Made In Blackpool Part 1 Project 2020 Jemma Baldwin University of Central Lancashire | UK MADE IN BLACKPOOL attempts to address the wider issue of poverty as a result of the struggling British tourism industry in Blackpool. I discovered through an analysis of the local area that there exists a divide between the tourist and resident, both culturally and physically.The site I chose is bordered by the industrial/ commercial zone of pleasure beach, home to the tourist and by two residential estates, home to the resident. The pleasure beach theme park is surrounded by a 2.5m brick wall littered with unwelcoming signs; creating an impermeable boundary for the resident. In the same way the residential areas are primarily on the other side of a sunken railway line, proving impermeable to the tourist. The social platform aims to unite all of these zones, physically and visually through an architecture of community.The Social Platform comprises of a workshop, gallery, gift shop and residential building. The workshop provides a space for the resident to work, creating in collaboration with a tourist, a 3d printed ceramic souvenir. The gallery provides a through-route from the residential and commercial zones. Furthermore, the residential building acts as a beacon for the site, its copper façade reflecting the theme park lights. Tutor(s)