The practice has been appointed by Margate Creative Land Trust (MCLT) to convert a former car showroom into new creative workspaces for the local community.The other teams which participated in the invited tender were Charles Holland Architects, Assemble and Office S&M.The phased 1.3 million project on Harold Road in Cliftonville will transform a series of buildings including a former car showroom, garage and industrial units located to the east of Margates historic old town.AdvertisementKey aims include creating a new inclusive and inspiring space for community participation and creative production, enabling the testing of new cultural initiatives alongside the expansion of existing activity in the seaside town.The completed complex will feature a mix of creative workspace typologies and complementary uses along with public-facing amenities such as a meeting area, flexible event or exhibition space and a caf or canteen.IF_DOs winning design proposed a phased organic development strategy balancing the adaptive reuse of existing buildings with cost-effective, sustainable solutions, including retrofit, low-carbon design and material reuse.IF_DO director Al Scott said: We're so pleased to have been selected by the wonderful MCLT to carry out the transformation of Harold Road into a creative workspace for the people of Margate.Our practice specialises in exactly this type of work the adaptive re-use of buildings for the common good. We cannot wait to start, to get to know the community and work together to breathe life into these forgotten buildings, bringing a new patch of creative space to this brilliant town.AdvertisementCliftonville is a popular waterfront district located a short distance from the centre of Margate and the David Chipperfield-designed Turner Contemporary art museum.The latest commission comes five years after Haptic Architects won a competition to design a railway museum on the outskirts of Margate.