FROMTHEGROUNDUP (FTGU) is an interdisciplinary art and architectural design studio based at Primary in Nottingham. Made up of a core team of William Harvey, Elin Keyser and Jacob Kelly who bring in a range of collaborators for specific projects bringing together a range of experience in architecture, sustainability, art, research and making.
Our projects are carefully considered to be as low impact as possible by using Passivhaus design principles together with low embodied carbon materials, helping to reduce the environmental impacts of construction on the planet. We use participatory design methodologies to co-produce work, which doesn’t always end-up as a building. Agency throughout design stages is shared, a process which fosters a sense of ownership with those who inhabit and use the resulting space. We believe this creates richer and more sustainable projects.
We work at multiple scales from furniture to domestic up to the organisational and institutional. This includes private clients, arts organisations and community groups with whom we seek to create joyful places and spaces for human and more-than-human cultures to thrive in.
FTGU is a not-for-profit worker’s co-op, with shared responsibility and ownership among its members, creating a more ethical working culture. Any profits are reinvested into community projects, research, art and writing. This allows for explorations into the ethics, philosophies, and the practicalities behind climate change mitigation, material (re)use, and participatory design.
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A STEP IN TO THE GARDEN
(2024) - ongoing)
‘A Step in to the Garden’ is a project which aims to provide the clients with greater indoor-outdoor connection through extending the existing kitchen and providing internal and external dining space. The proposed design provides an enlarged kitchen with fully-openable glazed doors out onto a raised, partially covered patio. Exposed timber beams extend inside to out, further enhancing the connection between the two spaces. The patio edge doubles up as a planter, bringing the garden closer still before stepping down into the sunken garden.
The proposed extension utilises contemporary brickwork to tie into the existing, whilst bold coloured window frames and metal details provide a pop of colour. Bee bricks and swift boxes are integrated into the proposal, ensuring a home for nature alongside the new addition. The project will also tie retrofit works in, with loft and floor insulation added and internal wall insulation to the existing outrigger.
Project
Team: Jacob Kelly & William Harvey
Client: Private Client
Location: Nottingham