The UK’s houses are inadequate in providing healthy and safe spaces for passive clothes drying. Tottenham Hale Dryhouse aims to reframe traditional laundry practices by shifting its focus to the drying process. A new typology of dryhouse reimagines and revitalises public facilities, supporting the act of laundry in a social, sustainable, and affordable manner.

The proposal is sited in Tottenham Hale, adjacent to the Walthamstow Reservoirs and an existing London Underground ventilation shaft. Sustainable laundry practices are facilitated by utilising naturally filtered water from the reservoirs and converting the Underground’s wasted heat into energy. The project emphasises the passive management of these resources and differing internal climatic conditions within the Dryhouse.

Residents themselves become fundamental in establishing the typology and its future deployment across London; the re-designing of community engagement processes ensures ongoing input from its users, guaranteeing new facilities to truly meet public needs. Overall, the Dryhouse acts as a social facilitator, aspiring to establish a renewed sense of community within a transformed Tottenham Hale.