The Circular Kitchen

Circular Kitchen is a collaborative project between our London studio and third year Central Saint Martins Architecture students to design a portable garden kitchen made almost entirely from repurposed materials.

As London shifts towards retrofitting, Circular Kitchen aims to change attitudes around waste materials by highlighting their potential for reuse.

The Site

Circular Kitchen will be located in Brockwell Community Greenhouses, just down the road from us in Lambeth, where over 200 volunteers help people learn through growing.

The kitchen will add a versatile outdoor space to support the urban farm’s outreach learning programs, aiming to educate visitors on sustainable food products—while strengthening community ties—all by reimagining what already exists.

The project has been a really enjoyable, and a powerful educational tool. It was great to see students contribute, lead and grow with the project, getting involved in the day-to-day life of our studio, and present Circular Kitchen at their final show in June. The project has opened our eyes to the number of community led initiatives that exist in our local area and through the Circular kitchen we are able to contribute to the people led support network of South London.

Flynn Williams, Part II Architectural Assistant

Progress to Date

Site visits to Brockwell Greenhouses and London Reclamation & Salvage Yard

Concept development through sketching and brainstorming

Student design workshops

Central Saint Martin’s Architecture Degree Show

The Design

A two part, reconfigurable octagonal structure that opens up into a functional outdoor kitchen.

Its mobility allows it to be used for different events and activities, while the modular design allows it to be split into two parts for easy winter storage.

What’s Next?

We’ve made significant progress, developing the technical design based on materials identified during salvage yard visits. The next steps are to:

Develop detailed manufacturing drawings with structural engineers and makers.
Secure funding from various sources
Begin construction in Spring 2025. Public Works will host a special Build Day, inviting collaborators to visit their workshop in Poplar and see the project come to life.

Reimagining Waste as a Resource

By reusing what’s available, Circular Kitchen rethinks our approach to making, consuming, and recycling, using creativity to turn waste into valuable community resources.

Stay tuned for more updates!

Initiative contacts

Flynn Williams

Part II Architectural Assistant

As well as an architectural assistant at Stride Treglown, Flynn is also a Graduate Teaching Assistant at Central Saint Martins, University of The Arts London. He was instrumental in delivering Stride Treglown's Circular Kitchen project.

Karla Bonner

Part II Architectural Assistant

Karla is doing her Part 2 architectural studies with Stride Treglown. She has a focus in the education sector, having worked on school and university projects. She played a key role in Stride Treglown's Circular Kitchen project.