Project showcase

Gallery: Shortlisted entries for The Pineapples Awards 2023

Creative Retrofit

Crusader Works, Manchester – Capital & Centric with shedkm

Originally built in the late 1840s, Crusader was one of the earliest and largest purpose-built textile machinery works in Manchester. Retrofitted for a residential community, the project aimed to preserve historical features where possible and minimise interventions to the existing fabric, restoring the courtyard enclosure and masonry façade

Shortlisted for Creative Retrofit - The Pineapples Awards 2023

2023 Creative Retrofit

Bow Arts, Lakeside Centre, Bexley – Peabody with Bow Arts, Sails & Sons and Architecture 00

The Lakeside Centre saw initial success as a community hub in the late 1990s but quickly fell into disrepair and was closed by the early-2000s. This retrofit creates 40 artists studios, a nursery, cafe, community kitchen and gardens. Refurbishment of the iconic sports court The Cage alongside and other immediate spaces seek to upgrade health, wellbeing and the arts in Thamesmead

Shortlisted for Creative Retrofit - The Pineapples Awards 2023

2023 Creative Retrofit

75 Wallis Road, Hackney Wick, Hackney – HTA Design LLP

After completing an initial refurbishment phase, HTA Design LLP has taken over a 19th Century heritage building as their new studio space in Hackney Wick. The project provides creative workspace for 200 people and has a focus on lightness throughout, to connect each space in the two-storey building across its 60m length

Shortlisted for Creative Retrofit - The Pineapples Awards 2023

2023 Creative Retrofit

Fore Street Living Room Library, Enfield – London Borough of Enfield with Jan Kattein Architects

Funded by the Greater London Authority’s Good Growth Fund, the library and a disused garage yard have been transformed into a Living Room, affordable workspaces, public realm improvements and a school street. Elevated reading nooks and heavy curtains for privacy encourage a stronger relationship with reading. Increased opening hours and an events programme intend to bring local groups together

Winner of Creative Retrofit - The Pineapples Awards 2023

2023 Creative Retrofit Winner

The Dugdale Arts Centre, Enfield – London Borough of Enfield with Dallas-Pierce-Quintero

Born out of meanwhile activation spaces due to the pandemic and the Build-the-Change initiative, the retrofit for The Dugdale Arts Centre is designed to be adaptable and welcoming. Home to the Museum of Enfield, the Black Box theatre and a new cafe, the space is culturally valuable and inclusive, with work spaces and a number of clubs running activities

Shortlisted for Creative Retrofit - The Pineapples Awards 2023

2023 Creative Retrofit

Kinning Park Complex, Glasgow – Kinning Park Complex SCIO with New Practice

This community-owned space services locals in various ways such as the drop-in cafe, events and learning opportunities - as well as conferences, sports classes, cultural events, and bustling community meals twice a week. Mobility and access have informed the new designs to champion inclusivity. “What-if” conversations and “baggy” spaces hope to ensure flexibility for the future as the community continues to evolve

Shortlisted for Creative Retrofit - The Pineapples Awards 2023

2023 Creative Retrofit