Shaping Beauty

img.0Photography by Jill Tate

Using recycled material from the London 2012 olympic and paralympic games, London based firm LYN atelier has constructed Hub 67. The community center located in Hackney Wick has become a local focus, encouraging residents and the younger generation to become involved with educational activities and improving skills. The space itself caters to all of these programs, and evokes a raw and recycled aesthetic on the exterior and interior.

img.1The building is designed for three to five years use and embraces a temporary and recycled aesthetic

The project is temporary construction, composed of two levels with plywood interiors and an overall flexible space. Limiting the use of new materials, hub 67 explores the reuse of material along with keeping to the ‘legacy’ that the 2012 games promised. Furthermore, by bringing people together through built space, this will inherently strengthen and improve the local community.

img.2Located in Hackney Wick, north east London

img.3The interiors continue a raw and recycled aesthetic

img.4The façade and a central chandelier were designed and built with the local community

img.5The lampshades also evoke an unrefined aesthetic

img.6Outdoor walkway wraps around the space

img.7The space is designed to be flexible to suit the different programs hosted

img.8A continuous graphic language is seen throughout

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Via Designboom