[UP]Cycling Fashion Centre aims to establish an inclusive fashion community in Preston that addresses the throwaway culture of fast fashion. Home to Preston’s local fashion designers and students, it weaves the community together to explore methods of repurposing used clothes and to educate the public on the ethical sourcing of garments for daily wear.
The programme comprises used clothes collection points, sorting and manufacturing facilities, workshops, studios, classrooms, galleries, café, shops, and libraries. These programmes are split into four main design fragments that are linked to each other. A one-way route is designed specifically for visitors to have an immersive and hands-on learning experience of the upcycling process that begins at the art gallery and ends in the building’s own clothes shop. Its strategic location nestled between Preston Town Hall and Preston Bus Station provides an extension to the town that is celebrated through a seamless public green space that cuts across the site.
