Weavers' Threads

Weavers' Threads

Site

Lower Hillgate, Stockport

Lower Hillgate, Stockport

Typology

Community Hub, Education, Workshop

Community Hub, Education, Workshop

Year

2024

Softwares

Revit, Adobe Suite, AutoCAD

Revit, Adobe Suite, AutoCAD

Weaver’s Threads is a community-oriented project that celebrates Stockport’s rich textile heritage while embracing contemporary practices such as upcycling and 3D fabric printing. Designed as a flexible civic space, the project provides educational workshops, communal areas, and exhibition zones that encourage collaboration, learning, and local enterprise. The facade is a parametric modelled curtain wall inspired by weaving patterns. It acts as an architectural gesture that references the town’s textile legacy while asserting a contemporary identity. The dynamic curvature and repetition of elements evoke the fluidity of woven cloth, translating material heritage into spatial experience.

Weavers' Threads

Weavers' Threads

Create a free website with Framer, the website builder loved by startups, designers and agencies.