Salford Central Mosque Garden Salford Central Mosque Garden is a community-centred development designed to support worship, education, social interaction, and community events. Located in Salford, east of the river and surrounded by residential neighbourhoods, the project transforms a previously dilapidated parking site into a modern, sustainable mosque complex with gardens and open green space. The […]
Fast Fashion Architecture This project explores the adaptive reuse and extension of the Working Class Movement Library, a Grade II listed building in Salford that preserves the history of working-class activism and social movements. The proposal reimagines the library, archive, exhibition, entrance, and events spaces while responding sensitively to the existing historic building. The aim […]
Connecting an Industrial Past with a Digital Future Industrial Memory, Digital Futures celebrates Salford’s industrial history while imagining what libraries and archives could become in an evolving digital world. The project responds to the Salford Crescent development framework, which will transform the area over the coming decades but may also risk overshadowing the heritage of […]
Protest Fusion This project proposes a retrofit and extension to the Working Class Movement Library, reimagining it as a more open civic space for heritage, activism, and public engagement. The proposal explores the cultural significance of the site, uncovering lost histories such as the Bury Bolton Canal, and considers how these stories can be reinterpreted […]
Occupied Ground Occupied Ground proposes an extension to the Working Class Movement Library in Salford, exploring architecture as a framework for protest, collective gathering, and political engagement. The project draws inspiration from the war in Gaza and investigates how civic architecture can create spaces for discussion, visibility, and collective occupation. Rather than acting as a […]
Uncovering The Past This project explores heritage as a living continuum to be understood, rather than a fixed style to be imitated. By bringing together local communities and wider visitors, the proposal uses the idea of the vernacular as a framework for design. Rather than focusing on public or monumental architecture, the project is rooted […]
Bricks of Gaza Bricks of Gaza proposes an expansion of the Working Class Movement Library in Salford, creating more space for educational, creative, and political exploration. The project also improves the existing Jubilee House building, helping it reach its full potential as a civic and cultural resource. The Working Class Movement Library preserves socialist and […]
Adaptive Re-Use; Defying the Ordinary Adaptive Reuse: Defying the Ordinary reimagines the Working Class Movement Library in Salford as a contemporary civic destination that preserves heritage while creating new opportunities for future generations. The project responds to the growing disconnect between historic institutions and the communities they were originally built to serve. The proposal transforms […]
The Memory, The Journey The Memory, The Journey explores the future of the Working Class Movement Library as a civic and community space within a changing social and cultural context. Rather than treating preservation as a fixed act, the project uses architecture to support renewal, reinterpretation, and public engagement. The proposal recognises that the building’s […]
River Island Ecologies River Island Ecologies is a climate-responsive architectural proposal located on Mbamu Island in the Republic of Congo. The project explores how architecture can strengthen the relationship between water, community, and landscape while responding to seasonal flooding along the Congo River. Inspired by local fishing traditions, Kongo cosmology, and the everyday life of […]