‘We can imagine rebuilding society using food as our lens, and urban gardening as the approach’ - Carolyn Steel, Sitopia.

The project imagines a pilot study run by Tesco, looking to enhance the transition between the green belt and the urban city. The objective is to create a new approach towards the supermarket, aiming to close the gap between production and consumption by reducing food miles, food waste and engendering a sustainable lifestyle transformation among the community. The community engagement within the proposal enhances social capital through placemaking, public engagement and active governance.

The design proposal is a movement towards better social and economic inclusivity, while addressing wider food related issues among the food production chain. The transformation of the existing supermarket will be focused on adapting to local diversity, and improving the health and experience of North Feltham, while working with ideas from the “Slow Food Movement”.