Semblance: Thamesmead Nomads in Ibiza
The project proposition addresses our human needs in relationship to uniform architecture and our community buildings. The project objective is to relocate Thamesmead South Estateâs common Stairwells; currently facing demolition due to government policy of redeveloping Londonâs Sink Estates. The project tells the section of experience of the relocation of a communityâs architectural motif, along with the generation Y Thamesmead Residents currently facing eviction. The Staircase fragments and the existing community sub-culture (which is composed of primarily of music and uniform) are transported to their new Nomadic community in Ibiza.
Both the architectural staircase motif and the uniform, which facilitates the collectiveâs embedded ideals are retained to empower a community that would be lost due to Londonâs haussmannization.
In UK government we need to consider the effects of community building neglect and therefore social neglect to the population. Following Manslowâs Hierarchy of Human needs (1943) which identifies physiological, safety, belonging, esteem and self-actualisation as our five human needs, we as Architects and the members of government need to understand the relationship between our communities and their community buildings (i.e. residential and activity based spaces).
This project also critiques the methodology of curating an architectureâs semblance. The Semblance of Thamesmeadâs South Estate does not reflect reality. The propaganda surrounding the alien brutalist architecture has been the catalyst for the estateâs failure. The increasing digital documentation and therefore fabrication of place has been harmful to the community and has effected the reality in terms of pretense effecting condemnation.
The Objective of the proposition is to provoke the minds of architects and of government members to understand both the mirrorofication and self-actualisation that occurs with architecture and sub-culture items, as well as considering the effect of negative propaganda of a place.
