The annual Basil Spence project is our flagship design competition for final-year architecture and civil engineering students. Lucie, Dom, Jack, Holly and Rory's design for a new south stand at Bath Rugby Ground features a flowing open concourse and a roof inspired by Bath Abbey. Flexible consultation rooms allow the site to be used outside of match fixtures.
A new south stand for Bath Rugby
The 2018 Basil Spence winning design transforms Bath Recreation Ground into a wellbeing hub at the heart of the city centre.
‘We named our project 'Stitch' because this not only represented our design intent of tying together the views, place and people of Bath, but it also describes the very project that has brought us closer both as a team of designers and a group of friends.’
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Dom Wong
BSc Architecture
(2019)
Basil Spence designs
Read other case studies about previous Basil Spence projects.
A temporary exhibition pavilion for Weymouth
The 2017 Basil Spence winning design made use of an innovative new material to encourage a culture change away from single-use plastics.
Designing a railway station to celebrate Oxford's literary heritage
Architecture students Matt, Helen and Emma, and civil engineering student Zach produced a bold design solution for their 2016 Basil Spence winning project.
Preparing for a civil engineering career with group design projects
From Oxford station to Waterloo station. After working on our flagship design project, the Basil Spence competition, Gemma Andrews is ready to begin her career.