{"id":192314,"date":"2025-10-11T07:38:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T07:38:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/192314\/"},"modified":"2025-10-11T07:38:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T07:38:13","slug":"aj-40-under-40-star-scoops-lancashire-museum-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/192314\/","title":{"rendered":"AJ 40 under 40 star scoops Lancashire museum contest"},"content":{"rendered":"

The studio, one of the AJ\u2019s 40 under 40<\/a> emerging practices,\u00a0 was chosen ahead of rival submissions by ShedKM, Mark Wray Architects and Harrison Stringfellow.<\/p>\n

The estimated \u00a35 million project, supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, will deliver an extension to the museum housing artist studios and overnight accommodation.<\/p>\n

The new building will provide exhibition space, artist studios and accommodation and 10 overnight guest rooms for stays at the museum which is located at the heart of Rawtenstall\u2019s historic Whitaker Park.<\/p>\n

Editional Studio\u2019s<\/a> winning design has been conceived as a colourful beacon on the hill, drawing visitors across the park. The new wing is set back from the historic house, mirroring the historic stables on the opposite side.<\/p>\n

The proposed building connects the museum to the wider site, making sure the varied levels are fully accessible. The chequerboard fa\u00e7ade has been designed as an invitation to guests, artists-in-residence and visitors to explore the arts space.<\/p>\n

Editional Studio director Jack Richards said: \u2018The competition brief called for a public building that is both highly sustainable and a striking design. It really resonated with our approach as a practice and we gave it our all.<\/p>\n

\u2018The proposed design sensitively responds to the historic setting, while not holding back on the bright, exciting architecture that reflects the dynamic organisation that calls the building home.\u2019<\/p>\n

Whitaker creative director Gaynor Seville said: \u2018The Whitaker is a forward-facing museum and art gallery that aims to foster inclusive, vibrant communities that thrive within our natural environment.<\/p>\n

\u2018We are delighted to be working with Editional Studio on the next chapter in the museum\u2019s history. The concept design captured the bold approach we want to see for the new extension, and their thoughtful engagement with the site\u2019s history and constraints really showed through.\u2019<\/p>\n

The Whitaker is a museum and gallery which has occupied a former family home in Rawtenstall since 1902. Four years ago, Day Architectural completed an expansion that linked a barn to the main house and created an events space and caf\u00e9.<\/p>\n

The brief for the latest competition called for a \u2018unique, striking and artistic new building that is totally distinct from the original house and becomes an attraction in itself\u2019.<\/p>\n

The invited teams each received \u00a31,500 to prepare a RIBA Stage 1 equivalent concept for the project.<\/p>\n

Editional Studio was set up by Jo Sharples and Jack Richards in 2019, and is a member of the recently formed Northwest Small Practice Forum<\/a>. It will now receive \u00a325,000 to prepare a RIBA Stage 2 equivalent concept design.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The studio, one of the AJ\u2019s 40 under 40 emerging practices,\u00a0 was chosen ahead of rival submissions by…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":192315,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[6225,6485,6486,1120,96,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-192314","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-design","tag-entertainment","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/192314","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=192314"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/192314\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/192315"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=192314"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=192314"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=192314"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}