17.04.19 The Polecat, Prestwood The Polecat Inn, Prestwood, reopens with a new restaurant extension linking the Listed Inn through to the landscape and views over the Chilterns. The new structure forms a pavillion with glazed sliding doors and timber framed roof structure over-sailing the surrounding stone paving. ...
14.12.18 Bush Hall, Hatfield, Planning Application. Bush Hall remodeling and restaurant and function room extensions submitted for Planning and Listed Building consent. Bush Hall lies just to the north side of Hatfield and is a Grade 2 Listed building that has been unoccupied for around 7 years. Formerly a Hotel, the scheme proposed would bring the site back into operation and make two distinctive additions to the group of buildings. ...
26.07.18 Royal Foresters Hotel, Ascot opens its doors. The Royal Foresters has opened its doors for the first time since its closure several years ago. The original bar areas have been restored and a new open kitchen added which is the new heart of the hotel and is surrounded by a series of new dining spaces. The £4.4m project which is half existing and half new buildings using Cross-laminated timber construction has...
28.02.18 Royal Foresters Hotel, Ascot - CLT Structure arrives on site. The Royal Foresters is an old coaching inn which has been vacant for many years. The redevelopment began at the end of 2017 and now the old inn is being complemented by a new cross-laminated timber (CLT) structure which will form two Hotel wings and enclose new dining areas. Thanks to Vale Southern Construction for the photograph of B&K Structures assembling...
30.10.17 Cardinal Pole School Library, Hackney, completes. The new Library at Cardinal Pole School is complete and now awaits books and students. The building is a cross-laminated timber (CLT) structure with external copper-coloured perforated metal cladding. It is connected to the existing school buildings (by Jestico and Whiles) by a glazed bridge following the lines of the existing building with its main circulation route running seamlessly into the new spaces. The...
28.08.17 Royal Foresters Hotel, Ascot Receives Planning Consent The proposal for new Hotel accommodation at Royal Foresters Hotel extends the original Coaching Inn which has laid empty for many years. The new buildings will use white painted brickwork, contrasting zinc and larch cladding and will form a counterpoint to the older parts. ...
24.01.17 Broadwaters Inclusive Learning Community shortlisted for The MacEwan Award - 'Architecture for the common good'. GLA were delighted to be one of 12 shortlisted projects for the MacEwan Award - and award which recognises the wider benefit of projects to the people and places that surround them. ...
19.10.16 Broadwaters Schools win best Community Building and Best overall building in Haringey Design Awards. Broadwaters Inclusive Learning Community is a rare example of a shared learning environment where SEN and mainstream groups come together for lessons, facilities and experiences. It represents a new and inspiring piece of Community Infrastructure. The school completes a masterplan for this key site opposite the Broadwater Farm Estate - a process which began with Gollifer Langston’s...
16.02.26 New Library Building for Cardinal Pole School, Hackney receives Planning Consent. This Proposal is for a new Library Extension at Cardinal Pole School, located at the rear of the existing school which was designed by Jestico and Whiles. The building will be linked to the existing school with a bridge link on each level and will connect with the upper level of the playground at the rear. The building proposed is...
27.11.2014 The Garden School receives Hackney Design Award Extract from judges comments: This is an outstanding building of quality. It has a clever plan that maximises daylight and views, is calm and thoughtful using soft edges at the boundary that blend into neighbouring gardens. The judges feel that simple approaches have resolved the competing demands for a school on this site. ...