084 Carlton Road Extension P1145981.jpg P1145962.jpg P1146001.jpg P1145981.jpg 1/9 Client Private Client Location South Manchester Budget £100k Collaborators ​ Downloads ​ Industrial Light and Magic Rear infill extension of a Victorian semi-detached house to open up and expand the kitchen and better integrate this space into the flow of the house. Our client asked us to address the currently cramped cooking area and lack of pleasing flow or connection between spaces to make this house fit for modern living and future proofed family home. The design integrates the wall and roof capturing expansive views of the sky through the large bespoke skylights. Internally, this design creates an exciting and dynamic feeling of space. This single volume will be clad in a single material will be a robust and invigorating statement against this traditional house. We propose zinc standing seam cladding for the cladding throughout to contrast against the timber and glass. Having flipped the kitchen orientation to allow for a larger sliding door to the garden, the extension now breathes light and prioritises the views. The wrap around step down to the garden level creates an easy flowing transition from the house to the garden level disguising the significant step down. To prevent the façade from becoming too “flat” the elevation cladding is subtle angled into the middle of the glazing highlighting the double pitched sawtooth roof profile and creating a central focus for the scheme.

Ongoing Projects Location Status Client Whythenshawe Road Sale, Manchester Technical Private Client Arundale Avenue Whalley Range, Manchester On Site Private Client Lynwood Avenue Eccles, Salford Technical Private Client Ashworth Valley Waterfall Regeneration Ashworth Valley, Rochdale Concept Moments of Life Charity Ford Park Community Centre Ulverston, Cumbria Planning Ford Park Community Group Netherwood Road Northenden, Manchester Tender Private Client Holme House Farm Kendal, Lake District Technical Private Client Grange Avenue Hale, Manchester Planning Private Client The White House Hyde, Manchester On Site Private Client Hilltop Cottage Horwich, Bolton Planning Private Client Zetland Road Energy Retrofit Chorlton, Manchester On Site Private Client Peel Park Community Centre Little Hulton, Salford On Site Little Hulton Big Local Case Studies 021 WikiHouse New Scout Hall for 2nd Whalley Range Scouts 084 Residential Renovation for Private Client 045 Community Centre Peel Park Community Centre for Community Little Hulton 058 HMO Conversion Greek Street HMO for North West Living 052 Community Led Masterplanning Developed Masterplan for Rooted In Archive RPT 132 108 094 076 064 059 049 044 040 024 020 010 137 124 103 093 075 063 057 048 042 038 023 014 003 133 119 096 079 072 061 055 046 041 034 022 011 000

058 Greek Street HMO Conversion 1/6 Client Northwest Living Ltd Location Stockport Budget £150k Collaborators EveryTrade Construction Downloads ​ An 'Instagrammable' Place to Live Conversion of a Victorian end of terrace used as an office into a 9 bed HMO across 4 storeys including basement, ground, first and attic and the adaption of rear external space to provide additional parking and a resident’s garden. The main aim is to fundamentally about providing modern, quality living for young professionals that far exceeds the often low expectations of HMO/shared occupancy accommodation. An “instagrammable” space is desired that encourage the highest standards of living and attracts long-term high quality tenants who respect both the building and the area. This project ultimately aims to build on the growing movement towards smaller, shared home spaces that encourage social bonding. The project aims to create an environment where people can spend more time living better quality lives together.

144 Arundale Avenue 23.144.SK2.P1 - SKETCH 2.jpg Option 1- External View.jpg Option 1- Internal View.jpg 23.144.SK2.P1 - SKETCH 2.jpg 1/3 Client Private Client Location Whalley Range, Manchester Budget £100k Collaborators ​ Downloads ​ Timber! Timber Everywhere! This design option looks at highlighting the skylight within the centre of the extended space. with a timber reveal around the skylight that connects to all the exposed beams. Within the skylight, a perforated metal mesh shelf is attached for plants to be placed or hung from. On the right, some of the timber beams create louvres on the windows as suggested by many reference pictures provided by the client.

Autumn 2020 EZINE01 - Download Now Architecture Unknown September 2020 News Find out what's new in our Autumn update! READ IN FULL ON OUR ONLINE VERSION OF THIS EZINE - https://bit.ly/3mRfjL1 Welcome to the Autumn edition of the Architecture Unknown EZINE. With 2020 rushing by, we thought it was a good time to update you on what’s been keeping us busy in the studio over the past few months. Despite the recent challenges the industry and the world has been facing, we have been lucky enough to still have been working on some really exciting projects, launched our new website - and we have even turned our hand pod-casting during lock-down. At AU we love the friendships and connections we have made over recent years and your support has meant a great deal to us. We look forward to many more years of being part of the community and striving to make better architecture - accessible for all. Headlines! - NEW WEBSITE LAUNCHED - LITTLE HULTON PLANNING SUBMISSION COMPLETE - AU PODCAST SERIES LIVE ON YOUTUBE Completed photo for Gaskell Avenue Project Update - 2nd WHALLEY RANGE SCOUT HALL After a hiatus due to Covid, the finishing of the Scout Hall has gathered pace over the past few months. It has been just over a year since the project went on site and despite the challenges faced by Covid, the Scout Hall is now nearing completion, with thanks to a tirelessly working client. We are excited to see the finished building and the Scouts can’t wait to get inside. Check out the video update from AU Director via this link (https://bit.ly/32Za9EO) Project Update - 10 GASKELL AVENUE KNUTSFORD Over in Knutsford, the modern extension to the Grade II listed home in the heart of Cheshire has been completed. As the family embrace the wonderful new surroundings, thoughts now turn to how to furnish and make this stunning home their own. Massive thanks goes to our excellent builder Sam at Trend Design & Build, they have done an excellent job on a house that kept throwing up surprises, but the clients are happy people and are looking forward to enjoying their home again READ IN FULL ON OUR ONLINE VERSION OF THIS EZINE - https://bit.ly/3mRfjL1 1/5

