Unit A

Unit A is a research-led BSc Architecture Design Studio at the University of East London, led by Carsten Jungfer and Fernanda Palmieri since 2015. 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.

02/06/2024

'Blackhorse Lane Leisure & Community Hub' proposal by Joanna Wong

 'Blackhorse Lane Leisure & Community Hub' is a multi-programme building arranged around a raised open deck with views over Walthamstow wetlands and consisting of a library, auditorium, MUGA/cage, playground, sports hall and a gelateria. Project by year 3 architecture student Joanna Wong for a site at Blackhorse Lane in Waltham Forest working with Unit A's 2023-24 theme of Productive City by exploring alternative approaches to spatial production and city-making through strategies promoting a local circular economy.