A project that has the community at heart. The L.E.A.D. Collective is a business district designed to benefit Newcastle’s young entrepreneurial prospects and contribute to the positive reduction of the brain drain effect in the north of England. Configured of a series of buildings along a series of directional axis, the scheme connects the west of the city centre with the surrounding Elswick community and quayside waterfront. The proposal includes a sustainable design outlook which implements flexible live/work passive house properties and a large communal complex designed for both visitors and residents to enjoy their business activity and general well-being. Collaborative work is something which this proposal seeks to deliver to create a closer-knit community. 

(Studio 03; Urban Stitching: Reinventing the Industrial Landscape)