RAVEN’S AIT COMMUNITY CENTRE

RAVEN’S AIT IS A VOLUNTEER BASED ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNITY PROJECT,DIRECTED TOWARDS PIVOTAL DEVELOPMENTS RELATING TO SUSTAINABLEENERGY, CARBON NEUTRALITY, YOUTH EDUCATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS PROGRAMMESIT IS THE INTENTION THAT THE ISLAND BECOMES A SHOWCASE FOR THE UK AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES, ACTING AS A ‘BACKYARD’ TOLOCAL SCHOOLS, UNIVERSITIES, SOCIETIES AND INDIVIDUALSTHE ISLAND HAS A LONG AND SIGNIFICANT HISTORY, DATING BACK IN PART TOTHE 12TH CENTURY. IN ORDER TO PRESERVE THIS, A SYMPATHETICINFRASTRUCTURE IS BEING IMPLEMENTED TO ENSURE A LONG AND SUSTAINABLEFUTUREIN ESSENCE, THE OBJECTIVE IS TO FASHION A SENSITIVE REFURBISHMENT OF THEEXISTING BUILDINGS. REGENERATING THE ISLANDS LANDSCAPE, UTILISING A GOODMIX OF TRADITIONAL TECHNIQUES AND MODERN TECHNOLOGIES TO PROVIDE A SUSTAINABLE PLACE FOR THE COMMUNITY AND A STRONG PRECEDENT FOR OTHERCOMMUNITIES TO TAKE DIRECT ACTION WITHIN THEIR OWN ENVIRONMENT

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RAVEN’S AIT LOCATION & CONTEXT

KINGSTON TOWN CENTREHAMPTON COURTPALACERAVEN’S AITCOMMUNITY CENTRESURBITON TOWATERLOO IN 20 MINKINGSTON TO WATERLOOIN 20 MIN- IN 1217 THE ‘TREATY OF LAMBETH’ WAS SIGNED HERE LEADING TO THE RATIFICATION OFTHE MAGNA CARTA 1215- RAVEN’S AIT IS LOCATED WITHIN THE THAMES LANDSCAPE STRATEGY - HAMPTON TO KEWKINGSTON UNIVERSITYKNIGHTS PARK CAMPUSKINGSTON UNIVERSITYPENRHYN ROAD CAMPUS

SPACE 1SPACE 2SPACE 3SPACE 4SPACE 5

PERMANENT MOORINGS

V I S I T O R M O O R I N G S

B O A T H I R E

C O N N E C T I O N

VEGETABLE GARDENCAFE TERRACESPACE FOR YOUTH WORKSHOPSECO-PLAYROUNDWILDLIFE AREA OUTDOOR EDUCATIONSTAFF ACCOMODATIONOPEN SPACEEVENT SPACETEMPORARY STAGEIMPROVED RECEPTIONIMPROVED ACCESSCAFESHOPOPEN CLASSROOMW/C

S T A G E

CONFERENCE SPACE ACCESS TO STUDIOSBOAT SHEDSW/CENVIRONMENTAL SPACE - PROJECT TESTINGRENEWABLE ENERGY SHOWCASESTUDIO TERRACEBOAT HIRECOMMUNITY BOAT CLUB

RAVEN’S AIT ISLANDKINGSTON-UPON-THAMESSCALE 1:500 @ A2MAY 2009

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