Peacehaven

East Sussex

Community Project

exterior image of community centre
Exterior facade of community centre showing yellow metal balustrading
photograph showing community centre
Exterior facade of community centre showing yellow metal balustrading

The House Project charity approached Shape Architecture to design their new building that would allow them to extend and improve their activities in the community.

The brief required two large halls in a two storey building with supporting kitchen, storage, WCs and lift.

Interior photo showing metal balustrade and rooflight
Interior image of community centre showing yellow stair balustrading and rooflight
Exterior image showing community centre
Exterior image of community centre
3D clay render of community centre
3D render of community centre with context

Design to support the community

Given the age range of the users a simple easily accessible and light filled interior was essential. The site for this project was very challenging, being the rear gardens of the existing House Project building which itself had to remain active & trading throughout the construction process.

Neighbours ranged from small bungalows to an industrial building. The existing House Project building also had numerous windows looking out onto the garden which should not be compromised. In addition, the client also required a building that had low operation costs. As with most projects of this nature, the budget was tight and had to be spent carefully.

image showing a 3D model of a proposal for a community centre
Community centre 3D model in context

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