St George’s,
Wolverhampton.
Set in the centre of Wolverhampton, St George’s is an unloved brownfield site in need of some TLC to reach its full potential.
We’re transforming the 5-acre site into an awesome new urban quarter with homes, workspace, cafe-bars, eateries and a community centre, with the stunning Grade II listed church as the centre piece.
We've teamed up with Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) for an international architectural competition to design a diverse and creative neighbourhood.
A game-changing new neighbourhood.
Raising the design bar.
The brief included incorporating the site's Grade II listed church, creating a place that encourages health and wellbeing, with a distinct sense of identity, and of course, bags of green space.
We were floored by the level of interest and handpicked four teams of 11 practices. The teams are:
Ash Sakula, Turner Works and Archio (three practices)
Henley Halebrown, Studio Weave and APPARATA (three practices)
Metropolitan Workshop, Studio Bark, Mole and Jan Kattein Architects (four practices)
Mikhail Riches and Periscope (two practices)
The competition is being overseen by renowned architect Angela Brady OBE, a past president of RIBA, who will make sure the teams hit the brief and keep designs deliverable.
As a long-standing champion for diversity, Angela will be keeping a close eye on the long-lasting social impact of the plans, ensuring the new neighbourhood benefits both the people who will live and work there, and the wider community.