Architect Sarah Wigglesworth discusses her career and Stock Orchard Street home with Piers Taylor in architectural photographer Jim Stephenson's film What Does it Take to Make a Building.
Directed by Stephenson, What Does it Take to Make a Building is the second in a series of films aimed at understanding an architect's work by discussing one of their key buildings.
In the film, Wigglesworth is interviewed by architect and broadcaster Taylor at her Stock Orchard Street home, which is often known as straw bale house due to is straw bale walls.
In the film Sarah Wigglesworth discusses her straw bale house
Designed with partner Jeremy Till, Stock Orchard Street was Wigglesworth's first new-build project following numerous renovations and extensions, and she describes how they used the house to explore their views of architecture. "At the time the idea was to bring together the promise of architectural discourse and what it could herald with the dramatics of architecture," she said.
"So we thought we would see if we could really push the boat out."
What Does it Take to Make a Building was filmed at Wigglesworth's Stock Orchard Street home
Along with her home, the building contains the office of Sarah Wigglesworth Architects.
It was built with a variety of unusual materials including straw bales, sandbags, recycled concrete and railways sleepers. According to the architect, this led to criticism when the building was originally completed.
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