In contemporary society, many traditional spaces of shared ritual have become less accessible, reducing opportunities for collective belonging and emotional connection. As everyday life becomes increasingly individualised, there is an opportunity to reconsider how spatial design can bring people together through meaningful shared experiences.
Ritual Atmospheres explores how contemporary interpretations of traditional rituals can support connection, participation and a sense of belonging. Situated within Preston’s Grade II Listed Harris Institute, the project introduces heritage-sensitive interventions using light, colour, material, texture and sound to shape atmosphere and sensory experience.
The building is organised as a sequence of four ritual spaces: cleansing, meditating, feasting, and dancing, creating a progressive journey through contrasting environments, each designed to encourage a different form of connection, participation and engagement.

Material Atmospheres is a series of five immersive installations exploring how light, colour and material can transform spatial experience. Responding to Manchester’s often grey and overcast environment, the project draws on the California Light and Space movement to create vibrant moments of sensory engagement within the city.
Each installation is based on a material produced in Manchester or the wider North West, exploring its inherent qualities and its interaction with artificial light and saturated colour. Through glass, acrylic, cotton, steel and plastic, the project celebrates regional material identity while creating atmospheric environments intended to evoke curiosity, joy and wonder.
Each installation is contained within a consistent matte-black cube, creating a unified identity across the series. Projected colour animates the exterior in response to occupancy, extending the atmosphere of each installation into the surrounding city and drawing passers-by towards the experience.

The WearHouse is an immersive, tactile experience designed to reshape users’ attitudes towards clothing and consumerism. By creating a sense of futurism and intrigue through considered material application, spatial curation, and varied engagement initiatives, the space provides education and facilities which address the devastating environmental impact of the fast fashion industry.
The WearHouse is an adaptive re-use project, situated in Manchester College’s disused St John’s Centre. The design is informed by existing sustainability initiatives, consumer attitudes, and material application.
Through experimentation with photography, projection, and ideas of futurism, the design process focused on creating a space that feels innovative and engaging for the user. The spatial journey is designed to re-frame perceptions of used clothing, inciting a transformation from something old into something new.