Project
Discover your Rhythm
Client
The National Trust
Location
Lewisham, London
Service
Early Engagement & Co-Design
Supported by Youth First, the Project Team commissioned Archibeats CIC to lead a youth engagement programme at the Richard MacVicar Youth club in Deptford. The key objectives of the commission were to ensure Archibeats, on behalf of the Project Team, fostered meaningful connections with the local community and gave a voice to young people in the collaborative design of green spaces in their neighbourhood. The goal was to empower young people to actively participate in this initiative, making their input a valuable part of the project’s success.
Archibeats CIC delivered a series of workshops, designed to upskill and encourage young people to share their views on their aspirations for local green spaces within the Sayes Court Housing Estate. The workshops utilised music and visual arts to discover novel design interventions within the built environment that will help to guide the design process.
Working closely with the design team, their concepts formed part of a broader feasibility study aimed at attracting future investment for the construction of the required facilities.
The project was concluded with a public exhibition, showcasing the young people’s work creating a platform to engage potential funders.
By connecting young people with professionals and providing a stage for their creative visions, this initiative highlighted the transformative potential of design to empower individuals and strengthen communities.
PARTNERS
SERVICESPROVIDED
Architectural Exploration: Organised a walk exploring the surrounding sites where young participants engaged in site analysis and architectural theory.
Skills Development: Provided Music infused Architectural workshops preparing young voices for the next stage of Co-designing with Landscape Architects. Ensuring all participants gain access to 5 core skills including Architecture, Music Production, Model making, Digital Media & Production
Design Project: Co-designed a 6 week-long skills development program focused on the creative arts, collaborating with with architects to develop architectural concepts for the proposed sites.
Award event: An opportunity for young people to present the work produced during the 6 week programme ensuring confidence and self esteem is developed in front of our partners, community leaders and the community.
PROJECTIMPACT
Empowerment: The young participants gained new skills and confidence, enabling them to inform the brief for the future development proposals of the selected green spaces.
Creative Outputs: The 6 week program resulted in original music, art, architectural models, and and 3d visualisations of proposed using softwares like sketchup and illustrator which was , showcased in an immersive exhibition.
Community Dialogue: The project streamlined dialogue between young people and our partners igniting their views, aspirations, and concerns for the future development of the under utilised green spaces within the Sayes court housing estate.
THEHIGHLIGHTS
Innovative Collaboration: The project involved partnerships with the local authority, community groups, youth organisations and the local stakeholders while ensuring young voices are heard.
Bridging the gap: Young people developed confidence and trust with our partners. The projects success was built on listening and acting on ideas generated by young people.
Future funding support: Provided a evaluation report for our client and partners to support future funding opportunities
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