RE:BEESTON Thesis Project

RE:BEESTON is a furniture recycling centre combined with a set design studio, which redirects unwanted and defective household goods from landfill. Furniture will be disassembled into components and used to produce scenography for local theatres around Nottingham. 

The building is clad with old washing machine panels and other white goods, highlighting the scale of fly-tipping and improper furniture recycling. Steel columns are reclaimed from the Broadmarsh Car Park demolition and windows salvaged from local demolition projects.

The Miura fold is an origami pattern which is modular, collapsible, and sound absorbing, used in the building’s glulam roof, for an acoustic barrier to the adventure playground and retractable canopies over the outdoor theatre and festival space. These provide flexibility for hosting a range of public events in Beeston.

Awarded:

MEng Portfolio Prize - Best Design Portfolio

Sustainability Prize Part I, Nominated

Community Prize - Best Community Project, Nominated

(Dept. of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Nottingham, 2025)

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