The Assemble Vessel
James Ingram
James Ingram
Forming a new peninsula in London’s Hackney Wick, the Assemble Vessel is a community
creator. The project aims to tackle London’s growing housing and community crisis
through the creation of narrow boats for social residences. Constructed on raised
platforms above the canal, the boat descends poetically through the building in various
stages of construction. It is envisioned that the residents will assist with the making of
their home and simultaneously learn the practical skills needed to maintain it in the
process; apprenticeships will also be provided in a homage to the industrial heritage of
Hackney Wick.
The Vessel provides the supporting elements in order to allow the canal boat community
and wider Hackney Wick to thrive. Including a village hall, communal kitchens, shower
and laundry facilities. Through its activation of the canal, the project will become an
ambassador for Britains waterways. The modular, pre-fabricated construction allowing it
to be replicated nationwide, reviving neglected industrial communities and creating new
ones in the process.
