Unit A

Unit A is a research-led BSc Architecture Design Studio at the University of East London, lead by Carsten Jungfer and Fernanda Palmieri. We work with live-project situations and connect design learning with research through knowledge exchange between students and external partner organisations. Unit A focuses on social-spatial conditions within contested urban contexts and understands architectural design both as a spatial and strategic response to specific socio-spatial contexts.

23/06/2017

14/06/2017

UEL Portfolio Prize in Year 3 awarded to Rozkar Ali

Rozkar Ali (unit A) was awarded the Portfolio Prize in Year 3 for her proposal for an Up-cycling Centre, that aims to work in collaboration with the general public, local residents and business and Haringey Council. The building programme includes spaces and workshops to recycle and work with recyclable items; an education centre to promote awareness of sustainability; a safe space to purchase up-cycled products; a flexible space to be used at all times by the community and a canteen. Tutors Carsten Jungfer & Fernanda Palmieri






06/06/2017

UEL Portfolio Prize in Year 2 awarded to Hayden Mills

Hayden Mills (unit A) was awarded the Portfolio Prize in year 2.
In the spirit of openness, his proposal seeks to deliver an architecture that is accessible to the people of Wood Green and environs. He designed three public pools; a pavilion; and a pedestrian link between Western Road to Alexandra Park. Tutors Carsten Jungfer & Fernanda Palmieri







02/06/2017

Unit A + Projects for Wood Green + UEL End of Year Exhibition 2017


Some photos of student work from unit A of the University of East Londons' end of year exhibition showcasing alternative proposals to the ongoing regeneration process of Wood Green. Unit A collaborated with the planning department of Haringey Council this year to investigate opportunities for urban change through a series of small-scale architectural interventions across the Heartlands study area (reference to Meanwhile projects delivery).

Through careful site analysis, students developed specific briefs and building programmes with a focus around the agenda of 'openness' for eight different project sites. The 1:500 site model displays the collective response to existing conditions of urban fragmentation through testing a series of strategies that would unlock qualities of the urban fabric and reactivate the public realm as a means to achieve inclusive forms of regeneration.