Using local landscape materials
We used waste from site clearance to develop a range of bespoke external renders, for this new rural business centre.
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We developed a series of renders using hoggin, clay and chalk from the old farm track and demolition waste from the site, and applied them in layers to the exterior walls.
![Spithurst hub render layers](https://localworksstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/SPIT_web1.jpg)
The walls have the appearance of sedimentary sections, echoing the hidden foundations of the place – it was important to the business owners to be able to share this very local story with visitors, and to use the exterior of their centre as a talking point to discuss their environmental aspirations.
![Spithurst hub exterior](https://localworksstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/SPIT_web3.jpg)
![](https://localworksstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/SPIT_web5.jpg)
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![](https://localworksstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/WS_justine_image.jpg)
Image including art work by Justine Ashbee, photographed in front of our waste-render wall.
More info on Justine Ahbee’s work: https://nativeline.com/
Project: Spithurst Hub, East Sussex
Collaborators: Spithurst Hub, Sara Ekstrand
Location: Spithurst, East Sussex
Date: 2017-2018