Lucky Bread Castle Gate

Shopping centres and Shopping strip malls has become a large part of our Urban Fabric. In most cases they do not positively contribute to a more inclusive and spatial rich urban fabric.

Developer Atterbury Property reached out to Earthworld to activate this smaller space in a larger shopping mall development. The small pavilion is nestled between larger commercial boxes and houses a coffee shop / bakery and an interior design shop.

In our practice, “we explore the role of architecture and technology (not industry) to bridge the gap between the system (non-tangible, abstract) and the physical (materiality, form, texture). We explore the notion that architecture can be de-materialised by mastering the tectonic and, in so doing, to change the way people interact with architecture to elicit its deeper meaning and associations….”

(Barker 2019)

A complete plywood and steel structural system – designed in detail and modelled 3-dimensionally in the architect’s office – then sent to CNC (computer numerical control) Machines for cutting and manufacturing of site in components and then rapidly assembled on site.

The Process

The Process starts with the design of a building system and components. After the design the prototyping of components takes place as this was a first-time project with this system only a few elements were constructed to see if the system components fit and where improvements can be made. Then the Design development follows from prototype build revision of components to improve system and the Detail cutting layouts for components could be done.

The next step is the Factory Off-site manufacturing of elements and components. Then the Assembly of elements to make components and the Transport to site. The Build On-site was a rapid process of assembling the building on site.