While at the Liverpool School of Architecture, I have developed a keen interest in architecture as a social responsibility, recognising its potential to create lasting legacies. My project, ‘For Huyton,’ aims to revitalise an undervalued high street area, featuring a vibrant cultural hub, demonstrating a commitment to positive change in Huyton.
My semester one project focused on pavilions for a carnival in Huyton; these temporary structures serve as versatile platforms for community events and school spaces. This project encourages sustainable building practices and self-build ideas while providing resources and training for local schools in the built environment, design, and construction.
The site is divided into three parts: a civic space, a garden, and a performance space. The civic space includes a wood workshop on the ground floor for community projects. The former Huyton Village Green is relocated and functions as a repair café. The design uses simple, utilitarian materials paired with handcrafted elements reproducible in the workshop. The distinctive facade colour aims to inspire future students to shape their own spaces, reflecting the activities within as an exploration of assembly.
The second floor serves as the creative core, fostering the exchange of skills and ideas. Its 850 square meters open floor plan, free from fixed furniture, allows the space to adapt to various uses. Curtains can section off smaller, specialised workshops. The top floor provides affordable co-working spaces, complemented by a green terrace, addressing residents’ need for enterprise infrastructure.
A community performance space benefits from its flexibility; a mixture of fixed and loose seating, a demountable level change in the balcony, and curtain partitions make the space adaptable. Outside, the garden sets a soothing visual identity, animated by a smaller events space for community classes and rehearsals and a glass lobby and bar opening into the green space.
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