St Peter’s Churches
Year | 2016 Location | Cheshire (Chester and Congleton) Client | Diocese of Chester The church in the UK is rapidly declining but at the same […]
Glodwick Pool
The brief was to imagine a future for the pool, and re-invigorate it as a sporting and community hub. The Trust’s holistic ambition aims to cater to people of all ages and abilities, supporting the community’s most vulnerable members. This vision however, is hampered by the restrictive existing plan and difficulties involved in adapting a former swimming pool to serve up a more diverse programme.
Although the vision for the site is a radical departure from its initial scope, we have endeavoured to ensure viability on the tight budget. The hub brings not only added social value, but also becomes a more appealing offering to the staff at nearby healthcare sites. Spatial flexibility means conferences and larger public events are easily catered for, diversifying the revenue stream. The final vision is organised around a community core that will catalyse the project’s sustainability and viability.
Manor Allotments
Manor allotments Year | 2016 Location | Manor Allotments, Sheffield Client | Marion Manor allotment is a community garden, located in southern Sheffield, which is made […]
Apiary In The Woods
'Apiary In The Woods' is a collaborative project with the Sheffield Beekeepers Association (SBKA) that aims at the development of the Ecclessal Village to suit the requirements of the SBKA.
Future Factories
The Future Factories Live Project was tasked with addressing the question of collaboration between makers in the context of the emergence of new industries and modes of work in arts, crafts and manufacturing. The clients provided two distinct issues; firstly, how to encourage collaboration among makers and craftspeople, secondly, how to improve the use and development of historic industrial spaces turned to new use. We were provided with Live Works as a space to work within and were invited to exhibit our work and ideas as part of Sheffield Design Week 2016. Our response was an adaptable exhibition to facilitate the meeting, conversations and events that facilitate connections between makers, as well as a smart phone application that created a dispersed network of individuals linked through their common interests and productions.
Future Forum
An exploration into the redevelopment of Star House, home to Sheffield Futures, focussed around participation, analysis and design.
St Wilfrid’s Village
Year | 2016 Location | Sheffield, UK Client | St Wilfrid’s Centre St Wilfrid’s is a day centre for vulnerable adults, opened five days a week, providing assistance to 50 individuals […]
Re-Making Gainsborough
Year | 2016 Location | Gainsborough, Lincolnshire Client | West Lindsey District Council Re-Making Gainsborough is a project that works in partnership with West Lindsey Council to […]
Revealing the Castle
The brief was to not only conserve the physical and historical fabric of Castlegate, but to build on these stories to propose a stimulating vision for the currently purposeless site.
Goldthorpe Railway Cuttings
Engaging with the community of Goldthorpe to reimagine the railway cuttings.
The Vestry Hall
Establishing a step-by-step guide to help ensure the longevity, and continued success, of the Israac Somali Community Association.
Greenhill Community Library
Year | 2016 Location | Greenhill Community Library, Greenhill, Sheffield Client | Friends of Greenhill Library Like many local libraries in the UK, Greenhill Community Library has […]
Migrant Narratives Exhibition
Narrating stories of these migrant journeys and the illicit crossing of borders, this project visualises the continent from the perspective of those who inhabit its edges and those who are in transit .
EHR//LIVE
Elsecar Heritage Railway is a not-for profit charitable organisation that runs and restores heritage locomotives along The Coalfield Line in the Dearne Valley, South Yorkshire.
Community Economies
Year | 2016 Location | Quercia*LAB, Rovereto, Italy Client | Brave New Alps Brave New Alps is a design collective part of Ecole_IG, a wider network which share an interest […]
Made of Waste
Exploring the possibilities of using waste materials and understanding the needs of those affected by dementia to create a flexible and inviting space for those affected by dementia and their carers.
Wealthy City Walks
Curation of nine guided walks and workshops around Sheffield city centre based on a reinterpretation of John Ruskin’s ideas of wealth
Foodhall
Helping develop a social and educational venue serving food that would have otherwise gone to waste.
