Group 27
BLOOM WELL

Blossom is a charity located in South Manchester’s Wythenshawe Park that focuses on community well-being through its many acitivities. We want to support Blossom in achieving its long-term vision of becoming a low-carbon, zero-waste horticultural hub. Bloomwell aims to create a phased, sustainable, refurbishment strategy that Blossom can implement to improve insulation within reaistic financial constraints, while keeping nature and community at the heart of the project.

Al-Megdad AH / Albert M / Bryn M / Cheuk Yi T / Hala Tarek Safwat Z / Hannah B / Junze Z / Keti K / Lucy P / Maya M / Xiaoxiang H

Hannah B
Day 1

Today marked the beginning of MSA Live 2026! We received our project briefs, got together in our groups to do some ice-breakers and begin organising the project, and met our client. Safe to say that Group 27 are very excited to work with Kay from Blossom Charity in Wythenshawe Park over the coming months!
Posted 5 Feb 2026 16:24
Hannah B
Site Visit

Following our meeting with our collaborator, Group 27 took a visit to Wythenshawe Park to visit Blossom Charity. We were welcomed by Kay and her colleague John, who both gave us an in depth tour of the various facilities at the horticultural centre. The charity is home to a wide range of plants, and supports people facing disadvantages in life by offering them the opportunity to help maintain these plants. As well as this, Blossom offers cooking and food-growing classes. These activities help people by building their confidence, providing them with company, and improving their health. Kay has outlined that Blossom needs environmentally friendly and cost effective renovation ideas for their greenhouses and classrooms, and it is now up to us to help her achieve this. The site visit inspired us, and we are all very excited to get started!
Posted 7 Feb 2026 11:22
Hannah B
Poster Team Meeting

Following our earlier meetings, the poster team met up for a focused brainstorming session to develop our initial ideas. This session was all about getting our thoughts down, exploring different directions, and beginning to shape how we wanted the poster to communicate our work, whilst considering the research teams site analysis. We sketched rough layout ideas, discussed possible titles, and decided what key information needed to stand out on the poster. As the session continued, we assigned roles based on each person’s strengths, with some focusing on design and others on refining the written content. This helped us to organise our work clearly and move forward with a shared plan.
Posted 17 Feb 2026 15:59
Lucy P
Workshop planning

Today our group got stuck into planning an engagement workshop, sketching and combining concepts to create a task that will actively involve the site's community while giving us valuable insights about the site. It was exciting to see our ideas start to take shape and come together. We wrapped up by delegating and running through the necessary tasks, leaving the session feeling motivated and ready to get stuck in!
Posted 21 Feb 2026 17:33
Al-Megdad AH
GREENHOUSE MEASURE-UP

Today our group visited Blossom’s greenhouses to take accurate site measurements using a laser measurer. We recorded key dimensions of the greenhouse structure to help us map the layout correctly. We left with a clear set of measurements and photos, ready to turn into scaled drawings and start developing our first birdhouses design proposals.
Posted 3 Mar 2026 15:22