A Social Arts Practice

We are a co-design practice that is committed to getting girls into construction and architecture

We up-skill our young Design Teams by teaching them architectural design skills and building techniques

We use our wealth of experience in architecture, teaching and playwork to empower young people to have a tangible impact on their built environment

Now in residence at Kettle's Yard

Now in residence at Kettle's Yard

We are delighted to be this year’s
Artist-in-residence at Kettle’s Yard running the Bridges project with teenage girls from North Cambridge Academy. The project aims to build our young designer’s confidence by giving them agency over a co-designed installation.

We are connecting them with the rich cultural capital in Cambridge with holiday trips and weekly dynamic collage, model making workshops and den building. Our approach is agile and responds to the young people’s needs and hopes for the project.

Project highlights

Co-design and build project to create a calm sanctuary in a corner of the busy the playground, a modular design that allows each student agency over a space 

Make Space with Teens

Shakespeare Walk Adventure Playground

Wellness Bench Co-Design

Dulwich Prep School

Long-term project working with teens to adapt existing spaces to create fun and exciting  spaces they want to hang out in with a focus on reuse and upcycling 

Families Connect Residency

Museum of the Home

Play workshops that focused on getting children of different ages working together to connect lose timber parts with dowels, fostering imaginative play