Blackburn Creative Capital
Developing Blackburn's 'Creative Capital' strategy through a Festival of Making and creative networks.
SSoA Around The Toilet
This project explores equal access to public toilets across all age, gender and disability user groups.
The Pitsmoor Adventure Playground
The ongoing endeavor to develop and enhance the adventure playground for the local community of Pitsmoor.
Archive and the Machine
Investigating innovative ideas for self-build display and storage units at Derby Silk Mill
Maurice Dobson Museum
Working with a volunteer run museum of local heritage, the team delivered a series of resources that would assist the museum to continue to develop and ensure their future.
Incredible Northern Greenhouse
The Incredible Northern Greenhouse Live Project is a strategic exploration into how sustainable food initiatives could be connected across the North of England.
Broomhill Futures
Developing a design guide with BBEST, a local residents group, for the neighbourhood of Broomhill.
Otley Vision
Working towards a sustainable and appropriate future development of the small market town of Otley through raising the community's aspirations for brownfield site, mixed use development within the Neighbourhood Development Plan.
St. Wilfrid’s School
"how does a small school respond to pressures to expand to serve the wider community whilst still maintaining the ethos of faith that is central to its success?”
Hemingfield Colliery Project
An investigation into possible future uses for a historic colliery site in South Yorkshire.
Making ROCO
A chicken coop for the creative co-op: The ROCO live project ranges from streetscaping to detailed model prototyping
Extra Care Housing Community
Working with the Triratna community for the creation of a Buddhist "Care Home".
Cohousing Live
Working with Sheffield City Council and the Sheffield Cohousing Network to explain cohousing in a simple and accessible way using an online resource. Initiating a dialogue between the City Council and various stakeholders about the possibilities for procuring multigenerational and cross-demographic cohousing projects, using a site in Sheffield as a platform for discussion.
Volunteer Hub, Hulme Community Garden Centre
Designing and building a sheltered area using recycled materials with the volunteers of the Hulme Community Garden Centre.
Wickersley Park
Involving locals in the transformation of their park into an asset for the community
Revealing Castlegate
Castle Market is surrounded by controversy. This design proposes a scheme to reveal Castlegate and change perspectives.
Ecclesall Woods – Celebrating Timber Construction
To design and build a new roof structure, cladding system and interior fittings for a small existing kitchen/office at the Sawmill site.
Live Difference
Bringing people of difference together through the act of creating, to raise awareness of the relationship between space and interaction.
Re-Imagining Libraries
Re-Imagining Libraries is a student run speculative project exploring strategies for the future for Sheffield community libraries. The group's proposals include a case studies document which serves as a resource and a boardgame which works with the document as an engagement tool for community groups to reimagine the future of their local libraries.
Live LGBT
Working with LGBT Sheffield and a local Councillor to explore the possibilities of creating a permanent dedicated LGBT Space within the city centre.
Wincobank Heritage Learning Centre
Creating a heritage learning centre at the Upper Wincobank Undenominational Chapel.
GuangFutures
www.guangfutures.info is a platform to discuss the future development of GuangFu, North China.
The website contains research, proposals and information about GuangFu as well as providing a platform for further discussion.
S1 Artspace
Working with S1 Artspace, a community of artists and curators, to create a feasibility strategy for the use of two future sites: Exchange Place and The Tramshed.
The Inman Initiative
A proposal to develop the Inman Pavilion from a dated community centre into a flexible and energy-efficient building.
Wellington Street
A cohesive refurbishment expressing the purpose and values of a charitable organisation throughout their headquarters
Furnace Park
Developing strategies for the reuse of public urban voids, starting with Furnace Park, Sheffield.
Regather Works
Working with the Regather co-operative towards unlocking the potential of their grade II listed building in Sharrow.
