IIn August 2005 the practice were selected as a shortlist of six to take part in an ideas competition to masterplan an area of green space on the northern side of Truro Cathedral in Cornwall. The site has a strong relationship with the town at one end and the river to the other. The Old Cathedral School is situated opposite the Cathedral; this is currently leased out but is due to come back into their possession soon. The brief asked for new restaurant facilities at ground floor level, to re-address the link between the Old School Building and the Cathedral and to improve disabled access. We proposed a scheme that dealt with the full length of the site linking town to river. It was suggested that the space be used for outdoor performances and events. A new restaurant building was proposed overlooking the riverbank. The scheme is tied together with a new sinuous network of paths that connect the various access points.


Overview of the scheme

View looking down the site towards the new restaurant


An impressionistic view of the riverside restaurant