JAMES N HARRINGTON [ARCHITECTURE + DESIGN]
MAKESPACE Manchester BA(Hons) Architecture Design Project [1st Class Hons] MAKER - An enthusiast in making creations, adopting a hands-on, D-I-Y approach. MakeSpace is a digital design and manufacturing centre which serves a growing, international community of makers who create and innovate through open-source collaboration. The centre houses a variety of hightech machinery, workshops and event spaces, providing users with facilities, expertise, education and support to realise their ideas and share them with others. MakeSpace will be a key component in the development of Manchester’s creative district the Northern Quarter giving local start-up enterprise access to the centre’s services allowing them to compete with larger business, helping to preserve and develop the area’s creative character. EA GR
A bespoke digitally fabricated screen envelopes the building, opening up at ground level revealing windows into exhibition and work spaces, as well as a new public space. The proposal compliments the wider regeneration plan for the Northern Quarter, responding to key routes between existing landmarks and the pedestrianisation of nearby Stevenson Square.
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