Back to stories listingGraduate of UoG’s Architecture course, Jake Courtenay, has won the award for innovation at UoG’s architecture awards for his impressive design to help people better understand drug addiction.
Jake, who works for Quattro Design Architects in Gloucester, won the award for innovation for his ‘Crossroads Museum’ design.
“The design was a response to the stigma for people who suffer from drug addiction, which makes them reluctant to look for help.
“It takes people on a journey of addiction to give them a more open and forgiving mindset to make it easier for people to people come forward to work on recovery, rather than hide from the shame.
“The design is all underground in the ruins of an old railway in Bristol. Each room represents an emotional or physical state addicts have to endure – from experimentation through addiction. You physically go down – every space drops down chunk by chunk, then the climb back up is recovery – working back towards the light.”
Jake is due to start a Master’s specialising in sustainability in September 2025.
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