Sugarcrete
The Sugarcrete TM project brings together experts from the University of East London and sector leading organisations Grimshaw and Tate & Lyle Sugars to co-create ideas and offer viable construction solutions for real world applications, using bio-waste as the core resource.
The aim of the project is to develop ultra-low carbon building components using sugarcane bio-waste (bagasse), allowing the storage of biogenic carbon from fast-growing plants in construction materials as an effective strategy to delay carbon emissions.
Client: UEL/Grimshaw Architects
Featured: Dezeen, RIBA Journal, Archdaily
Elena Shilova - Architect, Grimshaw, Andy Watts - Director of Design Technology, Grimshaw, Armor Gutierrez Rivas - UEL Senior Lecturer in Architecture, Alan Chandler - UEL Dean of Research, Bamdad Ayati - UEL SRI Research Fellow
School's out, and East Wick + Sweetwater is buzzing.
These buildings were designed by Studio Egret West. Piercy & Company and astudio Architects also worked on the scheme. Main contractor was Balfour Beatty.