Architects:Studio MUTT

Area :7000 m²

Year :2021

Photographs :Sam Barclay

Manufacturers :  Vectorworks, Solus Ceramics, Broxap, Dulux AzkoNobel Trade, Slide LightningVectorworks

Lightning Designer :Speirs Major

Project Management :The Council of City of Coventry + Transport for West Midlands

Commissioned Artists : Zoe Power, Carrie Reichardt, HKD Media, Angry Dan, Michael Batchelor, Julia Snowdin

Client : The Council of City of Coventry + Transport for West Midlands

Principal Designer (Cdm 2015) : Studio MUTT supported by David M Eagle Ltd

Art Consultant : Creative Giants

City : Coventry

Country : United Kingdom

Pool Meadow is a refurbishment of a tired 1990s bus station, transforming it into a vibrant gateway to Coventry for UK City of Culture 2021 and beyond. The project is a unique hybrid of bus station, conservatory and art gallery, revitalising a once-unloved building in the city through low-cost, high-impact interventions to improve user experience and reduce operational energy. Site-specific artworks, theatrical lighting and generous planting animate key routes through the building, while functional upgrades to public facilities, services, retail units and wayfinding improve user comfort and accessibility.