A young girl in a floral dress uses a wooden U-Build tool on a wooden play structure, while an adult smiles and watches her. The scene is set indoors with a patterned floor and people in the background.

Adults and children interact and play with large U-Build wooden blocks in a spacious indoor area with a patterned floor and high ceilings. Some children are exploring the U-Build blocks while others watch or join in.

Children play and climb on large U-Build wooden blocks in a spacious indoor area with patterned flooring, surrounded by adults and other children. The setting appears to be an interactive exhibition or play space.

A young child with blond hair sits inside a U-Build structure made of large wooden blocks, looking up. Other people and children are around, and the floor is patterned with a black and white geometric design.

A young girl in a floral dress kneels on a patterned floor, using U-Build tools to assemble a wooden structure. People sit in the background near a white-railed area with a sign reading Imagine Gallery.

Children play on large U-Build wooden blocks in an open, modern indoor space with a high ceiling. A bold yellow DESIGN sign is displayed above a mezzanine level, and the floor features a geometric tile pattern.

A young girl with long hair builds with large U-Build wooden boxes in an indoor space. Other people work nearby on a tiled floor, surrounded by more wooden structures and colourful wall art.

A young girl in a floral dress plays with large U-Build wooden blocks indoors, while an adult and other children are nearby. The bright space features a high skylight and a patterned tiled floor.

Three children interact with large U-Build wooden building blocks, assembling and exploring them in a public indoor space. Other people and abstract art are visible in the background.

A young girl kneels on the floor, building with large, light U-Build wooden blocks that have circular holes. Other people are visible in the background inside a spacious, bright room.

Children and an adult interact with large U-Build wooden blocks in a spacious, indoor play area with patterned flooring and a modern, open structure in the background.

People interact with large wooden U-Build blocks stacked in various shapes inside a spacious, bright museum with patterned floors and a high ceiling. Some adults and children are building, whilst others watch or walk by.

Children and adults play and build with large U-Build wooden blocks in a bright, spacious indoor hall with patterned flooring and a high, arched glass ceiling. Other visitors observe and walk around in the lively, interactive space.

A wooden U-Build organiser with four compartments containing metal washers, screws, bolts, and a blue tool, placed on a tiled floor with a black-and-white circular pattern.

Two children play on and inside a U-Build structure made of stacked wooden boxes with circular holes in a spacious indoor area, whilst adults and other children watch in the background.

A young boy with red hair kneels on the ground, interacting with a large U-Build wooden structure made of open cubes. He is placing an object inside one of the boxes whilst another person stands in the background.

U-Build wants to inspire the next generation of builders, doers and makers. We teamed up with the Young V&A to bring awareness to the craft, as part of London Design Week.

We supplied our stage boxes as part of our box library, circular economy approach to design and construction.

 

The Box Library 

 

The box library has been launched with a network of users. From a DJ stage, to seating areas, from an exhibition wall, to a pop up street skate park. The boxes can be used for educational purposes, to promote construction practice as a viable interest to anyone, through to engaging with activism and the celebrating power of community. They can turn up completely flat packed, then using simple off the shelf screws and a driver, put together in minutes. They can then be bolted together to create various structures and shapes. Once the parts are dismantled, they are able to be taken to other locations for further use, or put into a storage container (made of more boxes), until required again. This is part of the usual effort to promote a circular economy. If these units are no longer required at a certain location, hopefully they can be offered to another project, as part of our circular principles.