Canal and River Trust Headquarters
The Periscope - with the current climate crisis and an unpredictable future ahead the necessity to embrace and cultivate alternative forms of green and renewable energy is imperative. Here, the new Canal and RIver Trust Headquarters acts a public water tower for Newark-on-Trent and educates locals and tourists alike on hydrological processes and the importance of water management. The building houses space for the working charity alongside a public museum which celebrates the towns boating heritage. The site is home to 3 ancient Willows which the building pays homage to with its structural timber tree-like columns respecting the history of the place. The environment and building engage in a dualistic dialogue, the roof greenhouse harvests rainwater and channels it through the landscape to irrigate the planting. The water flow is controlled and collected in the buildings underground water tank where the grey water will be recycled through the buildings plumbing system to ensure sustainability for an unknown future.
Urban Masterplanning
Building Program
The Edinburgh Chess Vaults
A Hub for Learning
Edinburgh castle perches over the rock with a clear eyeline to the new home for the 4th oldest chess club in the world and a centre for all thing book, game and education for all ages. The site is steeped in heritage and history and now becomes a new public green space for all of the Edinburgh Grassmarkets to enjoy, tourist and local alike. The hub houses an underground Rotunda vault for chess matches to take place where true focus can be achieved echoing the city’s famous vaults underneath South Bridge. The Edinburgh Chess vaults becomes a new landmark in the city’s urban fabric and celebrates its history, materiality and typology whilst founding and cultivating a new open green space for all.
Urban Strategy
Building Programme
