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In the late 1980s the collapse of the mining industry and the impact on its associated tight-knit community left Horden with a legacy of environmental and social disrepair. The Neighbourly Futures project proposes new industry on the former colliery site, positively reimagining the ‘Town for Miners’ in a post-fossil fuel world.
The coal industry has left an indelible scar in the landscape: polluted water fills the de-commissioned mine-workings and threatens the local clean water source. Hence the passive filtration system which currently exists on site to remediate the pollution and protect drinking water.
The new institute aims to turn the waste by-products into positive resources: reeds, iron and heat. A landscape-driven scheme for this unique setting, the new campus will sit in the footprint of the former colliery and refer in its form to the colliery ghost.
A research and education centre, along with several reuse workshops, a visitor centre, and a guest house, form the basis of the project.
Student Biography Georgia is a third year unit 5A alumnus from Derbyshire. Her passions in architecture lie within sustainable and environmentally conscious design, in fitting with the ethos of 5A. Each of her projects this year has been rooted in its unique historical context, prioritising the potential for positive social and ethical impact.
Georgia is a third year unit 5A alumnus from Derbyshire. Her passions in architecture lie within sustainable and environmentally conscious design, in fitting with the ethos of 5A. Each of her projects this year has been rooted in its unique historical context, prioritising the potential for positive social and ethical impact.
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