132 Glenview Extension 1/4 Client Private Client Location Egerton, Bolton Budget £150k Collaborators ​ Downloads ​ A House fit for the Glen An enhancement to a semi-detached family home by making it more spacious and open, while blending modern and traditional elements. The plan includes an infill extension for the dining room, refurbishment of living spaces, alterations to an existing garden office, and an upper side extension to create a master suite with a balcony and a view of the glen. One of the main goals is to increase the footprint of the existing side extension to create a new hub for the home that will connect the kitchen, dining room, and garden. Perfect for Christmas and entertaining, this new side extension will be of importance as it will circulate through the hub of the home. For example, the kids will be able to freely come in and out of the garden whilst mum and dad are having a cup of brew in the dining room. Knocking down existing walls will ensure appropriate levels of comfort that Glenview has been longing for. All of the extensions would share a similar architectural language whilst maintaining views to the glen. The design options offer bold choices for both internal layout and external aesthetics. Ultimately, the goal is to create a light-filled, comfortable haven for the family that takes advantage of the natural surroundings

115 Zetland Road Energy Retrofit 1/3 Client Private Client Location Chorlton, Manchester Budget TBC Collaborators Mantis Energy - Sustainability Consultants Carley Daines - Structural Engineers Downloads ​ Deep Sustainable Impact Energy retrofits of existing historic buildings are notoriously tricky. Add in a host of beautiful period features internally and a historic facade on one of Manchester's classic period Victorian streets and it gets even more complicated. Ostensibly the project comprises a basement conversion and reconfiguration, refurbishment and alterations to elevations and the creation of a new master suite in the attic to this semi-detached property to provide generous, light-filled spaces across all levels for family life that better connect to the garden. However, the devil is in the detail and in a way this project is emblematic of a journey many households in the UK will have to go over the next 20-30 years, namely, how do we preserve the built heritage of this nation whilst also retrofitting for a future of scarcity? A key part of the design process so far has been the completion of a deep retrofit study by a qualified specialist energy surveyor. This knowledge, coupled with our architectural expertise, has allowed us to reimagine the rear elevation with new brickwork over proposed external insulation, new timber and zinc reclad elements whilst the street-facing elevation is insulated internally to preserve the historic street scene.

076 Brooks Road Extension Front Elevation Rejected by Planning Front Elevation Accepted by Planning 3D Cutout Ground Floor Front Elevation Rejected by Planning 1/10 Client Private Client Location Trafford, Manchester Budget £75k Collaborators AWK Engineers Downloads ​ Enhancing an 80s Eyesore Major renovation and front extension to the 1980s built detached house to open up a poorly laid out home and providing a spacious open plan kitchen, dining and living room at ground floor and to rearrange the first floor to make best use of the cramped layout. The project’s core aim is to make this house fit for a 4 person family. A home that works for them and that they will be proud to invite people round too. The home is cramped so the desire is to have a more comfortable, more usable space for all of the family, and growing kids. Our aim is to provide for the client a modern playful design that seeks to harmonise the character of the family, the lifestyle they want to live and a strong but not over powering aesthetic theme. The use of accent tones of powerful bright colours set against white walls will help lift the internal spaces. While the use of matching brick juxtapositioned with natural timber cladding punctuated by bright coloured powder-coated steel will create a striking yet complementary street elevation.

141 Holme House Farm Site Overlay with Roof Plan.jpg OPTION 4.jpg Option 5 Site.jpg Site Overlay with Roof Plan.jpg 1/4 Client Private Client Location Kendal, Lake District Budget £300k Collaborators ​ Downloads ​ A WikiHome Nestled in the Farm The proposal is for a new build house nestled within woodland as part of the redevelopment of Holme House Farm. The aim is to provide an eco-family home that embraces the unique rural-edge setting, the site and it’s constraints, the neighbour’s previously completed designs and the Cumbrian backdrop but also the character, lifestyle and desires of the clients. The project’s core aim is to create a space that is not only warm, joyful and uplifting clients and their children but enhances the natural world and reduces their carbon footprint. This is a space that will host parties and gathering with friends, neighbours and family but will also be a space that encourages and nourishes the creative spirit and soul of the family. We want to create a building that is a amalgamation of the clients and the site. This plan makes the most of the width by having two living spaces stacked vertically and connected via a double heigh void. This would create an incredible entertaining and play environment that connects to a significant balcony at first floor level. This scheme captures the essence of an upside down house. The position of the balcony and the screening of the trees would make this quite a secluded spot which would get amazing evening sunshine. This direct connection between the primary living space and the balcony would make this a special space to spend time.

