The Restoration Workshop Part 2 Project 2024 Jordan Taggart Ulster University | UK This project explores the question ‘How can a community timber workshop address the mental health crisis in Belfast?’.Largely inspired by Men’s Sheds, I aimed to design a building which would have a positive impact on the Short Strand area by offering practical help with the ever-growing mental health crisis in Belfast. This would be achieved through the proposal of a building which would offer the opportunity for like-minded people of all ages and backgrounds to come together and share skills, experiences and conversation, ultimately providing a safe space in which the two communities which have remained largely segregated from one another due to the Troubles, to begin to build relationships.The structure serves as a celebration of timber, demonstrating the architectural versatility of the material and providing a source of inspiration to those who utilize the building. The proposed building consists of two tower-like structures, connected through a shared basement. The exterior of the timber towers is clad in polycarbonate, which when illuminated at night appears as a beacon stretching high into the city skyline. The Restoration Workshop provides a safe space in which people can escape feelings of loneliness and despair through companionship. Tutor(s) David Coyles