East Quay
by Invisible Studio
Client Onion Collective CIC
Awards 澳门王中王 South West Award 2023, 澳门王中王 South West Client of the Year Award 2023 and 澳门王中王 South West Building of the Year Award 2023 (sponsored by ).
East Quay is a project of perseverance and dedication, reinvigorating the local community and initiating the ongoing regeneration of the coastal town of Watchet in West Somerset. A combination of gallery, workshops, and community centre, it is the vision of the local, female-led, not-for-profit company Onion Collective, and has been financed by community fundraising. It is located on an abandoned boatyard annexed from the town, and is deliberately orientated towards the town, giving a sense that it is wrapping its arms around it in a warm embrace. From a distance as you approach Watchet, your eye is inexplicably drawn to the amalgamation of somewhat idiosyncratic building volumes that poke their heads above the harbour resplendent in seaside stripes.聽聽
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Landscape Architect LT Studio
Contractor Midas
Structural Engineer Momentum
Environmental / M&E Engineer Troup Bywaters & Anders
Quantity Surveyor / Cost Consultant MEA Clark
Delivery Architect Ellis Williams
Interior Design Pearce + Faegan
Gross internal area in m2 1650