PEARCE+ is a small, experimental studio with a practice that weaves together architecture, land art and collective making. Our practice is founded on four core propositions:
Architecture must be allied to the earth and connected to nature, not an imposition on it.
Making is an exploratory process for learning and betterment, not a task to be outsourced.
Collaboration is the foundation of enjoyment and advancement, not a box-ticking process.
Design is a behaviour and a commitment, not a body of knowledge
Consequently, our work is defined not by what we create but the way in which it is manifested and the shared principles that it embodies. Whether it is fabricating a restaurant in the Arctic, constructing a woodsman's shelter in the forest, sculpting an installation of memory looms to roam around Anglesey, or designing a communal hub for the rural homeless, our success comes from building a team, connecting with the challenge and working it out together.
We find joy and gratitude in being able to create installations, structures and environments that are both grounding and hopeful, that provide space for conversation, contemplation, and connection; places that allow you to play and reimagine, and to dream.
Contact@pearce-plus.com
The Rural Roaming Room
A roaming, relocateable series of architectural looms that are adorned by the community - woven with local materials from seaweed to sheep's wool that reflects the stories, memories and heritage of Ynys Mon.
Client
PublicMap.org
Year
2024
Team
Invisible Studio, Lean Structures and Shahe Gregorian.
RAW:Almond
A temporary dining experience in the harsh Canadian winter, featuring a grid shell structure made from loaned reinforcing bars with inflatable pillows to retain warmth when temperatures drop as low as -30 degrees Celsius
Client
RAW:Almond
Year
2024
Team
Joe Kalturnyk, Wolfrom Engineering, Inflate
Photographs
Simeon Rusnak
Green Woodworking Shelter
The felled on-site green oak structure features a bespoke aluminium shingle roof.
Client
Westonbirt Arboretum: Forestry England
Year
2023
Team
Invisible Studio, Lean Structures and Shahe Gregorian.
Photography
Joseph Horton
Building a Martian House
Designed with the public, Hugh Broughton Architects, Buro Happold, Hydrock, and the Bristol University Aerospace department, this proposal for a Martian House focuses on reuse and community living.
The house was transformed from a house to a home during its residency in central Bristol through a two month long co-design and making process with the public.
Client
Ella Good & Nicki Kent
Year
2022
Photography
Luke O'Donovan
East Quay Pods
Five quirky accommodation pods are perched on the roof of East Quay, Watchet. Each pod has a different theme, focused on community engagement and storytelling.
Client
Onion Collective CIC
Year
2022
Photography
Joseph Horton
Other Select Work and Live Projects
RIBA South West Building of the Year - East Quay
Civic Trust Award - Building a Martian House