Chris Mahoney

12 Degree Host Brewery

INTRA CHATHAM

Chatham Intra Highstreet Action Zone (CIHAZ)

Research concerning the future of Chatham Intra led by the

Kent School of Architecture and Planning, University of Kent

In association with Medway Council and Historic England

Biography

Interest for me lies in how contemporary schemes integrate themselves within sensitive and historic contexts. With narratives driving projects that have been derived from historic investigation and critical thought on the teachings inherent in a site’s heritage. I aspire to fulfil this interest by producing creative and well-articulated projects in response to seemingly problematic sites, whether those may be constrained or lacking connectivity.

12 Degree Host Brewery

Synopsis

An olfactory masterplan centred around beer production. A process with a rich bouquet of scents can develop a wayfinding strategy and framework that utilises the prompting of memory recall for bottom up development through intuitive, unobtrusive, associations. A host brewery promoting independence of micro breweries derives from this, investigating the sensory distortion associated with alcohol consumption. The manipulation of inherited structural systems and conventions, creating temporal distortions through light exposure and questioning the boundaries between environments distils the thesis whilst maintaining a narrative driven approach to design.

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