Hop(e) Part 1 Project 2024 James Goodwin University of Bath | UK In 2022, the UK’s brewing industry produced 750,000 tons of spent grains — a waste product which generates approximately 513 kgCO2e emissions per ton. However, these grains have the potential to be turned into power; the waste produced annually providing enough energy to power 1.1 million homes. A cyclical brewing process, involving the extraction ofbio-hydrogen from these waste grains, is critical to improving the sustainability of this industry as the UK moves ever closer to a zero carbon economy.The proposal re-imagines the vacant Old Town Hall in Swindon as a test bed for this new method of brewing; a manifesto project to develop and expose this technology for adoption by larger brewing manufacturers. Taking references from the existing Listed structure and arranged as an inflection of served and service zones, the proposal offers opportunities for the public to observe and understand the roles the processes play in the continued operation of the building.With the demolition of an existing neighbouring building a necessity for the proposal, the project takes a unique approach to material reuse. Otherwise waste materials are viewed as a kit of parts, with their integration into the scheme creating a visible dialogue of reuse. Tutor(s) Julia Kashdan-Brown Matthew Wickens