2006
UK Award Part 2
House at Gallions Reach
Gillian Lambert’s project proposes a house that acts as a laboratory for an architect preoccupied with weather.
Gillian Lambert
University of Westminster, London
Department of Architecture, Interiors, and Urban Design
Long section—ramps, platforms, and staircases explore the varied pockets of atmosphere within the house. © Gillian Lambert.
Jury
Colin Fournier
Gary Haney
Roger Kallman
Dan Ringelstein
Brett Steele
Ross Wimer
Preliminary investigations explored the intangible ephemeral qualities of sky and atmosphere, and a series of experiments evolved in an intuitive mode of inquiry.
Sky Ceiling: the installation physically reimagines the upper surface of an internal space. A dynamic chandelier reacts against the monotony of the suspended ceiling grid, responding to internal weather conditions. Threads project into space, cast through needles held in position with lead weights. The tile emits flickering light, casting shadows and reflections with shifting depths.
The Laboratory: a collection or living manual. The contents become a resource that formulates an approach, rethinking and addressing the architectural implications of the work at alternative scales.
Chandelier responds to internal weather conditions. © Gillian Lambert.
Ceiling study—light penetrates through the smooth plaster surface. © Gillian Lambert.
Suspended tile emits flickering light. © Gillian Lambert.
The Well—suspended roof grid allows the weather to penetrate through a series of layers deep into the building. © Gillian Lambert.
Site Works—ongoing. © Gillian Lambert.
Gillian Lambert
University of Westminster, London
Department of Architecture, Interiors, and Urban Design
Gillian Lambert
is an architect based in London and an associate at AOC. She has extensive experience working on public and cultural spaces in London, including the Reading Room at Wellcome Collection, the ground floor gallery of the White Tower at the Tower of London, and exhibitions in the United Kingdom and abroad. She studied architecture at the Hull School of Architecture and the University of Westminster. For her final year, she won the RIBA Silver Medal, the SOM Foundation fellowship, and the Sergeant Prize for Drawing. Since 2006, Lambert has been a trustee of Voluntary Design & Build, a charity working with local communities and NGOs to deliver buildings. She is also governor at Selwyn Primary School in the London Borough Waltham Forest. Lambert teaches a MArch Design Studio at the University of Westminster.