This scheme is a restoration and re-use of the existing collection of buildings which make up Bush Hall, with the addition of two new spaces: a new link building which will be the new Dining Room, and a new standalone Function room. The group of buildings will re-open as a new Hotel and Restaurant sitting alongside the River Lea tributary. Bush Hall appears on the 1766 Dury Andrews map as a
The Pavilion SEN School has been created from two existing buildings with a lean and careful remodelling. It will serve 16-18 year old pupils in Hackney. Originally known as New Regents College the school consists of two very different buildings which are each great examples of the architectural thinking of the time. The Special Care Unit of 1972 is an early example of the work of Foster Associates and was designed as
Christchurch School, Middlebeck, provides a civic building which will offer opportunities for community use and a focus for the new neighbourhood. The primary school site is part of the first phase of the Middlebeck urban extension by Master Developer Urban&Civic who have located the school at the heart of their scheme. Middlebeck is located on the Southern edge of Newark, approximately 2km away from the town centre. The building is light and provides positive
GLA were invited by the charity Dementia Carers Count (DCC), to take part in a limited Competition for a new building - and a relatively new building Type - a Carers Centre for those looking after people living with Dementia. The new building brings together the Charity’s administration hub with 20 room Accommodation for those attending residential Courses, an Education Centre, Catering Facilities and Cafe. The Site sits at the edge
The Polecat Inn is a Grade 2 Listed public house in Prestwood, near Great Missenden. The new restaurant pavilion sits at the rear of the Inn and overlooks the rolling Chilterns landscape to the rear, while the Inn has been restored and relieved of an untidy group of recent extensions. This is an exercise in bringing together old and new in a clear a distinct relationship. The design uses an over-sailing roof,
This project brings back to life a Coaching Inn that had been closed for a number of years. We worked with Oakman Inns and their Architect Basil Smith to produce a quadrangle of buildings, knitting two new hotel wings into the existing buildings. This initial diagram addressed both the interlinked nature of the Hotel-Restaurant-Bar arrangement - where staff and guests can circulate between all these areas, and with the need
A new Library building for Cardinal Pole School (designed by Jestico & Whiles). The project responds to a key educational need for literacy and language learning in the school and presents itself as distinct from the existing buildings but precisely following their proportions. The new building is a two storey cube clad in copper-coloured perforated metal which reflect the colours of the existing brick of the main school building but
A competition proposal for the design of a prototype development of family housing which has the potential to adapt as aspirations and needs of residents change. Fourteen homes are grouped around a central public space which includes a children’s play space and seating area, creating a sense of place in the heart of the development. The scale of the houses and the use of brick draws inspiration from and harmonises with the
Winner of Haringey Design Awards 2016 Best Community Building and Overall Winner. Click here for more details on the Haringey Council site Longlisted for RIBA Journal MacEwen Award 2017. Click here for more details on the RIBA site This school incorporates two Special Needs Schools with a mainstream Primary School in a bespoke learning environment where there is the ability for all children to share learning and social spaces in as many ways as
RIBA competition entry which takes the traditional language of white cricket screens and timber pavilions and translates these to create a striking building in a triangular form. The triangle plan sits between existing pitches, facing both wickets at an ideal viewing angle, while the third side overlooks and helps screen and separate games court, children’s play space and other community functions. Timber screening provides shading, security and simple form of enclosure