Take A Bow 1/3 Our retrofit proposal for Take A Bow Opportunity Centre in Kilmarnock has received planning consent! Take A Bow Opportunity Centre is a multifunctional community development trust and has become established as the area’s main community anchor organisation as well as providing support to people from surrounding localities. O’DonnellBrown was appointed to complete a feasibility study for the refurbishment and extension of the centre in 2021. The project looks to upgrade and extend the existing building to improve the functioning, use and environmental performance of the community hub. India Czulowska-Burns, Project Architect, O’DonnellBrown, said: “We’ve worked closely with the Take A Bow team to develop a design which is closely attuned to both their needs and the needs of the wider community, that reimagines this well used and well-loved community building. Our objective extends beyond accommodating the trust's requirements; it also focuses on improving the building's fabric performance, while trying to capture the joy of Take A Bow's ethos in the architectural designs.” We are excited to continue to progress the designs and move the project on site in October this year. Image 1-3: proposed design Image 4: existing building @carbonfutures