Brickworks Commons
Location
Manchester, United Kingdom
Year
2022
Status
Completed
Typology
Cultural
Client
Northern Arts Trust
Area
5 600 m²
Services
Adaptive Reuse, Architecture
A former brickworks returned to use as studios, galleries and shared public space.
An industrial site reopened
Brickworks Commons converts a disused industrial yard into spaces for making, exhibiting and gathering. The existing sheds are repaired, keeping their brick walls and industrial scale visible.
New timber rooms sit inside the old envelope. The separation between new rooms and existing walls allows each part of the building to be understood and adapted independently.
The central courtyard opens to the neighbourhood. It serves as an outdoor foyer for exhibitions and a place to sit or pass through during the day.
