Winner in the CONSERVING category
Yorkton Workshops is the retrofit of a series of dilapidated workshops, into new studio, workshop & gallery for design firm Pearson Lloyd. A collaborative retrofit project meant for a low-carbon approach, preserving embodied carbon in the existing structure. Determined to express the old and new in as honest a fashion as possible, the scheme upholds a commitment to creating the most sustainable and creatively interesting path available within the constraints of the existing site – to preserve, enhance and adapt; showcasing the wealth of history at its core, and truly sustainable design.