The brief from Knowsley Council was to create a new beacon for hope in one of the borough’s most deprived neighbourhoods. For us the project was a chance to strengthen an evolving relationship with the Council by designing a facility that would help to transform lives and create new opportunities for Tower Hill’s young residents. Tower Hill Boxing Club is a hugely respected local charity, founded in 1972, set up by people who recognised that local young people needed somewhere to go and something to do. It has always been rooted in its community, creating positive role models and channeling the energies of young people into positive structured activity. For decades it operated out of the former Tower Hill Community Centre on Heathfield Drive, a building with heart, but limited facilities. More than anything, the club wanted and needed a facility that matched their ambition, and that would enable them to take their work to a new level.

The story of Tower Hill Boxing Club is about collaboration, our ability to listen, understand and respond. Since completion, the hub has hosted boxing shows, community events, and training programmes, proof that good design, rooted in community purpose, creates spaces where real things and real change happens. Tower Hill stands as testament to what can be achieved when a community, a charity and architects come together with a shared vision for a better future.