Staff / Dominic Sagar
Lecturer
0161 247 6944
Dominic became a full time lecture at MSA in 2008. Prior to this Dominic, a fully qualified architect, was a founding partner in Sagar Stevenson Architects, a practice set up in 1989 in a run down area of the City centre. Sagar Stevenson were key figures in setting up the community led 'Northern Quarter Association' in the area North of Piccadilly. Both Sagar Stevenson and the Northern Quarter Association were instrumental in spear heading the regeneration of this area, now known as ‘The Northern Quarter’. The practice have undertaken various projects mainly in the Northern Quarter and Ancoats, including mixed use projects, social housing, leisure, commercial, college and education, master planning and feasibilities, along side Museum and exhibitions and works further a field.
More recently, his time has been more devoted to teaching, having previously been an Associate Lecturer at Manchester and Liverpool School of Architecture. He is currently the unit leader for the first Year Out, lecturing in Professional Studies and co-ordinating the Professional Practice studies for BArch. Dominc is a council member of the Manchester Society of Architects [MSA] and acts as liaison link between the The Manchester School of architecture [MSA] and practice [known as MSA2 ] as well as co-ordinating outside events and lectures and teaching in BA and BArch.
SELECTED PROJECTS
Sagar Stevenson Architects were part of the ‘Urbanistics’ team commissioned by the City, working alongside Ian Simpson, Nick Johnson and other consultants, to carry out the first Northern Quarter Regeneration Strategy and master planning study, which was adopted by the city as a frame work for the regeneration of the area.
The practice were commissioned to carry out feasibility studies and master planning for the successful Single Regeneration bid in Ancoats and the surrounding Ashton canal and Commonwealth games corridor. All of the above included extensive Community consultation via discussion groups and workshops.
Smithfield Development Bid for AMEC & Crosby Homes, along side BDP & Hodders Associates as part of the consultancy group Design 01.
11-21 Turner Street, refurbishment and conversion of Warehouse to 31 residential units and 3 retail units for Riverside Housing Association.NQ
16-20 Turner Street, warehouse refurbishment and conversion for mixed-use development for The Manchester Buddhist centre, comprising self-build, residential, workspace for video production, health centre/yoga facilities, shrine space, restaurant and book shop. NQ.
4-6 Union Street joint residential refurbishment for Riverside Housing association alongside The Manchester Buddhist centre. NQ
Access to Music Building, Lever street comprising of recording studios, practice rooms, video production teaching and performance space., for Manchester College of Art and Technology. NQ
1 Dorsey Street, 13 new build flats and 3 commercial units, for Guinness Trust and Tung Sing Housing association. NQ
88 Oldham Street refurbishment and conversion to 5 flats and shop units for Guinness trust. NQ
84-86 Oldham Street refurbishment and conversion to 9 flats and 2 shop units for Northern Counties Housing Association. NQ.
87 Oldham Street, refurbishment for drop in centre and offices for The Alcohol Advisory Agency. NQ.
101 Oldham Street refurbishment and conversion for Lifeline Drugs advisory agency, drop in centre and offices. NQ
Market Street Stalybridge, 6 new build flats and 4 refurbishment flats above 2 retail units for Portico housing association.
Oldham Art Gallery refurbishment of Central gallery.
Rochdale Esplanade Arts & Heritage Centre refurbishment of gallery Museum.
Dominic’s Specialisms/research centre on urban regeneration, mainly focussing on Manchester City centre, with a passion for all things Mancunian past, present and future. Generally always having an ear to the ground and researching, current happenings, events, exhibitions, and latest developments in and around Manchester’s Urban Fabric, physical or otherwise; has a keen interest in Music and the arts and their relation to Cities, as a tool for regeneration; currently forging and exploring links between outside organisations, practices, voluntary sector groups, charities and musicians, artists/activists and how students could develop by attachments to such groups. Dominic and Sagar Stevenson Architects have featured in various Journals and books and have organised and taken part in several exhibitions and symposiums.
