The Building Was Fine. The Brief Was Not.
A station hall stood empty for nineteen years while four schemes failed to find a use for it. The fabric was never the obstacle — the requirement written at the top of each brief was.
Preservation
Reuse, retrofit, and repair — keeping what already stands, and arguing properly about what should not come down.
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