This year unit 3B has focused on designing sanctuaries for refugees and asylum seekers; our unit ethos being weaving sanctuaries. Through research and exploration, we have created spaces that these refugees can identify with and feel a sense of comfort in those spaces.

The Norwich food hub is designed to create a community centred around the love of food. It includes: a communal kitchen, where most of the social activities will occur; a food production zone, where produce will be sorted and packaged; workshop spaces for skill development; co-living spaces specifically designed for asylum seekers and a small shop. Members of the community will engage in gardening, growing organic food and cooking the ingredients that they have grown together.  Most of the produce that will be grown will relate to recipes specifically originating from Eritrea to celebrate their traditional food and give people a taste of their culture. The main purpose of the hub is to commemorate our differences and foster connections through growing, cooking, dining together and sharing food.