Agricultural Hub, Norfolk

Redhead Architects are developing proposals for a new Agricultural hub for Norfolk.  

By combining farming activities with a market, cafe and community space, we can showcase local produce and innovation in the region, whilst helping to promote a greater awareness of where our food comes from.

Our aim is to create a welcoming environment for farmers, visitors and locals alike.  On arrival, the visitor passes through a landscape of reed-beds and pathways which open up to reveal a playground an a series of open areas with benches to meet, before deciding which entrance to use.  

The mass of the building is broken down by creating a series of gable-end walls, each with a slightly different materiality, yet reminiscent of agricultural ’sheds’ in the area.  These familiar forms are carefully arranged to create three ‘sheds’ with glazed entrance foyers inbetween, one of which is instead a covered outside area which could be used for pop-up markets and gatherings, adjacent to a new community building with rentable kitchen facilities.   The main building will house a much-needed livestock market & ancillary spaces, designed to promote improved standards in animal welfare.