Two rooms at Bristol’s Bath Road Studios have been re-imagined by UWE interior architecture students to as accommodation for refugees in a project inspired by the Royal Society of the Arts’ (RSA) annual design awards.
The students were given a brief last November after a visit to the innovative workspace and home to ITV, pictured, which involved designing a space using two rooms of the existing iconic building for refugees. 
Called ‘Beyond Borders’, the project called for them to consider how society might best serve disenfranchised, vulnerable and excluded groups of people – specifically refugees from ‘beyond our borders’.
The work had to include some form of performance as an integral part of the design. Importance was also placed on how the brief could be realised within the space, demonstrating how an existing building can be repurposed to provide a sophisticated place for people with complex needs.
The students recently revisited Bath Road Studios to present their work for the last 
time before assessment.
As well as their tutors and industry professionals, members of the Bath Road Studios team were asked to sit in on their presentations and offer feedback.
Gareth Edwards, director of Ashville, the asset management company behind Bath Road Studios, said: “We were very impressed with the innovative creative work displayed, using an existing space to cater for different audiences and offer support for the community. The students did a great job of addressing a very real issue!” 
To find out more about Bath Road Studios, go to www.bathroadstudios.co.uk
