Six key principles underpin the future vision for Platt Hall. These have been distilled from the many and various conversations that have taken place so far throughout this project. They build on our starting premise of Platt as sitting at the intersection of people, place and collections. Exploring and unpacking what these principles look like in practice forms the foundation of our activity during this research period. 

Belonging
​A welcoming, inclusive and free dwelling place. A place that is relaxed and homely, where you can ‘drop in’, and just be for a while. ​With good signage and exterior grounds that clearly convey that message.

Community
​An affordable café and accessible toilets. Community-run, simple, cheap and ‘homely’, accessible for park users at different times of day. A kitchen as much as a café - where you can bring your own food, and cook together.

Creativity
​A place of creative making spaces and activities. Skills development and sharing, with an emphasis on life skills, sustainability and repair, but also domestic crafts and hand-making. ​​

Action
​A place for collective engagement with social issues of relevance to the area. A neighbourhood hub for debate and collective action.

Curiosity
Collections as a resource for sparking conversation, curiosity and creativity. Objects that reflect the diversity of the area, combining the familiar and the unexpected. Opportunities to actively explore, respond, discover.

Pride
​A place to celebrate local history, local artists, local culture, working with the building, not against it. Valuing the history of the area as a way of instilling pride and making it better in the future.