Group 35
UNDER THE POET'S TREE

Our project is located at the heart of MMU, in the North West’s first dedicated Poetry Library - a vibrant space led by a passionate team who believe poetry should be enjoyed by everyone. The brief is to design and build a craft station for the library’s nature-inspired children’s corner. The Poet’s Tree will provide an interactive space where children can create zines and poems then display them among the branches. The design will be flexible, visually engaging and include clever storage solutions for art supplies. This hands-on project offers an exploration into furniture design and is an opportunity to build on skills in woodwork, creative problem-solving, model making, Adobe Suite, Sketchup, communication and working collaboratively. Help us bring the poet’s tree to life!

Ada A / Harry D / Kexin S / Qiuyi W / Scarlett H / Yiwen W

Hey! I’m Scarlett, I grew up in Northumberland in the UK. After completing my BArch at the University of Nottingham, I spent a year in London working with Howells. There, I was able …More
Posted 3 Mar 2025 09:24
Hello, I'm Qiuyi Wang, currently studying Master of Architecture and Adaptive Reuse at MSA in the UK, with an undergraduate degree in Spatial Design in Korea.I specialize in design …More
Posted 3 Mar 2025 22:22
Hi everyone!

I am Yiwen Wu from China, currently a student of March1 and Infrastructure Space atelier. I studied my undergraduate in Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University and the University …More
Posted 4 Mar 2025 00:03
Hello, I’m Kexin Shen, currently pursuing a master’s degree in Adaptive Reuse at MSA. I have participated in various research and design projects, gaining extensive experience in …More
Posted 9 Mar 2025 22:05
Hi, I’m Ada! I have been in Manchester for the past 6 years, doing my BA at MSA after moving from Romania! During my 3 years in practice, I worked on large scale residential projects …More
Posted 10 Mar 2025 10:20
Hi! I’m Harry. After studying architecture at undergraduate level in Nottingham, I worked for a year and a bit in Leeds for GSSArchitecture. There I was able to work with various …More
Posted 12 Mar 2025 14:31
The Collaborator

We are very excited to be collaborating with the MMU Poetry Library as part of MSALive 2025! This vibrant and welcoming library is located in the Grosvenor Building, …More
Posted 12 Mar 2025 14:51
29/01/25 | Visiting the Space and Establishing the Output

To kick off our project, we visited the library and met the collaborators. This gave us the opportunity to explore the space …More
Posted 12 Mar 2025 14:51
10/02/25 | Workshop 01

Our first team workshop gave us the opportunity to discuss project roles, explore initial concept designs and start planning out the action weeks.

We agreed …More
Posted 12 Mar 2025 14:52