Group 09
ARTISAN STUDIO

Our partner, Lendlease, has asked us to assist them with the design of an "Artisans Studio" to sit in a prominent position in Albert Square as part of the ongoing Manchester Town Hall reservations. This studio will be used to upskill, collaborate, and educate locals/employees in the kind of trades employed during the renovation of the town hall such as gilding, mosaics, heritage metalwork as well as providing opportunities for locals to work on the town hall project, and engaging with local schools and colleges to provide students with experience of the construction trades. The nature of the “Artisans Studio” project will provide an opportunity for collaboration between a wide range of stakeholders within the community and will be designed to minimise its impact on the environment using locally sourced materials, adaptive reuse of existing materials available on site and employing environmentally friendly energy solutions. This project with be a key part of the Manchester town hall project and you will be given the opportunity to engage with other members of the project team and the client (Manchester City Council) which will help you to build connections to help you with your future career, as well as gaining knowledge of heritage buildings. If the design proves successful, this studio will be built to stand at the heart of the City of Manchester for 4 years.

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Project Partner: LendLease

Artisan Studio will be working in collaboration with Lendlease, a global construction, property, and infrastructure company. They manage building projects …More
Posted 2 Mar 2021 08:11
Project Partner: Our Town Hall Project

Artisan Studio will be working alongside the Our Town Hall Project which was set up by Manchester City Council in January 2018. This project …More
Posted 2 Mar 2021 08:12
Skills & Activities

Participants will be able to explore various aspects of the design through discussions, model making, software workshops and guest lectures from people of the …More
Posted 2 Mar 2021 08:13
Social Engagement

This studio will provide a service to the wider community in the form of a space utilised to upskill, collaborate, and educate locals/employees in the kind of …More
Posted 2 Mar 2021 08:14
Introducing Artisan Studios' group members: Rosalyn

Hey, I’m Rosalyn.
When I first started studying for my BArch at Sheffield School of Architecture, I felt unsure of whether …More
Posted 2 Mar 2021 08:16
Introducing Artisan Studios' group members: Luke

Hi, I’m Luke! I’m a 5th year MArch student currently in the &rchitecture atelier. I am originally from down South from a town …More
Posted 2 Mar 2021 08:17
Introducing Artisan Studios' group members: Claire

Hi, I’m Claire. I am originally from Brighton but have moved about the UK- I have lived as far south as Guernsey (the Channel …More
Posted 2 Mar 2021 08:17
Introducing Artisan Studios' group members: Cherilyn

Hi, I’m Cherilyn and I’m a 5th year MArch student currently in the Advanced Practice atelier. I am Malaysian and did my …More
Posted 2 Mar 2021 08:18
Introducing Artisan Studios' group members: Aaron

Hi, I’m Aaron and I’m a 5th year MArch student at MSA from Salford. I am currently in the Advanced practice atelier working …More
Posted 2 Mar 2021 08:19
Introducing Artisan Studios' group members: Diana

Hi, I’m Diana! I’m a 5th year MArch student currently in the USE atelier. I am originally from Constanta, Romania. I studied …More
Posted 2 Mar 2021 08:20
Guest Speaker: Tamara Karim

We're excited to announce our first guest speaker, Tamara Karim from Lendlease! Tamara will be joining us on Monday 10th May at 11:15am for a live presentation …More
Posted 9 May 2021 20:44
Day 1 round up!

Our team spent some time virtually exploring our site and it's surroundings today. Using Google Maps and Google Street View we were able to take a closer look around …More
Posted 10 May 2021 23:54
Guest Speaker: Heritage trade specialists

We're looking forward to being joined by individuals who work within heritage trades, such as stone masonry and gilding, on Tuesday 11th …More
Posted 11 May 2021 00:01
Welcome to the team!

Our team is made of first and second year BArch students from Manchester School of Architecture.
We're looking forward to working together over the next two weeks.

Posted 11 May 2021 17:02
Guest Speaker: Tomaso Boano

We were joined by our third guest speaker today, Tomaso Boano.
Founded in London in 2015 by Jonas Prišmontas and Tomaso Boano, Boano Prišmontas …More
Posted 11 May 2021 21:10
Guest Speaker: Richard Denney

We were joined by our second guest speaker today, Richard Denneny.
A stonemason working on the Manchester Town Hall refurbishment, Richard’s talk …More
Posted 13 May 2021 10:25
Day 3 round up!

Our team had an intensive design day. We did lots of sketching, laying out our programme on site before presenting our initial designs using Miro. It was great to …More
Posted 13 May 2021 17:39
Guest Speaker: James Altham

A big thank you to James Altham for joining us today to provide us with a great SketchUp workshop. James provided the team with some really helpful top …More
Posted 13 May 2021 18:02
Day 4 round up!

During day 4 of MSA Live, our team further expanded on the design work of the previous day. Moving from the initial conceptual stage of the design to a more detailed …More
Posted 13 May 2021 21:42
Guest Speaker: Joe Dempsey

Our team are pleased to invite Joe Dempsey of dag_Architects to join us this morning for some advice and feedback on our designs for the Artisan Studio …More
Posted 14 May 2021 10:20
Guest Speaker: Covadonga Maldonado Suarez

We're kicking off our second week with guest speaker, Covadonga Maldonado Suarez, an Architect and visual artist from Bristol. Covadonga …More
Posted 17 May 2021 10:21
Week 1 round up!

Today we spent some time consolidating our ideas and design proposals for the Artisan Studio from week 1 of MSA live. Our team has created some great work including …More
Posted 17 May 2021 15:07
During the 7th day of our MSA live project, the team further developed their designs moving towards a more detailed approach from the initial conceptual ideas in preparation for our …More
Posted 18 May 2021 17:31
During the 8th day of our MSA live project, the team made their final refinements of the design and drawings as well as preparing for our final presentation to the client and members …More
Posted 20 May 2021 13:19
Client Presentation

Our team presented our design proposal for the Artisan Studio to members of Manchester City Council and our partner, Lendlease, this morning. We had some fantastic …More
Posted 20 May 2021 13:35
Day 9 Round Up!

Following our final presentation to our clients and partners at Manchester City Council and Lendlease, our Team have created some amazing visuals to support our …More
Posted 21 May 2021 13:06
Submission Time!

We're so happy to see all of our hard work and ideas presented within the final publication . This publication allows us to create a narrative of the scheme showing …More
Posted 21 May 2021 13:15
We asked our team members to reflect on some of the tasks and workshops they have experienced over the past two weeks with MSA Live 21 whilst designing the Artisan Studio.
Anastasia …More
Posted 21 May 2021 19:01