Common Ground
My work explores architecture as a form of social infrastructure, focusing on how everyday spaces can support wellbeing, accessibility and ecological resilience. This project proposes a Market Hall for St Cuthbert’s Garden Village in Carlisle, responding to issues of food access, ageing communities, landscape regeneration and future growth.
Rather than treating the market as a purely commercial space, the proposal reimagines it as a civic anchor: a place for local producers, older residents, young families and visitors to meet, learn, eat and participate in seasonal food culture. The design combines market stalls, dining, cooking workshops, community gardens and public gathering spaces, supported by a roof and landscape strategy that respond to water, biodiversity and climate.
I am particularly interested in architecture that sits between community, ecology and health. Through this project, I have explored how infrastructure can become more human-scaled, generous and inclusive, creating spaces that are not only functional, but also restorative, social and rooted in place.
