Workshop: A fun design charrette – Manchester Pavilion for Wellbeing

Chapman Taylor will host an upcoming Workshop: A fun design charrette – Manchester Pavilion for Wellbeing, on Tuesday 14 October 2025, 5:00 – 8:00pm, at our Manchester studio in the Bass Warehouse, Castlefield.

Sponsored by Villeroy & Boch, the event offers Property, Built Environment, and Real Estate professionals, and Design Students, the chance to win their iconic La Boule crockery collection, while enjoying drinks and snacks to keep the creative energy flowing.

This interactive session will invite participants to respond to an engaging design brief: creating an outdoor pavilion in the heart of Manchester that celebrates the importance of wellbeing and water in the built environment.

Working in small teams, participants will explore ideas through sketching, discussion, and hands-on creativity, with a focus on quick-fire design thinking and collaborative problem-solving. The workshop aims to inspire new ways of shaping spaces that meet the needs of both people and place.

Event details:

  • Date: Tuesday 14 October 2025
  • Time: 5:00 – 8:00pm
  • Location: Chapman Taylor, Bass Warehouse, 4 Castle Street, Castlefield, Manchester, M3 4LZ
  • Invitees: Property, Built Environment, and Real Estate professionals, and Design Students
  • Cost: Free
  • RSVP: Please email cionita@chapmantaylor.com

We look forward to welcoming you for an evening of creativity, conversation, and collaboration.

Dr Catalina Ionita (BA(Hons) MArch ARB RIBA AFHEA)

Senior Architect, UK

Catalina joined the Manchester studio in 2021 as an Architect supporting the Feasibility team. She brings a passion for successful placemaking to her work in the residential and mixed-use sectors.

She has experience working on a wide range of projects at all work stages, including large residential developments, masterplans, offices, and listed building restorations.

Cat is also a Women in Property North West committee member with a strategic role as Inclusion Champion. For one day a week, she teaches a Masters of Architecture and Urban Design course at the Manchester School of Architecture.

In 2024, she completed a PhD in Urban Activation and Placemaking from Sheffield Hallam University.

Areas of expertise:

Placemaking / Residential / Mixed-Use / Research

Rekha Barry-Houston (BA(Hons) DipArch ARB)

Architect, UK

Rekha is an experienced, design-focused architect and has led several award-winning projects in Scotland. In 2022, she was shortlisted for Young Scottish Architect of the Year, before moving back to her hometown of Liverpool in 2024, when she joined Chapman Taylor’s Manchester Studio.

Rekha enjoys working collaboratively with clients to develop a project vision, with particular experience of mixed-use masterplanning and residential design. She fully embraces Chapman Taylor’s design culture and has actively led internal design charrettes and competitions.

Areas of expertise:

Masterplanning / Mixed-Use / Residential

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