2026

Fashion Museum Bath has been awarded planning permission and listed building consent in a milestone for one of the UK’s most ambitious cultural projects. The project will secure the long-term future of one of the world’s great fashion collections in a dedicated new museum within the city of Bath’s unesco World Heritage Site. 6a were selected to transform the Grade II listed former Post Office by Bath and North East Somerset Council in 2024.

6a's transformation of Skinners' Hall is reviewed by Rob Wilson in the Architects' Journal

This project is a masterclass in how to decarbonise and revitalise a heritage building, drawing on its history neither as showy pastiche nor exaggerated palimpsest. There’s a sureness of touch in its calm, quiet interventions, using materials wisely and sparingly ... 

The Architects' Journal, February 2026