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Youth Shelter, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, UK
Commissioned through MADE (Midlands Architecture & the Designed Environment)
and the Government Office for the West Midlands this collaborative project
between Sjlander da Cruz Architects and artist Gwen Heeney offers
an alternative to the mass produced youth shelters that proliferate today
to regenerate that area of Wolverhampton.

The design of the shelter emerged from a series of workshops and consultations
between the architect, artist and youth groups centered around a skatepark
in the heart of Wolverhampton.
Involvement and enthusiasm for the project included a cross generation
of people similar to the cross section of ages the Dartmouth Park Community
Pavilion will be engaging.
The workshops gave the young people and older generation a chance to experiment
with sculpture, photography, painting and architecture, analysing the
movement of the skaters as they perform tricks. The resulting form blurs
the boundaries between art and architecture and provides a innovative
addition to the public space in Wolverhampton.

The final design consists of two elements, a sculptural carved brick base
and a cantilevered steel canopy above. The base was carved by everyone
involved during a workshop lasting several days. The steelwork has now
been fabricated and the project is due to be completed in November 2007.
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Sjölander da Cruz Architects, 11 Tenby St, Birmingham
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