re:new – Resource 88

We meet with Caroline Pidcock to discuss her sustainable Resource 88 in Sydney.

December 2nd, 2009

The full text and images of this story can be found on the re:new website here.

The centre is a shared workspace, home to a variety of sustainable businesses, including Caroline’s own practice, Pidcock Architecture and Sustainability. “There’s a lot of discussion about what sustainability is and what it might be and how to support each other,” says Caroline of the Resource 88 community.

Previously used as a photographic processing lab with no natural light or ventilation, “the building was pretty awful,” says Caroline. “It had been passed in at auction because no one quite knew what to do with it or how to make it work.”

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