ARTISTS AGORA
Dom Drakes
Dom Drakes
Mitigating against the effects of gentrification in Hackney Wick, this proposal
aims to bring together the existing and newly emerging artistic community for
dialogue and communication. An aged warehouse has been repurposed to
home: a materials library, exhibition space, sunken discussion areas and
seated steps for study or socialising. By combining the use of an elaborate
dormer and a trombe wall used internally, the interior is flooded with solar
gain which aids in passive energy consumption as well as creating an
‘outside yet inside’ atmosphere reminiscent of the ancient greek agoras.




