A FEMINIST FACTORY OF
NONCONFORMITY
This was my third-year BA Architecture project- a year-long coursework that taught me to think technically, practically, and aesthetically, while developing a professional-level understanding of materials and software. Since then, I have continued to build on these skills, which have given me a strong foundation for tackling the challenges of production design across theatre, film, and TV.
I wanted the building to reflect the flowy nature of textiles. I played with a variety of shapes and materials, to recreate the behaviour of fabrics, while also maintaining the functionality of the internal spaces.
With Le Corbusier’s ‘Ville Radieuse’ in mind as our site, we first had to reimagine it to be a more feminist, welcoming environment. Then, we chose our factories’ individual outputs: mine created gender neutral children’s clothing, and it included both work spaces and leisure spaces. It contained an on-site nursery, a gym, a therapy office and, of course, all of the spaces required for the actual garment production.
Cross sections through the key walls of the building show the construction details, the various layers necessary to ensure insulation, damp proofing, support of cladding and the extent of the curtain wall used to create the curvy corner of the building.
Final renders of the spaces: factory, nursery, therapy office.