Robbie Michael
Robbie Michael is an architecture student whose work aims to tackle both social and sustainable issues. “Care as a statement” is a central theme in his Final Major Project (presented here) as he proposes a counter to the government's current precedent for how to care for the vulnerable.
Bibby Stockholm, the notorious barge intended to house asylum seekers off the coast of the UK, is deliberately used by the UK government as a statement on how they believe we should welcome and care for people in need. It is intended to house 504 people and is a disgusting example of care. To contrast, Michael’s proposal provides space for opportunity as well as housing for 505 refugees in the centre of the Capital as a statement on how we should care.
Street Level Perspective – Perspective drawing depicting life at the street level.
The Program – This collage illustrates the allocation of space which is raised above the street level leaving a large flexible area to be used as the residents wish.
Ground and First Floor Plan – Plans with an example street level which has been inhabited by residents' business in the form of modular huts (in red).
Sections Throughout the Proposal's Lifespan – Years 2025, 2100 and 2300 showing the module retrofit and how the proposal can react to the future by scaling to sea level rise.
Sectional Axonometric – The final proposal in context. Blocks of housing broken up by public amenities and a sequence of garden islands strung together by a series of bridges, all raised above a flexible street level.