Empowering the Porter Brook Community
Creating a vision for the future of Cemetery Road Baptist Church.
Thriving Heeley
The Thriving Heeley Project developed a vision for wellbeing-supporting spaces in Heeley and Gleadless.
Goldthorpe Pathways
Developing a site strategy to promote sustainability, well-being, and outdoor learning in Goldthorpe.
Growing Communities
Producing a collaborative landscape strategy for Browning Court, Rotherham, in partnership with SYHA.
Ruskin Rethink
Reconfiguring, redesigning, and rethinking the Ruskin Collection at the Millennium Gallery, Sheffield.
Emmaus
Creating a new vision for the future of the grade II listed building in which Emmaus is located.
Growing in Arbourthorne
Developing a vision for creating opportunities for the schoolchildren of Arbourthorne Primary School.
SADACCA Archive
Helping to curate the Bantu Archive, conveying the real stories of the African and Caribbean community in Sheffield.
Climate Matters Now!
Developing a vision for a Climate Action Centre for Can Do South Yorkshire: connecting people, nature, and climate.
Live Room (SIGN)
Working in collaboration with SIGN to respond to the socio-technical needs of a modern civilisation.
The Sanctuary
Providing future-proof outputs to build a culture of welcome and hospitality to asylum seekers in the UK.
Camley Street CIP
Amplifying diverse voices in the community to help inform a more accessible design process.
Caribbean Sports Club
Resolving the issues of limited accessibility, uncomfortable changing facilities, and insufficient social spaces.
Park Hill Pavilion
Developing initial feasibility options for a temporary Pavilion and delivering a curated exhibition surrounding it.
Bringing Hillsborough Park to Life
A future vision for Hillsborough Park in collaboration with Age UK Sheffield.
FeedAMillion
Working with Econé to build a fresh vision for Attercliffe, and how it can feed a million people on Earth and Mars.
Fresh Air
Working with Craft Wood to build a shelter to develop a sense of arrival, and wayfinding in the woods.
Tomorrow’s High Street
The Tomorrow’s High Street project created a provocative vision for Sheffield’s city centre to celebrate its long linear historical route between Moorfoot and the Wicker Arches.
Friends of SADACCA
Reinvigorating and generating excitement for the future vision of a pillar in the community.
Destination Victoria Quays
The live project ‘Destination Victoria Quays’ provided the platform for the creation of the ‘Quay Collective’; a network, a device and a catalyst for discussion, aimed at fostering connection between people and place on the Sheffield Tinsley canal.
The Bridge Community Hub
Year | 2019 Location | The Bridge Community Hub, Kirklees, UK Clients | Lawrence Dodd, The Bridge Community Hub The Bridge Community Hub initially approached Live Projects to examine how […]
St Leonards
Through this six week Live Project, we looked at how we might go about conserving St. Leonards for another 800 years, through creative re-imagination and re-animation of the space.
Walkley Vision
Walkley Vision had three clients: Walkley Community Centre, Walkley Carnegie Library and the wider community. We were tasked with better connecting the various community assets, businesses and volunteers in the area as well as providing some organisation specific outcomes.
Live Well
Working with South Yorkshire Housing Association to understand and improve their Live Well properties.
Crucible Alive
The Crucible was a product of rampant post-war construction and the adventurous spirit that gave rise to new styles of architecture which were previously inconceivable. The theatre evolved into a landmark with its signature brutalist style and then newly envisioned thrust stage, making it one of the most influential and distinguished examples of its period, justifying its listed status.
Cuthbert Bank
A process for the improvement of one of SYHA's supported accommodation sites for homeless families in Sheffield.
Play/Ground
A vision with Pitsmoor Adventure Playground updating the current facilities to ensure longevity and continued success for the children and wider community of Pitsmoor and the Burngreave Area. Collaborating with artist Steve Pool, we used loose parts play to engage with the children to investigate how architecture and play can be combined.
Pipworth Green
Pipworth Green Live Project was based at Pipworth Community Primary School in Manor, Sheffield. The original project brief was to take a holistic overview of the school’s existing playground spaces, and consider means for providing the schoolchildren with safe access to an existing astro-turf MUGA (multi-use games area) on the adjacent recreation ground – Pipworth Green.
Future Forests
Presenting pathways to creating a thriving woodland hub that embodies Ruskin’s ideals in the 21st century.
