Project Archives - Page 22 of 259

Take a Bow: Countryside completes £157.4m St Paul’s Square development

Tuesday, 31st July 2018

Countryside, one of the UK’s leading home builders specialising in placemaking and regeneration, together with Poplar HARCA has completed the final phase of works at St Paul’s Square in Bow, London – two years ahead of schedule. The state-of-the-art development... View Article

Award-winning landscape architect joins Clandon Park restoration team

Tuesday, 31st July 2018

Landscape architect, Robert Myers Associates (RMA) has been appointed by the National Trust to join the restoration team at Clandon Park in Surrey, after a fire devastated the 18th-century Palladian house in 2015. While the gardens were left untouched by the fire,... View Article

SPPARC reveals design approach for Borough Yards as works start on site

Tuesday, 31st July 2018

Construction work has begun at Borough Yards in Southwark, London SE1, the £300 million mixed-use development designed by SPPARC for Meyer Bergman. The scheme, which received planning permission in March 2017, and is due for completion in 2020, will feature... View Article

LWK Leads Another Win for TOD in Nanjing

Monday, 30th July 2018

LWK & Partners (HK) Ltd is pleased to announce that the Company has successfully won the bid for a transit-oriented development (TOD) project in the Jiangbei New District, Nanjing, China commissioned by the Nanjing Jiangbei New District Economic Hub Development Office.... View Article

Ruler of Sharjah appoints Grimshaw to design botanical garden

Monday, 30th July 2018

Grimshaw has been appointed for a new botanical garden in Sharjah, UAE, which has a mission to encourage discovery and education while conserving the rich floral heritage of Sharjah, the UAE and the rest of the world. The signing ceremony between... View Article

ReardonSmith to act as Executive Architects on conversion of former American Embassy in London

Monday, 30th July 2018

ReardonSmith Architects has announced that it will shortly be taking on the role of Executive Architect in the conversion of the former American Embassy in London’s Grosvenor Square into a Rosewood hotel. This follows a period of some three years... View Article

Apple opens Milan’s newest public square

Monday, 30th July 2018

Apple Piazza Liberty is an ensemble of two fundamental elements, a stepped plaza and a fountain. Located just off the Corso Vittorio Emanuele – one of the most popular pedestrian streets in Milan – visitors are drawn towards the piazza... View Article

Countryside selected as preferred development partner to deliver £160m regeneration scheme in South Kilburn

Monday, 30th July 2018

Countryside, one of the UK’s leading home builders specialising in placemaking and regeneration, has been chosen as a preferred development partner, along with one of the UK’s largest housing associations, Home Group, to deliver the next phase of the South... View Article

Development agreement signed for £45m Hatfield redevelopment programme

Friday, 27th July 2018

Developer Lovell has recently signed a development agreement with Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council (WHBC) to deliver a £45 million regeneration programme which will transform the heart of South Hatfield in Hertfordshire. The High View neighbourhood centre, which dates from the... View Article

Keeping an eye on the past

Friday, 27th July 2018

Architect RO&AD’s timber watchtower project in the Netherlands engaged the community in innovative ways to generate a new enthusiasm for the area’s rich history. Sébastien Reed reports Construction of the defensive West Brabant Water Line was started in 1627 by... View Article

Swimming among the timbers

Friday, 27th July 2018

A competition-level swimming pool has been constructed at a Surrey school, integrating a high level of quality in the design of its timber elements while embracing ancient woodland surroundings. Adam Cossey from the project’s architects Hawkins\Brown tells Jack Wooler how... View Article

Layher scaffolding helps new London residential construction run smoothly next to mainline rail

Friday, 27th July 2018

Safe, versatile and the optimum solution to scaffolding in a confined London location, adjacent to a mainline railway – the use of Layher scaffolding in a major residential development in the capital is generating clear-cut benefits. Manor Place Depot in... View Article

Qatari Diar breaks ground at former U.S Embassy set to welcome London’s second Rosewood Hotel

Thursday, 26th July 2018

Globally renowned developer, Qatari Diar Europe LLP has today broken ground at 30 Grosvenor Square – the former site of the historic U.S Embassy – as it commences construction on London’s second Rosewood hotel in the heart of Mayfair. The... View Article

Pegasus Group secures consent for 195 homes on appeal

Thursday, 26th July 2018

Outline planning permission has been secured on appeal to build 195 homes in the Leicestershire village of Sileby, with Charnwood Borough Council ordered to pay partial costs. National consultancy Pegasus Group successfully secured the consent on behalf of Hallam Land... View Article

Heathrow completes nationwide tour of potential Logistics Hubs one month after landmark expansion vote

Thursday, 26th July 2018

Britain’s construction industry is set for a major shake-up after the overwhelming vote in Parliament to expand Heathrow. A shortlist of the sites bidding to help build as much of the expanded airport off-site as possible will be announced early... View Article

State-of-the-art aseptic manufacturing facility wins at the Constructing Excellence North East awards

Wednesday, 25th July 2018

BakerHicks, the multidisciplinary design and engineering company, is celebrating the success of one of its major pharmaceutical projects, the GSK Aseptic Manufacturing Facility, at the 2018 Constructing Excellence North East (CENE) Awards. GSK won the Client of the Year category... View Article

WW+P to deliver masterplan vision for Bristol Temple Quarter

Wednesday, 25th July 2018

Weston Williamson + Partners (WW+P) has been appointed as lead architect and master planner for the Temple Quarter district of Bristol, which includes Bristol Temple Meads station, as part of a multi-disciplinary team led by Mott MacDonald. The 70 hectare... View Article

Planning application submitted for proposed Sugar Quay development

Wednesday, 25th July 2018

A full planning application has been submitted to Plymouth City Council by waterfront regeneration specialist and real estate developer Sutton Harbour Holdings (SHH) plc as it progresses work to develop the prime Sugar Quay site fronting Plymouth’s historic Sutton Harbour... View Article

Phase 3 of Sheffield’s Iconic Park Hill receives planning permission

Wednesday, 25th July 2018

The transformation of Park Hill has taken another significant step forward. Following planning submission in early May, Sheffield City Council has granted planning permission for Phase 3 proposals for 74 units to accommodate 356 rooms, alongside new commercial space for shops,... View Article

Application submitted for hundreds of Bilston homes

Tuesday, 24th July 2018

Countryside has submitted its full planning application to build hundreds of homes at Bilston Urban Village. The award-winning home builder and regeneration specialist has already been granted permission to begin enabling works next month. If the residential planning application is... View Article