Case Studies / Christ Church Dore
Christ Church Dore
Early-stage feasibility for a church redevelopment twenty years in the making.
Taskscape provided consultancy and initial feasibility work to help the Christ Church Dore community in Sheffield begin designing a regeneration programme.
Brief
Christ Church Dore is a Victorian church in the Sheffield suburb of Dore, with a strong congregation and community role. Taskscape was contracted to help the church community begin designing a regeneration programme, exploring how the building could be reordered to support multiple uses while retaining its heritage features.
Activity
- Conducted a cultural audit with interviews across the community and key stakeholders
- Delivered strategic analysis and feasibility studies
- Provided initial design plans through an embedded architect associate
Outcomes
- Helped shape thinking around a more welcoming entrance, improved circulation and flexible multi-use space
- Fed into the regeneration plan’s long-term development and launch, which culminated in the ‘Step into the Light’ scheme, with construction beginning in 2024
- The completed scheme will create adaptable community space, improved accessibility and upgraded facilities within the historic building
