RIBA names female-led Onion Collective the 2023 Client of the Year
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has named social enterprise Onion Collective as its Client of the Year for 2023 over their role in spearheading the creation of an artists' space called East Quay in Somerset County, South West England. The project from Invisible Studio and Ellis Williams Architects helps to reinvigorate the seaside town of Watchet. Studios, a community workshop, guest lodgings, café, and gallery spaces were created on the site of a disused former boatyard that was annexed from the town. Construction took over eight years to complete and was eventually realized at £4.5 million (or $5.45 million USD). RIBA says it “cannot help but lift your spirits, and the evocative and distinctive architecture has provided a backbone to the town that has consolidated the community.”Read the full post on Bustler
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has named social enterprise Onion Collective as its Client of the Year for 2023 over their role in spearheading the creation of an artists' space called East Quay in Somerset County, South West England.
The project from Invisible Studio and Ellis Williams Architects helps to reinvigorate the seaside town of Watchet. Studios, a community workshop, guest lodgings, café, and gallery spaces were created on the site of a disused former boatyard that was annexed from the town. Construction took over eight years to complete and was eventually realized at £4.5 million (or $5.45 million USD).
RIBA says it “cannot help but lift your spirits, and the evocative and distinctive architecture has provided a backbone to the town that has consolidated the community.”
Read the full post on Bustler
