Our Design Programme involves people directly in
the design of buildings and the public realm through
a unique process of consultation and collaboration.

In communities, we work closely with groups firstly helping them to identify issues for themselves and then facilitating them to start the process of designing solutions to these problems.

In schools, we involve the whole school community creatively in the master planning of their outdoor spaces enabling the school to implement the changes over a longer period as funding permits.

We nurture young people’s design aspirations through involvement in real life projects and wherever possible we advocate that young people go a step further and are actively involved in the actual building and realisation process.

Through this hands on approach to design stakeholders gain a real sense of ownership of plans to transform their neighbourhood or facilities.

Past Projects
Aquatics Centre Project
This project provided a rare opportunity to engage a group of young people in the high profile architectural competition to design an Olympic Aquatics Centre by following the brief and timetable of the formal competition itself.
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Wormley Improvement Project
Fundamental delivered a series of workshops with community members and stakeholders and produced concept design options to RIBA Stage C for Wormley Community Centre incorporating the findings of this consultation.
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