The MSci Year 1 students embarked on a journey framed by the programme’s annual theme, ‘Global Good Health’. The theme was explored looking through the lens of the sensorium and the relationship between architecture and the human body.

The design projects were sited along the waterside landscapes of Wapping in East London, a neighbourhood with a long-standing connection to water and its historic relevance for the city of London. The investigations informed an iterative design process, culminating in proposals for small buildings grounded in historical, environmental, and social research.

Anchoring the initial premise of their project on the mediation between themselves and the site, they researched Wapping from a range of perspectives: historical, environmental and social.

The final building proposals showcase an ambitious and imaginative vision for the near future of Wapping. The proposed small-sized buildings act as experimental test beds of new forms of connecting with water, innovative material practices and diverse design approaches.