Castleworks: Heart of the Machine

Castleworks is a multi-disciplinary arts and engineering vocational college based on the site of Castle Market. Part restoration, part new build, the complex offers a rich environment for learning through making. New spaces weave into the light filled atriums, flying staircases and meandering handrails of the original 1970’s market and as a result reconnect to the collective memory, imagination and confidence of previous generations. Designed as an innovative ‘Theatre of Learning’, the building is constantly transformed through the work of the students and its relationship to the surrounding streets.