The Mayfield Imaginarium: Reflection Architecture Unknown March 2023 Article AU's artistic reinvention of Mayfield Train Depot based on the responses to our community consultation, planning games, workshops and talks undertaken as part of the Mayfield Imaginarium Following the current buzz that has hit Manchester in recent times is Depot Mayfield and the first new park in the city in a century and look back at when AU asked Manchester what it wanted the derelict site to become. For the readers that aren’t aware, Depot Mayfield, located across from Piccadilly Station was built in 1910 as a railway yard for Mayfield station, and used by the Royal Mail as a distribution centre until the 1980s, the site lay dormant for almost three decades. As part of a £1billion regeneration project lead by regen specialists U+I, Depot Mayfield currently provides a platform for a diverse programme of arts, music, industry, culture and community events in this unique found space showcasing Manchester’s industrial past. Along with the new park, there will be a raft of new homes, office and ‘cultural’ offerings, over the coming years. It was not long ago that Architecture Unknown? When reading the poorly formed original SRF in 2016/17, decided to throw our hat in the ring. In collaboration with Hometown Plus, Manchester Sheld and Urbed, we felt that it was important to open a wider discussion around Manchester City Council's SRF and ran a series of workshops, games and open lectures to discuss alternative proposals that embraced user engagement. Thus, the Mayfield Imaginarium was born. Participants modelling a new vision for Mayfield in plasticine True Mancunian input was sought during this process. We asked people to generate ideas for what they want in our future city to be, what can Mayfield be. We aimed to incubate imaginative, considered and diverse aspirations and a pioneering approach for Mayfield through a series of six professional workshops and seven core activities; all of which spanned over a weekend. This garnered over 100 members of the public that attended and 423 responses from social media. The ‘Mayfield Imaginarium weekend’ transformed urban design into a series of ‘games’ including a cool wall to rate Manchester’s buildings and an importance wheel to gauge the relative priority of functions, a build-a-block Mayfield and a “What’s the Future?” comments board. We provoked the public to think big and bold. Looking at today’s scheme that is undergoing, it is interesting to AU that there are so many similarities in approach to the function of the space. Prioritising the arts, start-ups and local production alongside the rejuvenation of the public park, all of which adds to a public realm that Manchester has long yearned for. It may have taken another decade or so to get there but hey, looks well good to us! Read more here: https://www.architectureunknown.co.uk/projects/Mayfield-Imaginarium 1/3

146 Lynwood Avenue 23.146 Lynwood Avenue Design Study_Page_16.jpg 23.146 Lynwood Avenue Design Study_Page_16.jpg 1/1 Client Private Client Location Eccles, Salford Budget £70k Collaborators ​ Downloads ​ The 'Black Box' The proposal aims to speak honestly throughout and is in keeping in with the existing in terms of proportion, however materials indicate that a stark difference would be preferable with dark brick detailing and the usage of standing-seam zinc. Unlike the outside, the interior has a strong emphasis on naturally lit spaces. The provision of larger windows will make the dining room more comfortable, inviting and gives importance to the views of the garden. Providing skylights to the reconfigured open space with light wall colours will help reflect daylight to every part of the space.

022 Gaskell Avenue 1/21 Client Private Client Location Cheshire Budget £250k Collaborators JEM Consulting Engineers Ltd - www.jemconsult.co.uk Downloads ​ Reimagining the past A great opportunity to invest new design life into a beautiful, historic Grade II Listed Building. Comprising a major rear extension, attic and basement conversion there isn't one part of the house that won't be affected by this sensitive but bold upgrade. Utilising a modern flare but within the principles of conservation, this residential scheme celebrates the building's existing fabric in a unique and interesting manner. The extension will open out a new light filled top-lit kitchen with a bespoke box window seat which will open out into the terraced garden. Combining the kitchen and the dining room into an open plan entertaining space with large sliding folding doors connects to the garden and enables inside/outside living. The original building was defined at the rear by a unique first floor gable over hang clad in painted timber. We worked with this unusual feature harmonising the ground floor extension with the original rear wall to create a stronger sense of this gable punching forward of the rear of the building. Despite being an original feature of this historic building this has a distinct modern flare which we are very proud of. Update 09.07.2020 - We are finally approaching practical completion. With only a few final snags to take care of we look forward to being able to share finished photographs of this wonderful project in the very near future. Update 01.10.2020 - And we're finished! Practical Completion achieved and the Client is in full possession of their incredible house. What a project, with a Listed Building it's impossible to know what you're going to find and this house had some surprises! Eventually touching every single room and comprising what amounted to a full renovation, the project has produced a contemporary counterpoint to the beautiful heritage details.