Studio seven spent this year of study in the small but significant town of Hay-on-Wye. During semester one, the studio spent time understanding the characterful context offered by "the town of books" and the site of the annual Hay Festival, before proposing new housing with a focus on complimenting the rich and varied grain of the existing place.

Like many other Post Offices across the UK, the Post Office in Hay-on-Wye closed its doors in June 2021. Key services were transferred to a modest counter in a local convenience store. For the second semester, Studio seven designed a new ‘Post Office’ for Hay-on-Wye, by considering the building as a public room for the town, generous in its space and material quality - with care in its design and construction. Proposals were required to be civic in its nature and accommodate a range of important (but often missing) public functions.