*어반보이드 도시문화 부흥 프로젝트, 빌리지 언더그라운드 Village Underground

사용연한이 넘어 폐기되는 지하철은 이제 런던, 도심지 내에

새로운 문화, 예술을 위한 공용공간으로 재사용된다.

어반 보이드, 문화공간이 상대적으로 빈약한

빈곤, 낙후지역 내에 문화와 예술공간을 충진 확대하는

이번 프로젝트는 특히 청소년들에게 보다 많은

문화활동의 기회를 부여함으로써

도시문화를 재생하는 역활까지 수행하게 된다.

이러한 접점공간의 확대는 도시를 풍부하게 활력있게 변화시킨다.

reviewed by SJ

Called the Village Underground, the striking development is situated in Shoreditch, the heart of London's artistic community, and will be unveiled in the summer. The ROCKWOOL Group's company in the UK, ROCKWOOL Ltd., is among the participants in this unique scheme.

Village Underground aims to help disadvantaged young people develop skills that can be transferred into the work place. It is surrounded by some of the most deprived areas in the UK and will provide access to arts and cultural facilities for the local community and for visitors.

Inspiring work spaces
Several London Underground train carriages are being converted into eye catching high specification studios, creating inspiring work spaces for future creative talent. The complex also has a rooftop garden complete with an outdoor cinema, fully equipped fi lm and photography studios and a venue for live music performances.

Tom Foxcroft, Project Manager at the Village Underground Project comments: "This is a really exciting project that will give the local community and visitors to the area a very special place to develop their creative talents. The ROCKWOOL donation of insulation is of major benefit to the project, not least because it ensures the carriages provide a comfortable place for the artists to work, but also because it will significantly minimise our carbon footprint. We have carefully specified construction products to ensure the Village Underground project is as sustainable a development as possible and ROCKWOOL insulation life cycle assessments easily met our strict environmental criteria. The Village Underground cultural centre has already been rated as East London's most exciting new art space and has been host to fashion-shows, music video shoots and numerous performances."

As Village Underground is designed to be an example of environmentally friendly construction adhering to the strictest environmental standards, the energy efficiency provided by ROCKWOOL insulation is paramount for this most unusual development.

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from  archello