Friends of the Valley
Year | 2018 Location Gleadless Valley, Sheffield, South Yorkshire. Clients | Friends of the Valley Friends of the Valley, a collective of SSoA students and local residents […]
Buda LP
Year | 2018 Location | BUDA, Brussels Client | Jan Zaman Building on last years live project ‘Made in Brussels’ Buda LP has worked alongside the […]
Building Sutton Sheds
Sutton Sheds is a community workshop facility promoting inclusivity and enhancing social connection and friendships in North Sheffield
People’s Kitchen Pitsmoor
Year | 2018 Location | Pitsmoor, Sheffield, South Yorkshire Clients | People’s Kitchen Pitsmoor People’s Kitchen Pitsmoor is a grass roots community group, whose goal is to transform a […]
The Ingle Way
The project aims to create a route which encapsulates the life, values and teachings of Brendan Ingle and use these to inspire and engage the local community of Wincobank.
St Michael’s Church
Re-imagining and facilitating the future of St. Michael's Church within the Byker community, Newcastle.
Making Meersbrook
Our project aimed to celebrate the heritage and community of the historic Meersbrook Hall by the use of site-wide strategies and building interventions.
Sheffield Central
Year | 2018 . Location | Sheffield Clients | Museums Sheffield A vision to re-frame Sheffield Central Library and the Graves Art Gallery in a place for the people of Sheffield to call their own.
Woodbourn Connection
Our vision is to launch Woodbourn Connection as a new space that facilitates links between the local community and the University of Sheffield. This project is the first intervention of many in reactivating a previously underused building at the Pakistan Muslim Centre and in creating a more civic university.
Glossop: Connect
Year | 2018 Location | Glossop, Derbyshire Clients | Victoria Arts Centre, High Peak Borough Council Glossop is a market town on the edge of the Peak District […]
Brookfields Park
The next step in the regeneration of Brookfields Park, a young and vibrant landscape on the old site of Manvers Main Colliery
Greening Tinsley
Year | 2018 Location | Sheffield, South Yorkshire Clients | Tinsley Tingas In 2015, two schools located directly alongside the M1 in Tinsley, Sheffield, were closed due to […]
AR’ City
Year | 2018 Location | Sheffield, South Yorkshire Clients | Aalfy For six weeks, the AR’ City Live Project team have worked in residence at Live Works, in […]
Umbrella Factory 2017
Year | 2017 Location | Sheffield, South Yorkshire Clients | Theatre Deli Live Projects 2017 + Theatre Deli presents The Umbrella Factory, a playful, cross-disciplinary project exploring […]
Harmony Works
Year | 2017 Location | Sheffield, South Yorkshire Clients | Sheffield Music Academy & Sheffield Music Hub Harmony Works Live Project brings together two flourishing Sheffield music […]
Wild WEB Live Project
A collaboration with the Wild WEB project; Idle Valley Nature Reserve’s development plan for opening up to a wider range of user groups as well as to better provide for the people who already use and care for the reserve; their large volunteer base, nature enthusiasts, and educational programmes.
The Great Pier
Designed and facilitated a new and exciting installation for the Castlegate site that will allow the public to view the archaeological dig for Sheffield Castle.
The Sheffield Housing Conversations
Providing platforms to discuss impacts and explore solutions by hearing ideas, opinions and experiences of the issues surrounding housing in Sheffield
Stocksbridge Live Project
The project created a vision for the future of Stocksbridge Community Leisure Centre and ‘Your’ Oxley Park through a series of phased deliverable packages, building support and ownership by engaging with key stakeholders and the local community.
Moorfoot Link
Year | 2017 Location | Moorfoot, Sheffield Client | The Labour Party Planning Policy The reestablishment of a direct link between London Road to The Moor has been discussed for […]
Tinsley For Us
Year | 2017 Location | Tinsley, Sheffield, South Yorkshire Clients | Tinsley Forum ‘Tinsley For Us’ Live Project team worked with an initial client brief to explore […]
Zest for the Future
'Zest for the Future' focuses on the revitalisation of the Centre for Netherthorpe, Upperthorpe and Langsett.
The Ashton Platform
The Ashton Platform has woven the voices of the people of Ashton into a creative vision for the future of the town.
PenistoneLIVE!
Year | 2017 Location | Penistone, South Yorkshire Client | Fiona O’Brien and Stephen Miller, Barnsley Council Penistone is a small market town in South Yorkshire, […]
St Peter’s Churches
Year | 2016 Location | Cheshire (Chester and Congleton) Client | Diocese of Chester In collaboration with the Empowering Design Practices research project www.empoweringdesign.net The church in […]
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.