Sheffield Ski Village
Exploring the potential futures of the derelict Sheffield Ski Village and its role within the wider community.
Vision for Wincobank
Creating a vision for a new village hall and surrounding green space in Wincobank, in the North East of Sheffield.
Hulme Community Garden Centre
Developing a plant house with members of the Hulme Community Garden Centre.
Sheffield Care Communities
Considering quality, design and community links in residential care homes of Sheffield.
Doncaster Toolkit
A resource aimed at encouraging Doncaster’s youth to engage, explore and invent their city’s built environment.
Sustainable Timber Innovation Centre
The design and prototype build of STIC at Ecclesall Woods Sawmill.
Pavilion Of Protest
Installation design and construction for an exhibition at the RIBA to highlight the rising cost of architectural education.
Flood and Cyclone Shelter, Bangladesh
The creation of a website for flood and cyclone relief resources.
Blackpool, Bond Street
Investigating the socio-political and economic issues of Blackpool's Bond Street.
Eden Project: Basecamp
Providing on site accommodation and camping facilities for artists in residence.
Wallingfen Way
Replacing a scar in the landscape (the B1230 road to Hull) by reclaiming it for the rural community.
Sheffield Central Library
Exploring future cultural opportunities for the Central Library and its wider network.
All Hallows Church
An inclusive and radical church based in inner-city Leeds exploring their opportunities for change.
Wybourn & Richmond Park
A creative consultation for the long term future of Wybourn and Richmond Estates.
Lost in Landsdowne
A series of ideas for local estate residents to engage with their built environment.
St Mary the Blessed Virgin, Burley-in-Wharfdale
Strategically improving a parish church in West Yorkshire.
Kelham Island Stones
New evocative spaces and web catalogue for the Kelham Island Industrial Museum.
The Empty Quarter
Looking at innovative and creative interim uses for the shops, buildings and streets in Sheffield's 'empty quarter.'
The Woodland Experience
Exploring the future of the Ecclesall Sawmill site through masterplanning exercises and the building of timber structures on site.
London Architecture Biennale
Design for an intervention along the route of the 2006 London Architecture Biennale.
Gell Street/Springfield School
Design suggestions for Gell Street Park that borders Springfield School.
S. Yorkshire Building Preservation Trust
A research document outlining Thorne's history, and future uses for 42-44 King Street.
Sharrard Road Allotment Regeneration Project
A new outdoor classroom for the Sharrard Allotments, Sheffield.
Multi Purpose Centre, Sheffield Botanical Gardens
The 4th stage in the Sheffield Botanical Gardens restoration strategy.
Prince Edwards Primary School, Manor Top
Ideas and visions to improve various aspects of Prince Edwards Primary School, Sheffield.
Abbeydale Framework Strategy (Broadfield)
Ideas for a stimulus strategy in Abbeydale and Broadfield, Sheffield.
Ballifield School 2003
Returning to Ballifield Primary School in Sheffield to undertake a classroom feasibility.
The Chelsea Open Air Nursery
A feasibility report for the Chelsea Open Air Nursery School and Children’s Centre.
The School of Architecure, Pristina
Re-configuring the architectural education system at Pristina SoA.
Strategies of Transition
An initial visit to Brezoi, Romania, to establish links and communications with the town.
Foxhill – A Community Study
Year | 2001 Location | Foxhill, Sheffield, UK Client | SOAR with Miranda Plowden The main body of the project involved the formation of student led design […]
Busk Meadows Park, Shirecliffe
A project focusing on the Busk Meadows Park in Shirecliffe, Sheffield, investigating the possibilities for regeneration of the park and employing community participation methods. Part of the SOAR Regeneration Framework.
Parson Cross High Street
Proposals for the development of a High Street and community centre at Parson Cross, Sheffield. Part of SOAR Regeneration Framework.
A Green Ribbon
A vision for the re-development of Colley and Longley Park, Sheffield. Part of the SOAR Framework live projects series
