UPCYCLE KERNOW
RIBA Workstages: Stage 0 to 6
Client: Upcycle Kernow CIC
Architectural Collective: Crow Architecture and Lane Architects
Principle Designer BR: Crow Architecture
Structural Engineer: Form
Cost Consultant and Principle Designer CDM: Pink Pebble
Contractor: Social Constructs
Upcycle Kernow is a community workshop housed in a 1941 RAF Portreath Dispersed Accommodation block, they were keen to improve its energy efficiency and make it a warm hub for the community.
The retrofitted building opened for workshops on 17 April 2025, two years on from the original discussions with Upcycle Kernow
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Front Entrance of Upcycle Kernow just before the build began in October 2024
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Front Entrance of Upcycle Kernow on completion in March 2025
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Workshop cleared for start of build
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Looking from the light filled workshop towards the separate textile area
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Original Ministry of Works trusses with poor quality ceiling finishes
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Original Ministry of Works Trusses retained and original roof construction exposed
The project was funded by Cornwall Council’s Good Growth, Community Capacity Fund.