Rhea Adaimi

As air pollution in the city of London increases, the population and their surroundings are suffocating. The need to reduce carbon emissions by the year 2030 means that there is an urgency to combating air pollution and cutting carbon emissions.

Cody Dock is an area east of London which separates a residential and an industrial district. In an old warehouse, at the border of the docks, exists Capital Carbon, an atelier space where air pollution is filtered and transformed into products.

Artisans and scientists are working together filtering the air pollution residue into a powder-like consistency, creating a new material resource that acts as a dye and ink for textiles and clothing which informs the atelier, laboratory and learning space and retail store within the site.

Through this purification process, a bubble of clean air is generated for the residents and workers in and around the industrial area of Cody Dock, reducing the severe health risks that are associated with the effects of air pollution. Ultimately, purifying London’s air quality and the lifespan of the people that live within it.