Ministry of Happiness
Ministry of Happiness
GDP and continuous growth as a measure of development is a capitalist construct which is no longer compatible with the challenges of climate change and social inequality we face. Progressive societies are starting to value measures of happiness and well-being as the alternative measure of success. This projects imagines a new Ministry of Happiness and Wellbeing for London, in one of the most prominent of locations, the Serpentine Lake, which signifies the importance of which a progressive new future society might hold such values.
GDP and continuous growth as a measure of development is a capitalist construct which is no longer compatible with the challenges of climate change and social inequality we face. Progressive societies are starting to value measures of happiness and well-being as the alternative measure of success. This projects imagines a new Ministry of Happiness and Wellbeing for London, in one of the most prominent of locations, the Serpentine Lake, which signifies the importance of which a progressive new future society might hold such values.
Grace Quah | Year 5
SILVERTOWN PLUG-IN
The project is a critique of the gendered division of domestic labour by exploring the spatial possibilities of automation, called for by post-work thinking.
The design addresses the site of Silvertown as a remnant of industrialisation, examining the impact of labour upon the urban form and the amount of work still undertaken in the home. Capitalising on the untapped £1.1 trillion value of domestic labour to the UK economy, the masterplan is a communal housing scheme that performs housework.
Housing modules ‘plug into’ an infrastructure of automated dishwashing, cooking and cleaning facilities as a critique of the role of technology in the design of the modern home.
