social feminine spaces along balconies
park seat with encorporated children’s climbing frame provides a social meeting point
Park Benchproviding opportunities for social encounters outside the house
Deployable shelter with seating creates privacy in public spaces
Park sheltercreating an enclosed private space in public area
sharing a cup of tea: bringing intimate indoor activities out
structure hinges out from single fixed
upright ring
communal micro-farming project where food is cultivated and shared between the women
Communal Farming Projecthanging baskets within homes and along balconies to grow food
communal farming along balcony spaces
structure creates connected, communal social spaces along balconies
trellises begin to construct new building facade
growing boxes and foldable trellises for small-scale farming produce
Communal Farming Facadefarming project begins to become part of the building facade
waste plant produce composts and feeds back into base of soil bed
connecting steel wires pull trellis structure into shape
bent wood frame trellises hinge out from main framework
Removable, collapsible fabric growing containers
hook onto structure
Trellis framework facade system
Collected rain water flows through pipes in frame-work to sprinkle plants
trellises fitted onto a main facade framework
trellises fix onto balcony framework
Cultivation of crops along balcony spaces
planting, cultivating, harvesting and composting
Book Exchange Library-
secret bricks slip out from brickwork between apartments and along walkways and corridors
Book Exchangeprivate and shared spaces for the women to study
private personal home study space
Exchange Wall-
Two-way kitchen wall opens between neighbours and into
communal spaces
Sharing of food and household items in specified deposit boxes and fridges
opens and connects home to home creating opportunity for other social encounters-
to be appropriated, used and mis-used as desired...
Exchange & Sharing Wallsharing of food and household items between homes
food
farming produce
toys
household items
books
Exchange Windowsexchange of objects between different rooms in the house
exchange windows create interfaces between homes
placing, taking and replacing
Somers Town Trailneighbourhood walking route
excercise and play stops distributed around neighbourhood
Route connects parks, streets and homes
goldington estate
brill place
community sports centre
phoenix court
prince arthur
oakley square gardens
Digital Window Interface
route guided by electronic and
physical markers
organised and planned by members of walking group
and published online each day
marks out house or flat as a stop on walking route
electronic glass screen creates window shading as desired and publishes information for route stops
screens connected to published online route information screen changes gradually over time to indicate route activity
play net levels overlap for safe climbing
built on rooftops and within courtyards
safe enclosed playground with seating, adult supervision and socialising below
Play Landscapelayered landscape for children and parents
existing walls and built high fences en-close space
can be accessed from floor above
Rain Collection for Farming Facade
climbing nets tensioned from rings
water released down through pipes to farming facade
plastic funnels collect rainwater
rooftop play landscape collects water for community farming project
piezoelectric generating crystals woven into netting generate charge to light leds
leds integrated into fabric clamps fixing levels of net-
ting together
Play Landscapelandscape lights up with movement to indicate activity, encouraging social encounters
Reactive Fabric responds to move-ment and friction, lighting up to
show activity within landscape
Connecting Designs
play landscape collects water for
farming facade
stairs connect homes
play/social landscape on rooftops
sharing walls between flats
designs inserted into housing typologies
benches scattered in park areas
door and window interfaces indicate and link the women’s homestrellises make up exterior facade
walking route links homes and designs
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Zoetrope Actions
exercise
chat
connect
grow
meet/play
ways to empower migrant women of somers town
share
Zoetropeinteractions with designs
chat
grow
share
connect
play/meet/chat
meet/exercise
Zoetropeinteractions with designs (see animation)
exercise
chat
play
connect
share
grow
meet
Parametric Facade Exploration
changeable anchor points for facade cable net, altering module size
facacde anchor points for steel cable net
madrid workshop- adjustable cable framework facade system to insert add-on spaces
solid steel framework with cable anchor points
inserted modules
inserted functions
The Power Station
empowering the migrant women of somers town through self-sufficiency and community
involvement
Ampthill Square Estate Somers Town
Elderly
...look After...Children..
.provide oppotunity of socialising for...
Rainwater...irrigates...
Sunlight
Plants
...produce......feeds...
...free up...
Mothers
...powers...Homes
...made into...Electricity
...cultivate...
Food
...sold to... Neighbours
...for...
...provides for...{...sold to...community {
oxenholm
dalehead
gillfoot
Site: ampthill square estate, hampstead road
somers town
social housing estate in somers town with a large migrant population
ampthill square estate
Ampthill Square Estate, Hampstead Road1:2500
ampthill square estate
euston station
ampthill square community facility
HS2 high speed rail demolition
demolition
site
current proposed hs2 route
1:5000
ampthill square estate
ampthill square community centre
ampthill square community centre
disused, soon to be demolished ampthill square community centre
run-down ampthill square estate towers
Specific Sites to be addressedAmpthill Square Estate
Sites of intervention in the existing and proposed new build1:2500
Power Station Proposal
Power Station Aims:replace and revive community facility for ampthill
square estate residents
give increased independence, social opportunities and aid community integration for resident migrant women
reviving the bath house as a social event for the communtiy
set up shared childcare network to allow time off and greater free-dom to the women
provide educational resources and teaching to develop language and other skills
bath house librarychildcare
for the women
safe play spaces for children and daytime childcare services near home
for ampthill community
all-female spaces for relaxation and socialising
free library and teaching spaces for whole community
gymnasium
indoor and outdoor spaces for sport- open to communties, societies and clubs at low cost
all-female spaces for improving health and fitness whilst soialising
social meeting spaces producing fresh food produce for themsleves and their households
open communal spaces fresh food produce available at low cost on site
gardens
self-powered communtiy centre for ampthill square estate run by resident migrant women
self-sufficiency
experience in manage-ment, contributing to community and free facilities
low cost services in new community centre
clients:
encouraging development and integration amongst local asian women in camden
all-female run organisation, aiding integration, sport and eductation amongst
somali women and children
Ampthill Square Tenants Association
ampthill square estate management and residents
Compensation Scheme
funding:
compensation for loss of land and rebuilding of demolished community centre
supporting self-sufficiency and city farming projects
funding renewable enrgy installations
funding adult eductaion and employment
Power Station participantsfunding sources, building users and management
staff, up-keep and running of the cen-tre paid for by income from charges for use of the centre facilities by local
community
Gender and Employment in Local Labour Markets (GELLM) Comittee
eductaional courses and resources paid for by camden council
long-term financing and management:
centre to be run by women with a handfull of paid full-time staff and many part-time
female volunteersall services free to staff and volunteers
residents
local community
Construction and Structure
tensioned structures, fabrics, frameworks and modular systems
The structure should be as lightweight and adaptable as possible to be easily assembled and maintained by the
Women
women to be involved as much as possible in construction
making use of the women’s skills and heritage
bengali weaving patterns
ampthill Power Station
homes extend building
building extends homes
inter-woven, overlapping programs and spaces