Meet our collaborators!

This was our initial meeting with Aaron, Sam and Nigel where we discussed who are Kingdom Life, who are we as students, and our collective goals for this …More
Posted 13 Mar 2023 15:49
Welcome to Site!

Kingdom Life currently resides in this church and community centre, in Old Trafford. In our initial visit here we toured the building and grounds, and could quickly …More
Posted 13 Mar 2023 15:52
Fancy joining us?

During our 2 action weeks we will be producing a design response to the site and brief, but we would also like to use this time to help you develop skills you wish …More
Posted 13 Mar 2023 16:01
Meet Rosie!

Hometown: Leeds, England

Recent project themes:
BA3 study on “Anthropology of the home”, where I considered specifically how food (and food events) make an impact …More
Posted 13 Mar 2023 16:04
Meet Izzy!

Hometown: Preston, England

Recent project themes:
BA3 project on ‘Smart Voids’ looking at the impact of smart cities and technologies on the freedom of communal …More
Posted 13 Mar 2023 16:08
Meet Yiqun!

Hometown: Jilin, China

Recent project themes:
BA3 project on ‘public building renovation’, where I remodelled a cinema in Mayfair of Liverpool to cater for the …More
Posted 13 Mar 2023 16:11
Meet Eric!

Hometown: Guangzhou, China

Recent project themes: BA3 Project ‘3 degree Shanghai’, In this project, we mainly study the changes of urban environment caused by three …More
Posted 13 Mar 2023 16:13
Day 1: We commenced our two actions weeks by meeting altogether in our studio building, and started the day strong by sharing pastries!
Posted 10 May 2023 18:15
Day 1: To get to know each other a little better and "break the ice", we challenged each other to build a marshmallow platform out of dry spaghetti sticks. The room heard some great …More
Posted 10 May 2023 18:51
Day 1: Our final activity for the morning was to have a short presentation and group discussion about what our 5th years have previously discussed with Kingdom Life, the overall project …More
Posted 10 May 2023 18:55
Day 1: Our afternoon was spent touring Kingdom Life's existing place of worship, youth centre, and gardens. We discussed ideas for the site strategies with our clients and explored …More
Posted 10 May 2023 19:14
Day 2: We started our day by reviewing the information we gathered from yesterday’s site visit. We split into smaller groups and produced a range of site analysis diagrams that will …More
Posted 10 May 2023 19:38
Day 2: Our next activity was to discuss the project’s core aspects and the spaces that may be required to fulfill these activities. We discussed how spaces may be flexible, they may …More
Posted 10 May 2023 19:38
Day 2: After reviewing our site analysis, and the project’s programme, we began to form some site strategy concepts by bubble diagramming the desired programme adjacencies, access …More
Posted 10 May 2023 19:39
Day 3: We spent our days getting into the nitty gritty of site strategy design, with a focus on size/scale, and placement/massing on site. We have been working together in three sub-groups, …More
Posted 12 May 2023 08:34
Day 4: We continued the development of our site strategy proposals for our presentations to Kingdom Life on Monday. This included creating concept sketches, "blocking" plans to scale, …More
Posted 14 May 2023 19:55
Day 5: Today we are back at our collaborator's site with Kingdom Life! We are excited to be back to present and discuss our concept strategies. The 3 presentations give a range of options …More
Posted 15 May 2023 18:46
Day 5: We kicked off our presentations with Concept site strategy 1, which focused on retaining the existing buildings and extending them to fit in the increased building programme. …More
Posted 15 May 2023 18:57
Day 5: Our second presentation was Concept site strategy 2, which focused on retaining the historic church, but demolishing the existing youth centre to replace it with a larger facility …More
Posted 15 May 2023 19:02
Day 5: Our final presentation was Concept site strategy 3, which explored the option of clearing the site and building it up from scratch. This involved bringing the building out towards …More
Posted 15 May 2023 19:05
Day 5: After seeing all 3 concepts, we were ready to discuss how to proceed with the design with our collaborators. We discussed each concept's strong points and weaknesses, decided …More
Posted 15 May 2023 19:10
Day 5: After a big day of collaborations, we had a final regroup to decide on how to prepare for our final strategy presentation to Kingdom Life in 3 days time. We welcomed the enthusiasm …More
Posted 15 May 2023 19:12
Day 6: We are in full swing, with the undergraduates producing a range of fantastic work, from the creative vignettes that display the intended materiality and atmosphere inside a variety …More
Posted 16 May 2023 17:55
Day 7: Today we continued our development of the final site strategy, ensuring the design is a functional and desirable space for the surrounding community to congregate. As seen in …More
Posted 17 May 2023 19:47
Day 8: This morning we were finalizing our site strategy to present to Kingdom Life later today, we decided to retain some flexibility for KL by outlining some options for various levels …More
Posted 19 May 2023 12:21
Day 8: This afternoon we made our final trip to Kingdom Life in Trafford for the two weeks. We had such a positive meeting with our collaborators who seemed very pleased with the site …More
Posted 19 May 2023 12:22
Day 8: To celebrate a successful presentation, we couldn’t help but grab a Kool Runnings who have been serving Caribbean food from their truck in Trafford for 27 years! We have been …More
Posted 19 May 2023 12:25
Day 8: As it is our final day with our collaborators, we want to say a big thank you to the team at Kingdom Life, who have made us feel welcome in their space, and have been fantastic …More
Posted 19 May 2023 12:26
Day 9: As our two action weeks come to a close, we are making final adjustments to our final outputs, both to send as a package to Kingdom Life for them to use as inspirational material …More
Posted 19 May 2023 17:37
Day 9: Final Outputs: Site Strategy. This strategy encompasses the existing church with extensions to the South and West, and two new buildings that extend towards to street, providing …More
Posted 19 May 2023 17:38
Day 9: Final Outputs: Internal Vignettes. Performance Space – Café – Atrium – Multifunctional Hall – Gym – Studio – Recording Studio – Classrooms – Internal Street. …More
Posted 19 May 2023 17:38
Day 9: Final Outputs: External Vignettes. The overall massing, layout, and intended materiality are displayed here, with a focus on the visibility of the retained church frontage, limiting …More
Posted 19 May 2023 17:39