@youandme_archi F for @filwoodcentre

Initial #concept #ideas and #sketches following a series of #codesign #youth #engagement #makercity sessions at @knowlewestmedia

The young people designed a pattern based on #storytelling, #mapping and colour which will be incorporated into the #publiclounge #furniture #sculpture of the new #filwoodlibrary and #communitycentre

@youandme_archi are working on this project as part of a team led by @hayhurstandco to revamp and enlarge the existing #community centre, including the relocation of the #Filwood #public #library into the refurbished building.

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#placemaking #regeneration #reuse #heritage #communityengagement #workshops #making

Our proposal for Launceston Library Hub is conceptualised as an extension of the town’s market square which it fronts. A space that is inclusive and open to all,

The project will provides a flexible, open-plan library at ground floor, activity rooms and spaces for community hire to the first-floor, and town council staff offices and Cornwall Council registry services to the top floor.

Theo space will be fully retrofitted with new design elements building on the features on the findings from the consultation and the character of the existing building.

#library #launceston #cornwall #hayhurstandco #cornisharchitecture #listedbuilding #retrofit #adaptivereuse

As part of the design development of our proposals for Launceston Library, we engaged with pupils from four local primary schools to help develop ideas for the design of the children’s library.

Through making ‘stained glass’ windows, the children gave their thoughts on the type of spaces they like to read in and the type of activities they would like the building to host.

The design for the adaption of the building built on their ideas, providing reading nooks and sensory spaces within a new playful structure as part of the Children’s Library.

We worked with Y4 pupils from Windmill Hill Academy, Y2-Y6 pupils from St Stephens Community Academy, Y6 pupils from St Catherine’s Primary School and Y1&Y2 pupils from Launceston Primary School.

The ‘stained glass’ was exhibited in the windows of 6 Broad Street and could be seen from the market square.

#launcestonlibraryandvisitorhub #launcestonlibrary #libraryhub #library #launceston #cornwall #hayhurstandco #cornisharchitecture #listedbuilding #retrofit #adaptivereuse #engagement #stainedglass #stainedglasswindows

We are delighted to have secured planning permission and listed building consent for Launceston Library and Visitor Information Hub: a major new facility in the Cornish town’s historic market square.

The retrofit and adaptive re-use of the Grade-II listed former Barclays Bank, will provide a new home for Launceston public library and create a centrally located and accessible hub for public services for the whole community.

Constructed in 1870, the existing three-storey, purpose-built bank sits in a prominent location in the town with its polychromatic stonework façade and large bracketed clock a symbol of its civic status and public function.

Commissioned by the Town Council, the designs and building uses have been developed to support an active high street and to create a prominent and visible public presence for the Library hub. Enhanced accessibility and visual connections to the public realm have been designed within the constraints of the listed fabric to encourage local businesses to foster a longer daytime economy, to create growth in employment and a more resilient and expanding town-centre economy.

We are looking forward to starting detail design and getting the project on site soon…!

A big thanks for all the hard work by;

Hayhurst & Co. team: Akshara Pulpa, India Hayes, Jonathan Nicholls, Nick Hayhurst
Structural engineer: Pinder Structural Consulting Ltd
Sustainability and services consultant: Greengauge Building Energy Consultants @greengaugebec
Quantity Surveyor: Trevor Humphreys Associates
Fire Consultant: OFR Consultants

#launcestonlibraryandvisitorhub #launcestonlibrary #libraryhub #library #launceston #cornwall #hayhurstandco #cornisharchitecture #listedbuilding #retrofit #adaptivereuse