Hatch Workshop is a research and design partnership between Hannah Broatch and Mason Rattray from Aotearoa (New Zealand).
After meeting in India where we both studied architecture, we formed Hatch with an aim to focus on architecture’s ability to counter injustices to marginalised communities, and in particular the immediate improvement possibilities of living conditions for migrant workers.
As a design - build duo, we collaborate with companies, local NGO’s and workers with an intention of improving health, security, associated amenities and working environments through appropriate incremental interventions.
We have completed two projects in India. One in Ahmedabad - a relocatable mass housing system for construction workers, who live onsite with their families, often for several year periods, which includes a creche for 70 children and communal kitchen and sanitation facilities – and one in Haryana – an earlier permanent low-cost housing pilot for 15 workers including a staff canteen for 40 workers to eat daily.
Since pre-covid we have been working in Aotearoa on various design projects.
