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5th November 2024

We are OVER THE MOON that our retrofit and expansion of Filwood Community Centre for Bristol City Council was granted planning permission this week.

The £10m project for the community centre is part of a wider community-led regeneration project initiated by the Knowle West Regeneration Framework in 2012, which includes new housing by @rckarchitects commercial spaces, public realm works, and a high street improvement project by @_architecture00

The revitalised community centre will provide 75 per cent more floor space including a new space for Filwood Library and a public living room alongside enhanced facilities for a range of existing community spaces. The design minimises demolition and celebrates re-use: we have worked closely with @greengaugebec to mastermind a significant retrofit to improve the building’s energy efficiency and to use embodied carbon assessments to inform design decisions at every stage.

Makala Cheung, Director at Filwood Community Centre: “After so many years of working with local residents on a revamped bigger and better centre, it’s amazing to see it coming into reality. I loved our community’s vision for a destination for Knowle West, a place to be proud of and a space for local people to take part in and create culturally relevant activities, that also help with creativity, well-being, and learning.

It has been an intensive year working with our amazing consultant team and we are looking forward to it starting on site in the New Year!

A big thank you to our internal team Christina Agoston-Vas, (Project Architect) Maddy Johnston, Marina Konstantopoulou, James Greig, India Hayes, Jonathan Nicholls & Nick Hayhurst.

And our consultant team @youandme_archi @integral_engineering_design @bd_landscape @gt_llp Black Box Planning, Goddard Consulting and Part B Fire Consultants alongside the amazingly supportive and steady hand of BCC’s @_matt_brown_

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