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EP 017919 September 2023 · 41 min

From Blueprints to Lattes: Serving the Community ft. Common Ground Workshop

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Mark SciberrasCommon Ground WorkshopHousing & Placemaking

Community practice can mean more than designing buildings. Sometimes it means running spaces, taking commercial risk and staying close to the people who use the work every day.

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Stephen Drew speaks with Mark Sciberras of Common Ground Workshop about architecture, community, running a cafe, acting as developer and client, mentoring and the reality of building a practice with local impact.

The conversation covers:

How Common Ground Workshop combines architecture and community use

Why running a cafe changes the relationship between practice and place

What happens when architects act as developer, client and designer

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  1. · Stephen Drew

    Stephen Drew

    Hello everyone. It's Friday. Get your Beers. Are you down the park watching this on your phone? Good for you. I'm stuck here, but if you are stuck in your office, we're gonna talk about some cool stuff or be revealed 28 seconds. Ooh, I'm in the new fancy office today.

  2. 18 seconds. We'll go live. Can't put my stuff away then. Professional. Here we go.

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Common Ground Workshop projects

The work behind the conversation.

  • Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom

    The Common E2

    A completed hybrid cafe, retail, gallery and workspace hub in Bethnal Green that is also home to Common Ground Workshop.

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  • London City Island, London, United Kingdom

    Nebula, London City Island

    A former restaurant and grocery store reworked as a flexible cafe, bar, restaurant, workspace and community lounge by the River Lea.

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