Where does domestic mundanity become a ritual?

The project explores the difference between the mundane routine and the special ritual of everyday life, and its impact on the wellbeing of an individual or a community. Through the analysis of personal rituals, such as tea brewing, this project strives to elevate the mundane to a dramatic moment of ritual, to create a more cohesive community.

The project is sited around Brasted Close, a housing estate in Lewisham. The estate suffers from antisocial behaviour, of which some can be attributed to the large and almost unused areas designated for hanging laundry.

The proposal responds to the problems of the area through elevating the mundane routine and encouraging the residents to reinvent and repurpose this space. Through performing this domestic ritual together, the residents can tighten their bonds as a community.