Upcycle Kernow: Community Workshop Retrofit

Portreath, Upcycle Kernow

Social Constructs was the contractor for this project.
The site was run prioritising space for women and non-binary folks, who are scarcely represented in the construction industry.

A new female contractor was set up to complete the works. “It is something I’ve never seen in my life before,” said Dafydd Tanner of Pentan Architects admiringly.

— Architects Journal on MacEwen Awards 2026

MacEwen Awards 2026

Highly Commended

Project details

Client: Upcycle Kernow

Architect: Crow Architecture with Lane Architects

Structural Engineer: Form Consulting

Cost Consultant and Principal Designer CDM: Pink Pebble

Contractor: Social Constructs

Credit | David Prior

Credit | David Prior

THE TEAM AND COLLABORATORS

Credits

Our thanks go to all those who worked on site and made this project possible:

Maggie Letona, Joanna Tracey, Katey Burack, Caitlin Blight Anderson, Eve Olsen, Daisy Parsons, Alfie Munden, Michael Koskela, Chippa Solutions, David Henon, John Bowden and Charlie, Hugh Appleton, Nathan, Lu, Jen, Neil, Dawn, Milly and Ryan.

Alfie and Door | Credit- Social Constructs.png
Demolition | Credit- Social Constructs.png
Demolition Jo | Credit- Social Constructs.png
Demolition Render | Credit- Social Constructs.png
Eve and Maggie | Credit- Social Constructs.png
Interior Bricks Window | Credit- Social Constructs.png
Maggie | Credit- Social Constructs.png
Volunteers | Credit- Social Constructs.png
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