Thursday, 29 February, 11am
Meeting at 10 Stock Orchard Street, London N7 9RW, a 5 minute walk from Caledonian Road Station (Piccadilly Line)
Join us for a visit to the pioneering Straw Bale House by Sarah Wigglesworth Architects.
First built in 2001 the building was recently upgraded. Today, the building is approaching its 25‑year anniversary, and its designers Sarah Wigglesworth and Jeremy Till – who are also its residents – continue to openly embrace its unresolvedness; a few years ago, they retrofitted their famous green building.
Stock Orchard Street is a jigsaw of bio‑based, reused and self‑made components. Around the house, the famous ‘hairy ’walls comprise stacks of 550 Cotswold barley straw bales, inside a slim timber frame and ventilated steel rainscreen – this allows moisture to escape, protecting the bales from rot. Some 1,700 sandbags form the wall adjacent to the nearby railway line, cushioning the sound of the trains.
The mixed-use complex is occupied by the practice’s studio as well as being Sarah and Jeremy’s home. The conference room, for example, doubles as a dining room. With home and office adjacent to one another, the walk to work is through a couple of doors. It represents an ecological, grounded and resilient way of life in the city.
The visit will be led by Jeremy Till.
Tickets £10 available form Eventbrite. Click on the link to go directly to the booking page.
