Peach Hut Community Centre in China by ATELIER XI.ATELIER XI’s Peach Hut Community Centre is the first in a series of miniature pavilions that will bring cultural and art education to the Xiuwu Henan county in northeast China. Instead of designing one 300 square metre public building as...
Yinka Ilori’s Colorama Skatepark Takes Over the 19thC Warehouse in Roubaix.British-Nigerian designer Yinka Ilori was commissioned by La Condition Publique cultural centre to design an indoor skatepark set within a 19th-century warehouse in Roubaix, France. The result is a colourful landscape that fuses culture...
Re-Ply Social Venture by BVN New York.Re-ply, a social venture initiative of the New York office of Architecture and Design practice BVN, transforms humble building products into social, political, and economic tools, aiming to bring unity and hope to a world experiencing dual...
Shelter from the Storm in North London by Holland Harvey Architects.Holland Harvey Architects are the brains behind this sensitive redevelopment, transforming a disused North London supermarket into a place the homeless could call home. Shelter From The Storm is a London based charity and shelter that...
Sinèrgics Social Co-working Space in Barcelona by Colombo and Serboli Architecture.This social co-working space by CaSA aims to reactivate the local Barcelona neighbourhood known for it’s high unemployment rate and scarce economic...
Food for Soul’s Refettorio Felix Soup Kitchen in London by Studioilse.Food for Soul, a non-profit organisation has set up Refettorio Felix Soup Kitchen in London, taking it’s own little patch and standing up for the vulnerable. Designed by Ilse Crawford and her team at Studioilse, this very special...
‘Edge of the Forest’ Community Centre by Yamazaki Kentaro Design Workshop.We talk about architecture having inherent value. One of the values that is often discussed is the value that good and thoughtful architecture brings to the community. Sometimes we even talk about architecture bringing the community...
Liberamensa Restaurant by Marcante-Testa Located Inside the Turin Prison.Marcante-Testa's pro-bono project sits inside the largest prison in Turin, aimed at creating high quality social engagement that aids inmates...
Artists Residency & Cultural Centre in Senegal by Toshiko Mori Architects.Thatched and lightly touching the West African earth it serves, this Toshiko Mori Architects’ Arts Centre in Senegal is a welcomed sensitive response to the area's sometimes unforgiving terrain. Conceived as a cultural hub for local...
