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• June 4, 2022

Youth Centre: An Attractive, Two-Storey, D1-Classified Youth Centre with Sustainable Design Principles

Located in West London, Youth Centre is an awesome project by WindsorPatania Architects. It is an attractive, two-storey, D1-classified youth centre with three key aims: sustainable design principles, inspiration from Japanese architecture, and a message for future generations.

This awesome project came from a client who was looking for land on Eldon Avenue in Heston, Hounslow, opposite his father’s house.

The plot in the area looked empty for the client and he thought that the area had the potential to be a great site for a primary school and young families surrounding.

Actually, the area was not empty at all. It contained two London plane trees. It was important that the building did not harm those two trees. The vision was to create a site with a building that would embrace the surroundings and make the trees part of the building.

Three Key Aims

There are three key aims of this project: sustainable design principles, inspiration from Japanese architecture, and a message for future generations.

For the sustainable design principles, the architect’s research shows that the existing youth centres in the area are a bit old-fashioned. After discussing with the London Borough of Hounslow Council, they are excited to see the architect’s vision: creating a harmony between the building and trees

In this project, timber is the facility’s primary block that can bring an innovative and natural design to the interior. The exterior offers an elegant look with a natural yet cutting-edge facade.

All wood material is locally sourced so the embodied carbon level of the building is down to a minimum. A foundation composed of helical steel screw piles is proposed due to the existence of the tree with its roots while the building facade can maximize natural sunlight.

The inherent theme of the design for this project comes from Japanese architecture, inspired by the client whose a karate blackbelt and martial arts. A lot of use of wood is an attribute of Japanese design.

Slick, simple, and often minimalist is the characteristic of modern Japanese architecture. This character is perfect for the building that will be built with a minimal impact on the surrounding area.

Japanese architects love curved elements of buildings so with curved glass hope a possibility to encircle nature partly and “hug” the trees can be achieved.

While maintaining the Japanese aura, colored metal or ceramic strips on the facade can add strength and an impressive veneer as well.

This project is also about a message for future generations. The building will be a facility designed for young people, playing a role in how they grow up.

Nature is the main inspiration for the design so the use of glass and natural light in this building is a clever way to make nature always visible within the inhabitants’ eyeliners.

These days, the number of young people that passionate about the environment is increased and they are also proud of the sustainability efforts of their hometowns. Through this project, hope that the next generation of environmental stewards and future architects can be inspired.

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Alexander Anisimov

Alexander Anisimov was born on April 16, 1935 in Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation. He was the son of Anisimova Eugenia Aleksandrovna and Anisimov Viktor Ivanovich.

In 1958, Alexander Anisimov graduated from Moscow Architectural Institute. In 1963, he enrolled to post-graduate at Research Institute of Public buildings and Facilities and in 1967 successfully defended his thesis. From 1968 to 1985 he taught at VGIK (now All-Russian State University of Cinematography named after S. A. Gerasimov) at decorating faculty.

After graduation A. Anisimov went on an assignment to Tomsk. In 1958 he taught at the Institute of Construction. In 1959 he returns to Moscow. By this time Alexander Viktorovich was the author of two buildings under construction. Since 1959, A. Anisimov works as an architect of the Central Research Institute of Housing. Under the leadership of Alexei Sergeevich Obraztsov, Alexander Viktorovich participated in the design of the Shopping Center in the Academic Township in Novosibirsk (1960). In the same year he designed a popular cafe among the youth called “Aelita”.

As part of the team of authors A. Anisimov also worked on the project of the Public Center for the village of Kalinovka in the Kursk region (1961-1964). From 1968 to 1985 he taught at VGIK (now All-Russian State University of Cinematography named after S. A. Gerasimov) at decorating faculty. Since 1969, he became the head of the design workshop in TsNIIEP educational buildings, where he designed a small town at Smolensk. From 1971 to the present time, Alexander Viktorovich works in Mosproject-4, specializing in the design of theatrical and spectacular buildings.

A special page in the creative activity of the architect is the Taganka Theater. Under the leadership of Alexander Viktorovich a new building was designed, the old was reconstructed and the interiors of the theater were created (1986).

Alexander Viktorovich Anisimov was a Corresponding Member of the International Academy of Architecture, Moscow Union of Architects (1962), Board of the USSR Supreme Soviet (1975-1985), Corresponding Member and Chief Scientific Secretary of the Russian Academy of Architecture and Building Sciences. He is also a member of Council of the Higher Attestation Commission and Scientific Councils in Research Institute of Theory and History of Architecture and Urban Planning (RITHAUP) and Moscow Architectural Institute.

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