Our project for Darwen Youth Centre has started on site this week! Located at the heart of the town, the steeply sloping site faces the Carnegie-funded Library Theatre. The new building will offer a flexible activity space, recording studio, gym, cafe and other activities to young people of the area. The building’s volume is articulated as a series of pitched roofs which define its image and reduce the apparent scale when viewed from streets further up the slope.
John Puttick Associates
Architecture and Planning
We are an architectural studio creating places which are transformative to communities and our built heritage.
About us
We are an architectural studio creating places which are transformative to communities and our built heritage. The practice is working across the UK on civic, public and community buildings, as well as places of work, from our base in London. The studio was founded in 2014 with a competition-winning entry for the refurbishment of Preston’s Brutalist bus station, which reopened to the public in 2018 to critical acclaim, demonstrating the practice’s skill in delivering a technically challenging civic project which has secured the future of a Modernist icon. The studio - which is intentionally small, responsive, and agile - continues to specialise in the reimagining of existing buildings alongside new-build projects and is currently leading the retrofit of a Grade II Listed maltings in Grimsby town centre and the extension of a Grade II* Listed Charles Barry-designed church in Brighton. The practice has developed a long-term relationship with the charity OnSide, and, following the success of Legacy Croydon Youth Zone, is now delivering several youth centres across the UK. Balancing responsive design with a rigorous approach to construction, the practice prides itself on delivering good value to clients as well as producing highly functional buildings that serve the needs and expectations of those who will use them for years to come. Projects are designed with simplicity and clarity, combined with joy and warmth – qualities expressed in the hand drawings and physical models that form a key part of the practice’s working process. The work of the practice has received a number of awards including the international 2021 World Monuments Fund/Knoll Modernism Prize, the 2022 Civic Trust Special Award for Reuse and Adaptation, as well as national and regional awards from the Royal Institute of British Architects, the Institute for Historic Building Conservation and the Royal Town Planning Institute. John Puttick Associates is an RIBA Chartered Practice
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- Architecture and Planning
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- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- London
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- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2014
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N303 Vox Studios
1-45 Durham Street
London, SE11 5JH, GB
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"It was more than just a transit hub; it was a social nucleus, a place where every meeting felt like the start of something exciting and unforgettable." The Preston Bus Station is recently featured in The Guardian article by Jem Bartholomew, titled "After The Brutalist: Our Readers Name Their Favourite Brutalist Buildings". We are proud to have worked on the building's refurbishment, with a primary focus on enhancing its contribution to the community. Read the article here: https://lnkd.in/gN9Ubm6N Read our award-winning refurbishment project here: https://lnkd.in/eX8pDgQH
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Exciting construction updates to start off 2025🏗️ : At Grimsby Youth Zone, the new-build sports hall, climbing wall and performance space are taking shape. Restoration and reconstruction of the heritage buildings along the River Freshney is also underway! (Pic 1&2) While in Blackburn, the events space at Fusebox is now operational. The first phase of construction is now complete with the second phase to follow in the coming months, transforming one of the UK’s oldest electricity-generating power stations to a hub for young people. (Pic 3&4) OnSide
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This year has been special for us - we celebrated our 10th anniversary in July 2024. We would like to express our gratitude to our friends, clients and collaborators who have given us so much help and made the last ten years so rewarding and enjoyable. We wish everyone a happy holiday season, and we look forward to another exciting year - and decade - ahead!
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Construction Update 🏗️ : the structural frame is now complete at Preston Youth Zone, with the building’s form taking shape facing the square in front of Preston Bus Station. OnSide , Vault, Preston Youth Zone
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We are delighted that our refurbishment of St Leonard’s Church in Hove is a Regional Finalist in the 2025 CIVIC TRUST AWARDS. Regional Finalists are schemes which are of significant merit in their region, contributing to the quality and appearance of the built environment, whilst being sustainable, accessible, and providing a positive civic contribution. Congratulations to our wonderful client and the whole project team!
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Fusebox looking great at Blackburn Youth Zone. Peter Broughton, Blackburn & Darwen Youth Zone, John Puttick Associates, Rosslee Construction
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It has been an exciting week on site in Preston, with the structural frame being erected for the new Preston Youth Zone building. The project is a particularly special one for our practice as the site opens onto the new public square created as part of our refurbishment of the Grade-II Listed Preston Bus Station building. The large improved-section beams shown in the photographs will support the Sports Hall above an internal kick-pitch. OnSide Vault, Preston Youth Zone Triton Construction - with you at every stage_
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Our refurbishment of the Grade-II Listed St Leonard’s Church in Hove is recently featured in the Architects’ Journal by Fran Williams. The project reorders the church to support both worship and community activities, creating an adaptable building marked by a striking new timber porch. The new glulam-pitched roofed extension symbolizes a distinct, open welcome to the congregation and wider local community. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eU2sB3hu Conservation architect: Cerowski Architects / Jonathan Cerowski Structural engineer: Momentum Structural Engineers MEP Consultant: MCA Consulting Engineers Ltd Quantity surveyor: RIVERSTONE PROJECTS LIMITED Contractor: DBR Limited (Photography by Gareth Gardner)
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In Hove, East Sussex, JOHN PUTTICK ASSOCIATES LIMITED’s sympathetic refurbishment of St Leonard’s Church, delivers an adaptable community resource marked by a striking timber porch. John Puttick spoke to AT about the project, describing in detail how his studio's response to the brief. See more photos and read on in the link below! https://lnkd.in/ek-QUQS2 Conservation architect: Cerowski Architects / Jonathan Cerowski Structural engineer: Momentum Structural Engineers Services engineer: MCA Consulting Engineers Ltd Quantity surveyor: RIVERSTONE PROJECTS LIMITED Contractor: DBR Limited
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