{"id":5022,"date":"2026-02-14T10:00:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T11:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/?p=5022"},"modified":"2026-02-20T08:42:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T08:42:37","slug":"john-puttick-associates-transforms-listed-warehouses-in-grimsby-into-youth-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/2026\/02\/14\/john-puttick-associates-transforms-listed-warehouses-in-grimsby-into-youth-centre\/","title":{"rendered":"John Puttick Associates transforms listed warehouses in Grimsby into youth centre"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Horizon<\/div>\n

UK studio John Puttick Associates<\/a> has refurbished a group of disused Victorian warehouses<\/a> in Grimsby to create the Horizon Youth Zone, adding a sawtooth-roofed sports court<\/a> that nods to the site’s industrial past.<\/span><\/p>\n

Forming part of the wider regeneration of Grimsby’s town centre, the Horizon Youth Zone provides 2,995 square metres of arts, performance and sports space for young people in the area.<\/p>\n

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John Puttick Associates has created Horizon Youth Zone in Grimsby<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The disused Grade II-listed structures overlooking the River Freshney date back to 1821. Originally designed as granary warehouses, they were converted into a maltings and later a sawmill, before closing in the 1990s.<\/p>\n

Building on what John Puttick Associates<\/a> called the “strong civic presence” of these warehouses, their brick-and-timber frames have been carefully restored and expanded with a zinc-clad sports hall topped by an industrial-style sawtooth roof.<\/p>\n

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The youth centre has transformed a series of Victorian warehouses<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“The Victorian warehouses directly face the River Freshney and form an important piece of Grimsby’s townscape,” founder John Puttick told Dezeen.<\/p>\n

“The project involves a complex mix of restoration and rebuilding to reimagine the industrial heritage as an exciting destination for young people,” he added.<\/p>\n

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A sports court with a sawtooth roof has been added<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A refurbished footbridge across the river strengthens the site’s connection to the city and leads directly into the largest warehouse building, which has been opened up to create a dramatic, triple-height entrance framed by black steelwork.<\/p>\n

From this orienting space, an L-shaped plan sees the sports court to the north and a mixture of more compartmentalised performance, art and craft, meeting and mentoring spaces to the west.<\/p>\n

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Original brickwork is exposed throughout<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Two smaller floors above the reception area include offices, a recording studio and a music room, accessed via corridors that overlook the triple-height atrium through fully glazed walls.<\/p>\n

The poor condition of large parts of the site required John Puttick Associates to reconstruct the site’s southern river wall and replace several roofs with glued-laminated timber (glulam) trusses, left visible overhead in the interiors.<\/p>\n