What if, HATFIELD, Slough



	PROJECTS OUT-POST, Liverpool VACANT LOT,London SIT IN, Liverpool HATFIELD, Slough LEGWORK The Travelling Shed, Surrey Mobile stage Bermondsey Square, London Cow the udder way, Liverpool Facing East, London Roof garden, London Haus, Germany Produce, London TEACHING/RESEARCH Places of uncertainty, Liverpool Placed in Beckton, London Places of uncertainty, Sheffield Modesty Screened, London INFORMATION Contact Profile		What if this vacant car park became a place used by the young people of Slough?


			The Centre of Slough provides 10m2 in multi-storey car parks for every resident but most of these existing car parks aren’t used to their full capacity. Could the currently unoccupied space be used temporarily for the most diverse mix of activities? The available space offers the opportunity to introduce individuality, creativity and greenery into the mono-functional town centre of Slough currently dominated by cars and chain shops. During a workshop in January 06 the idea of reusing car parking spaces was tested with a group from the Slough Young People Centre and architecture students from the University of East London. One deck of the mostly unused multi-storey car park “Hatfield” in the centre of Slough was temporarily transformed into a workshop, exhibition and performance space.







			In September 06 Slough Young People Centre used the available space in the car park to present their summer show with live DJs, MCs, street dancing, break dancing and drama. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>








			1. Workshop 21.1.2006 Commission: Slough Borough Council 2004; Making it Work 2006 Workshop with Slough Young People Centre; architecture students Unit F, University of East London 1. Hatfield Jam 9.9.2006 Commission: Slough Young People Centre