Trashy Architecture
My work sits at the intersection of architecture, spatial experience and cultural storytelling. I am interested in how physical environments communicate identity, shape everyday experiences and connect people with places, materials and ideas.
During my final year at Manchester School of Architecture, I explored architecture as a framework for social exchange, public engagement and material reuse. My project, Trashy Architecture, proposed a community factory, café and recycled furniture shop in Moston, Manchester. The project investigated how discarded materials could be transformed into spaces of repair and intergenerational knowledge sharing.
Through upcycled container panels and a 1:1 functioning furniture piece made from discarded materials, the project explored an architectural language of reuse. Across Studio 3.1 and 3.2, this developed from material experimentation into a wider spatial system, where recycling informed not only the building’s construction, but also its programme, public interface and community life.
Across my work, I am drawn to spaces that move beyond conventional architectural boundaries, including exhibitions, brand environments and retail spaces. I am particularly interested in how architecture can tell stories, support public engagement and create meaningful encounters between people and place.
