LOCAL COMMUNITY

Marcus Rashford supports the local community and launches “In the box Christmas Campaign” in support of Lifeshare. The ‘In-the-Box’ was created by Manchester United and England International footballer Marcus Rashford to support some of Manchester’s homeless charities – Barnabus, Centrepoint, and Lifeshare. Lifeshare Trustee, Robin Toal, said “We’re thrilled that Marcus Rashford has chosen to support @LifeshareUK, @centrepointuk & @BarnabusMcr with his exciting “In-the-box” campaign. His support will make a real difference to people experiencing poverty and homelessness this Christmas”.

As well-known people are involved in this charity it is an honour for us as well to be part of this project and support the local community.

DESIGN CHARRETTE

We are proposing to do a brainstorming session where everyone can get involved and share their ideas regarding the redevelopment of the office. During the design charrette, we will form groups where students will have to come up with a large number of creative designs in a short period of time.

CO-WORKING SPACES- LOCAL PRECEDENTS

Manchester is growing rapidly with many businesses moving up in the North. Therefore, there are many co-working spaces that we could visit in order to take inspiration for our project. The co-working spaces that could inspire our design are “WeWork”, “Use. Space”, “The Sharp Project” and “Huckletree Ancoats”.

PRECEDENT- WEWORK

The first precedent that we looked at is one of the most famous co-working spaces: We Work. They believe that thanks to technology, the traditional working model, in which everyone has an assigned desk, has been steadily eroding. Their workspace follows an activity-based working (ABW) environment which means that it allows their employees to choose from a variety of settings that will help them to be more productive.

The four defining elements of ABW are:
-Design
-Sensory experience
-Behavioural reinforcement
-Iterative learning

PRECEDENT- USE.SPACE

At Use. Space, a local co-working space in Manchester, they believe that the best ideas come from the merging of minds. Therefore, they provide dynamic and stimulating co-working spaces for start-ups and mature businesses looking for a nook to evolve their niche in the North. They have different spaces available: from co-working and single office spaces to meeting rooms and event spaces. This precedent shows us the importance of designing spaces that are tailored to the current demands that the society has.

PRECEDENT- HUCKLETREE ANCOATS

Huckletree Ancoats is a space for original minds and ambitious teams to come together, grow and make a tangible positive impact on Manchester and the world. They offer multiple facilities for businesses to grow and develop like: Podcast Studio, Plant Café, Meeting Spaces, Wellbeing Rooms while offering the opportunity for new startups to network and maybe even find partners for their businesses. It is extremely important when designing a working space, to design it with people’s needs in mind. Creating a space in the heart of the community will rise the local area, bringing new businesses and entrepreneurs.

PRECEDENT- THE SHARP PROJECT

The Sharp Project is home to over 60 digital entrepreneurs and production companies specialising in digital content production, digital media, TV and film production. It’s based in a 200,000 sq ft refurbished warehouse previously occupied by electronics company Sharp. It offers flexible office, production and event spaces.