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A radical new student accommodation prototype for the Harrow campus of the University of Westminster encourages collaboration and self-building. This project is an extension of a larger-scale masterplan, developed in conjunction with the Semester 1 proposal, The Continental Gardens, for a rejuvenated new campus.
Based on Walter Segal’s self-build method, it aims to engage and empower students in construction to take ownership by building and customizing their modular living spaces before moving in and starting their studies. The project is built on a 600 mm structural grid, with elements prefabricated, using off-the-shelf, standard-sized items.
Exterior view
Self-build point of view
Mixed workshop interior view
Mezzanine bedroom, interior view
Proposed ground floor plan, showing communal and workshop spaces NTS
Proposed first floor plan, showing individual living spaces NTS
Cross section through a self-built living unit
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